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Games like Orbi Universo

If Orbi Universo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Orbi Universo II, Victoria II and Election Tycoon: Trump vs Harris — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Orbi Universo: Play as the leader of a civilization, make it prosper and stand the test of time. Orbi Universo is a strategy/simulation game in which you manage your civilization with an abstract and complex node system and you make your society evolve through different periods, from cavemen to the Modern Era.

2020StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDWindowsby Orbi Universo Team
Orbi Universo — Steam game cover
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Abstract democracy mechanics feel freshHidden formulas create emergent strategiesMultiple viable paths to progressAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Orbi Universo also play

Steam players who put hours into Orbi Universo also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Orbi Universo II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Orbi Universo.

    Top pick for Orbi Universo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Victoria II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Orbi Universo.

    Second-strongest match for Orbi Universo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Orbi Universo.

    Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...

    2010Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Election Tycoon: Trump vs Harris

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Orbi Universo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Election Tycoon is a real-time strategy game where you lead a campaign to win the 2024 US elections as Trump, Harris, or your own independent candidate. Influence states, color the US map in your party's colors, and outmaneuver your opponents in a high-stakes, map-based political battle.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Age of Enlightenment

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Orbi Universo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Shape the destiny of the world as an 18th century ruler. Forge alliances and prepare your armed forces to expand your domain and colonize new lands. Or focus on internal development and help your subjects thrive with prudent economic policy and lawmaking. The choice is yours in Age of Enlightenment!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Imperator: Rome

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Orbi Universo.

    Ranked #5 for Orbi Universo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.

    2019StrategySimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Terra Invicta

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Orbi Universo.

    Ranked #6 for Orbi Universo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

    2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Tropico 4

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Orbi Universo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.

    2011StrategySimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Gilded Destiny

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Orbi Universo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.

    2026StrategySimulationSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Orbi Universo

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Suzerain

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Orbi Universo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tropico 4

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Orbi Universo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.

    2011StrategySimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Democracy 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Orbi Universo.

    Reviewers of Orbi Universo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Tropico 6

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Orbi Universo.

    Reviewers of Orbi Universo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

    2019StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. PARADOX

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Orbi Universo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    PARADOX is a puzzle-platformer about time traveling and avoiding paradoxes.

    2020Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tiny Civilization

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Orbi Universo.

    Reviewers of Orbi Universo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Orbi Universo.

    This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.

    2022Strategy1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Orbi Universo at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orbi Universo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Orbi Universo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orbi Universo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orbi Universo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orbi Universo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Orbi Universo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Orbi Universo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Orbi Universo on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Orbi Universo.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. one night, hot springs

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Orbi Universo.

    Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

    2018IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Orbi Universo Team

Other recommendable Steam games by Orbi Universo Team, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Ruins & Switch

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Orbi Universo Team, the studio behind Orbi Universo. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    A fun retro puzzle-platformer game in which you explore ancient ruins with a unique gameplay. By switching the void and solid blocks, build your way to the end of the levels.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Khaligrad

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Orbi Universo Team, the studio behind Orbi Universo. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Slip on the boots of a freshly-arrived officer in Khaligrad, a captivating strategy game that plunges you into the heart of a grueling military campaign. Lead your battalion for the Empire or the Union, with intense turn-based battles and unforgiving management phases.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dwarf Looter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Orbi Universo Team, the studio behind Orbi Universo. Shares Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Delve into procedural underground, wielding quirky weapons and bizarre hats. Conquer rats, goblins, and demon lords, all while amassing treasures - but your limited inventory space WILL leads to tough choices. Beware your growing greed in this humor-infused fantasy roguelike challenge!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Orbi Universo II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Orbi Universo.

    Another title from Orbi Universo Team, the studio behind Orbi Universo. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orbi Universo.

    Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Orbi Universo

How much does Orbi Universo cost?
Orbi Universo is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Orbi Universo?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Orbi Universo are Orbi Universo II, Victoria II, Election Tycoon: Trump vs Harris.
Who developed Orbi Universo?
Orbi Universo was developed by Orbi Universo Team.

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