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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.

ORCS is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $0.69, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 417 reviews).

0
playing now
82%
positive of 417 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.69
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (38 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 27,960 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 10k–25k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 417 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 9 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620162026Week of 2016-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 10:00 — 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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