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Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.

Orbital Gear is a action, indie and mechs game developed and published by Night Node.
Released on August 07th 2014 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil and Russian.

It has received 1,787 reviews of which 1,483 were positive and 304 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is free to play on Steam.


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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows Vista
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia GeForce 8800GT
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X: 10.5
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Additional Notes: Two button mouse recommended
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 10.10
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia GeForce 8800GT
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

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Dec. 2024
July 2024
>puts game up for free in order to preserve it absolutely based behavior hope the former devs are still doin good
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Frequently Asked Questions

Orbital Gear is free to play on Steam.

Orbital Gear is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Orbital Gear received 1,483 positive votes out of a total of 1,787 achieving a rating of 7.95.
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Orbital Gear was developed and published by Night Node.

Orbital Gear is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Orbital Gear is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Orbital Gear is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Orbital Gear offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Orbital Gear offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There is a DLC available for Orbital Gear. Explore additional content available for Orbital Gear on Steam.

Orbital Gear does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Orbital Gear supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Orbital Gear does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Orbital Gear.

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Orbital Gear
8.0
1,483
304
Game modes
Features
Online players
0
Developer
Night Node
Publisher
Night Node
Release 07 Aug 2014
Platforms
Remote Play
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