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Orphan

Windy Hill · 2Dimensions · 2018-10-30

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 31, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 24, 2019 (Mac), Jan 24, 2019 (Linux)

A 2D sci-fi platformer about a young boy who may be the last survivor of an alien invasion. Under the cover of night, he ventures out in search of other life and to seek revenge against the machines that have taken over the Earth.

Orphan is a 2018 Action, Adventure and Indie game priced at $14.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (80% of 44 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-05

80%
positive of 44 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 55% of 27,157 Action games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 0 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320182025Week of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$14.992026-10-052026-10-132026-10-05 — best price $14.992026-10-06 — best price $14.992026-10-07 — best price $14.992026-10-08 — best price $14.992026-10-09 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.992026-10-11 — best price $14.992026-10-12 — best price $14.992026-10-13 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal

Census log

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

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