The Game Census
ORCS cover art

ORCS

Pixel vs Pixel · 2016-05-20

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 20, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

ORCS is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.

0
playing now
82%
positive of 418 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.69
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 48% of 11,000 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 10k–25k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 418 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.69-65%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.37 at Steam (2022-11-10) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 10 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

002026-08-11 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 0 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 — 0 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 0 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 11:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$1.99$0.372016-05-202026-08-222016-05-20 — best price $1.392016-07-04 — best price $1.992016-08-01 — best price $1.992016-10-12 — best price $0.502016-12-22 — best price $0.492017-03-28 — best price $0.992017-09-19 — best price $0.492017-11-28 — best price $0.992018-02-16 — best price $0.492018-06-18 — best price $0.492018-09-13 — best price $0.592018-11-27 — best price $1.992019-02-12 — best price $1.992019-09-03 — best price $0.492019-12-03 — best price $1.992020-02-28 — best price $0.492020-09-17 — best price $1.992020-12-01 — best price $1.992021-02-15 — best price $1.992021-06-24 — best price $0.492021-12-01 — best price $1.992022-03-02 — best price $0.492022-06-23 — best price $0.552022-10-13 — best price $1.992023-02-22 — best price $0.372023-04-19 — best price $1.992023-09-18 — best price $0.552023-11-28 — best price $1.992024-03-14 — best price $0.552024-05-29 — best price $1.992024-10-07 — best price $0.552025-01-02 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $0.552025-06-08 — best price $1.992025-09-29 — best price $0.552026-01-05 — best price $0.552026-03-26 — best price $1.992026-06-25 — best price $0.692026-08-22 — best price $0.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DIndieActionAdventureDifficultPlatformerSingleplayer2D PlatformerSide ScrollerPixel Graphics

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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