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Orb of Creation

MarpleGames · 2026-06-23

Steam

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Text

Releases: Mar 31, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 23, 2026 (Mac)

Orb of Creation is a non-idle incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!

Orb of Creation is a Casual Indie Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $11.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive (84% of 2230 reviews) sentiment.

279
playing now
84%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
41
twitch viewers (latest)
20.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
1
Nexus mods (83 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

279 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 279 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 713 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~89/week).
  • · Review velocity up 436% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 29,137 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 45k–102k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,263 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-02-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32032020222026Week of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4022232026-09-15 02:00 — 343 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 298 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 402 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 359 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 305 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 377 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 323 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 224 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 305 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 315 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 223 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 276 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 318 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 254 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 294 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 398 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 267 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 257 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 318 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 256 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 272 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 324 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 274 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 279 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.9k39Apr 2022Aug 2026Apr 2022 — avg 776 · peak 1,144Jun 2022 — avg 165 · peak 257Aug 2022 — avg 105 · peak 154Oct 2022 — avg 70 · peak 107Dec 2022 — avg 48 · peak 74Feb 2023 — avg 51 · peak 81Apr 2023 — avg 63 · peak 113Jun 2023 — avg 50 · peak 73Aug 2023 — avg 510 · peak 1,710Oct 2023 — avg 158 · peak 274Dec 2023 — avg 83 · peak 127Feb 2024 — avg 80 · peak 116Apr 2024 — avg 67 · peak 99Jun 2024 — avg 56 · peak 85Aug 2024 — avg 81 · peak 182Oct 2024 — avg 81 · peak 137Dec 2024 — avg 59 · peak 94Feb 2025 — avg 151 · peak 337Apr 2025 — avg 59 · peak 93Jun 2025 — avg 48 · peak 105Aug 2025 — avg 44 · peak 73Oct 2025 — avg 59 · peak 106Dec 2025 — avg 64 · peak 115Feb 2026 — avg 59 · peak 101Apr 2026 — avg 44 · peak 71Jun 2026 — avg 1,042 · peak 5,617Aug 2026 — avg 657 · peak 1,218
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
552026-09-212026-10-142026-09-23: 5 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 1 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 2 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 3 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 1 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$11.99$3.992022-03-312026-06-232022-03-31 — best price $4.992025-02-03 — best price $3.992025-02-10 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992026-06-23 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

4602026-10-01 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-13 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 00:34 — 41 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
32.7%
earned "Orbular Growth"
1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-03-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,0991%50

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IdlerIndieMagicCasualPuzzleClickerMysteryCraftingStrategyMinimalist

Census log

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

Recent updates

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