Orbital Gear
Orbital Gear
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 1,805 reviews
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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.
DeveloperNight Node
PublisherNight Node
ReleasedAug 7, 2014
Runs onWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Verified · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Verified
PriceFree to play
Player history
Jul 15Jul 16Jul 17Jul 18
Each point is the highest number of players online in that day (UTC). Recorded by Steamalytics every hour since July 14, 2026. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 0 | — | — | 1 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
via Steam
- Dec 13, 2023Night Node closes down - Orbital Gear becomes free
- May 21, 2015Patch v1.3.3 Changelog
- May 21, 2015Patch v1.3.3 Changelog
- Mar 26, 2015Patch v1.3.2 Changelog
- Mar 26, 2015Patch v1.3.2 Changelog
- Mar 10, 2015v1.3.1 Changelog
Audience
English
54%
Russian
19%
Chinese (Simplified)
6%
Spanish (Spain)
4%
Portuguese (Brazil)
3%
German
3%
Other
10%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 1245 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Achievements
12
Median earned by
5.4%
Rarest earned by
2.7%
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
