Orbo's Odyssey similar games & best alternatives

Orbo's Odyssey

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

Hop into Orbo's shoes! Run, jump and drill around your boss's office, make some new friends, and uncover terrifying secrets about the company you work for in this comedically surreal 3D platformer!

What works
  • Excellent and fluid movement mechanics
  • Fun and humorous writing
  • Engaging soundtrack
  • High replayability with secrets and time trials
  • Workshop support for custom levels
Things to keep in mind
  • Very short main game length
  • Some level design not fully utilizing movement potential
  • Time trials can be punishingly difficult
  • Lack of character customization
  • Limited narrative depth

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Sonic Generations Collection

  • NiGHTS Into Dreams

  • MARSUPILAMI - HOOBADVENTURE

  • Grapple Dog

  • Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

  • Poi

  • Toree Saturn

  • TY the Tasmanian Tiger

  • Slash/Jump

Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • MARSUPILAMI - HOOBADVENTURE

  • Grapple Dog

  • Toree Saturn

If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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  • Competence

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  • Escapism

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Orbo's Odyssey: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Expression, Violence.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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