Rank 01Why this
Shares offline progression with Orb of Creation.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
Games like Orb of Creation
- 24 games
- Updated Nov 5, 2026
Players who liked Orb of Creation also play
The closest matches to Orb of Creation: Magic Research, Increlution, Idle Awakening: Mages Path, Factory Town Idle, and Tower Wizard. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Clicker and Idler, like Orb of Creation.
- $3.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Shares resource gathering with Orb of Creation.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2025
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: MarpleGames
- Price: $11.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 89% of 1,273 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Magic combinations allow deep optimization
- Offline progression keeps engagement alive
- Researching esoteric skills feels rewarding
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Immersive
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Why this: Shares resource gathering with Orb of Creation.
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Why this: Also Clicker and Crafting, like Orb of Creation.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Orb of Creation, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
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Why this: Also Clicker and Idler, like Orb of Creation.
About Orb of Creation
The closest matches to Orb of Creation: Magic Research, Increlution, Idle Awakening: Mages Path, Factory Town Idle, and Tower Wizard. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Orb of Creation is your kind of game, the closest matches are Magic Research, Increlution and Idle Awakening: Mages Path — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and immersive, and single out its alchemy and magic combination. 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.
Orb of Creation is a strategy indie that tasks players with rebuilding a shattered world through magical means. The gameplay blends alchemy and ritual performance with passive-incremental progression and resource-gathering, creating a loop where magic-combinations and spell experimentation form the core puzzle layer. Reviewers highlight that offline-progression keeps engagement alive during breaks, while the research into esoteric skills and active participation in rituals provide a sense of discovery that differs from typical idle games. Players describe the atmosphere as contemplative and mysterious, and they point to the depth of the magic-combination system as a source of rich optimization opportunities that rewards systematic thinking. Released in 2022 at $4.99, the game holds an 89% positive rating from over 1,200 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Orb of Creation: Orb of Creation is an active incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
Is Orb of Creation worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 89% of 1,273 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $11.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 53 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 50 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Magic combinations allow deep optimization
- Offline progression keeps engagement alive
- Researching esoteric skills feels rewarding
- Rituals require active participation
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Really coulda been something great. But the dev cut and ran. Ignore the six or so discord simps that insist he posts updates all the time, they are always about "changes that will let him make content faster." That doesnt work when theres…”
“... until full release i would highly recommend giving it a pass... i got this just before the beta branch was added... there hasnt been a update to either the main or beta since...”
People who play it also play: Magic Research, Increlution, Idle Awakening: Mages Path
Frequently asked about Orb of Creation
Can I run it?
Does Orb of Creation run on Steam Deck?
Orb of Creation is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Orb of Creation cost?
Orb of Creation is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Orb of Creation?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Orb of Creation are Magic Research, Increlution, Idle Awakening: Mages Path.
Who developed Orb of Creation?
Orb of Creation was developed by MarpleGames.