The Game Census
Orbital Racer cover art

Orbital Racer

Paweł Dywelski · Feel Good Games · 2017-12-14

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieRacingSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jun 09, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Mar 03, 2021 (Xbox One), Dec 14, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A unique combination of space and racing sims. Choose between fast-paced, explosive action or more realistic simulation where drifting around every corner becomes more than just a gimmick - it's a necessity. Race around distinct locations such as the rings of Saturn or orbital city on Venus.

Orbital Racer is a 2017 Indie, Racing, Simulation game priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (43% of 115 reviews).

1
playing now
43%
positive of 115 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
4.42★
PlayStation Store rating (12 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Top 33% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.9k–6.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 115 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at IndieGala Store (2021-12-14) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 67 of 99 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.992017-12-152026-10-092017-12-15 — best price $11.992018-09-23 — best price $13.842018-12-28 — best price $6.312019-04-03 — best price $6.752019-06-29 — best price $1.202019-10-15 — best price $1.492019-12-24 — best price $14.992020-01-31 — best price $14.992020-04-21 — best price $1.492020-06-18 — best price $7.492020-08-07 — best price $13.392020-09-12 — best price $11.802020-11-06 — best price $14.992020-12-21 — best price $1.492021-02-07 — best price $14.992021-04-26 — best price $13.492021-09-11 — best price $14.992021-12-05 — best price $14.992022-03-06 — best price $14.992022-06-24 — best price $14.992022-11-01 — best price $1.492023-01-16 — best price $1.492023-05-03 — best price $14.992023-07-18 — best price $12.742023-09-13 — best price $1.492023-11-16 — best price $11.012024-01-11 — best price $1.492024-03-25 — best price $14.992024-06-20 — best price $0.992024-09-04 — best price $1.492024-12-11 — best price $1.492025-03-27 — best price $14.992025-07-07 — best price $1.282025-12-08 — best price $1.032026-03-01 — best price $11.892026-05-06 — best price $1.342026-07-14 — best price $1.342026-10-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian

Player tags

IndieSpaceActionCasualFlightRacingSci-fiRelaxingRealisticSimulation

Census log

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

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