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12 orbits cover art

12 orbits

Roman Uhlig · 2016-10-24

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionCasualIndieSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Apr 27, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 17, 2016 (Mac), Oct 24, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 22, 2016 (Linux), Jul 09, 2016 (Android), Jul 09, 2016 (iOS)

12 orbits is the only local multiplayer game for 2-12 people at once, no matter what you play on. A single keyboard, touchscreen or controller will do.

1
playing now
88%
positive of 292 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.97
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Play with everybody at once. Anywhere. Anytime. 12 orbits doesn't require any prior knowledge, preparation time or additional controllers. Your left and right Joy-Con, or even the touch screen alone, are all you need for any number of players. The only limit is how close you'd like to be together. 12 orbits is colorful, friendly, fun, and sometimes a little chaotic. You will score goals, color spheres, defend your territory and try to grow as long as possible in 4 varied game modes. It’s you against all comers, or grouped as teams. With simple rules and only one button per player, 12 orbits(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 53% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.3k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 292 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.97-51%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.87 at Steam (2023-02-13) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 13 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-11 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 09:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$1.99$0.872016-10-252026-08-242016-10-25 — best price $1.492016-12-22 — best price $1.492017-02-26 — best price $1.502017-08-21 — best price $1.992018-11-01 — best price $1.992019-01-03 — best price $1.992019-11-01 — best price $1.992020-01-02 — best price $1.992020-12-01 — best price $1.992021-03-29 — best price $1.992021-11-01 — best price $1.992021-12-22 — best price $1.332022-01-10 — best price $1.002022-03-07 — best price $1.992022-11-29 — best price $1.992023-02-19 — best price $1.992023-04-10 — best price $0.992023-05-29 — best price $1.992023-07-17 — best price $0.992023-09-14 — best price $0.992023-11-21 — best price $0.992023-12-21 — best price $0.992024-03-15 — best price $0.972024-05-06 — best price $0.972024-06-27 — best price $0.972024-09-09 — best price $0.972024-11-27 — best price $0.972024-12-19 — best price $0.972025-03-13 — best price $0.972025-05-05 — best price $0.972025-06-27 — best price $0.972025-09-08 — best price $0.972025-10-20 — best price $0.972025-12-18 — best price $0.972026-03-02 — best price $0.972026-04-13 — best price $0.972026-06-25 — best price $0.972026-08-24 — best price $0.97
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

12 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

2DPartyArcadeCasualColorfulMinigamesControllerFast-PacedParty GameTeam-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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