Master of Orion

Master of Orion

Steam Deck Playable

NGD Studios · Strategy · Aug 25, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

77%
Mostly Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise40% are divided30% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are good - I would say "great" but, let's face it, in 2017 how many space-based games don't look "great"?
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
It retains the simplicity of style and interface with the original two in the series and avoids the unapproachable complexity of the third, and it brings back the "cutesy" nostalgia feeling with the species' animations and voice-acting.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It retains the simplicity of style and interface with the original two in the series and avoids the unapproachable complexity of the third, and it brings back the "cutesy" nostalgia feeling with the species' animations and voice-acting.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics59 reviews
Interface19 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay42 reviews
79%
Story and characters13 reviews
62%
Difficulty11 reviews
91%
Multiplayer7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat43 reviews
70%
Bugs21 reviews
43%
Crashes13 reviews
38%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
102
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.