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Night Node / Aug 7, 2014 / Action, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.
| Part | Your PC | MinimumNot sure |
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| CPU | Not set | Dual Core Processor Can't tell |
| GPU | Not set | NVidia GeForce 8800GT Can't tell |
| RAM | Not set | 2048 MB RAM Can't tell |
Fixed: • The black pause fadeout effect should now only be visible for the paused player in local multiplayer. • Issues with controller support on Mac has been resolved, they have been verified to work with a XBox 360 controller using the "Tattiebogle" drivers.
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82% positive, 895 reviews
It's ok but you will most likely not find any people online. Still playable for coop which I recommend. Gravity pulls you down towards nearest object so you can walk on its surface. Jumping and dashing between platforms and asteroids is fun yet might be confusing at first but when you get used to it it's ok. Easy to learn, hard to master kind of game. Gameplay is all about shooting and jumping while trying to...
9 found this helpful, 2025-10-18
Originally a $9.99 game that went Free. The online elements no longer connect leaving the local end stuff. I tried the time trials a little and just wasn't feeling it.
1 found this helpful, 2026-03-09
Orbital Gear is a free side scrolling shooter where I control a mech moving around planets and using their gravity to fly through space. That gravity system is easily the most interesting thing about the game because I am not just running around on a flat surface. I can jump between planets, build momentum and use their gravity to move around the map in ways that feel quite different from a normal shooter. The...
0 found this helpful, 2026-08-15
good party game but has degenerate circle camping in 1v1s
0 found this helpful, 2026-05-08
