Games like ORCS
If ORCS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Platverse: ABYA's Adventure, How About Spikes and Berserk Boy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hard but fair challenge, challenging and dark. 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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Players who liked ORCS also play
Steam players who put hours into ORCS 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.
Platverse: ABYA's Adventure
WHY THIS
Top pick for ORCS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
A hardcore platform-action game! Robot ABYA wakes up in the depths of end - times ruins. With a special water gun, it starts to uncover the apocalypse's truth. As it explores underground ruins, ABYA leaps, climbs, and shoots, pushing survival limits and gradually revealing doomsday mysteries.
How About Spikes
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ORCS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
How About Spikes is a 2D metroid-vania like platformer. Fight your way through enemies and a lot of spikes while exploring the world of Garden Valley.
Berserk Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ORCS.
Third-strongest match for ORCS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for ORCS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ORCS.
Ranked #5 for ORCS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Haunted Lands
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ORCS.
Ranked #6 for ORCS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.
Mute Crimson+
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ORCS.
Ranked #7 for ORCS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.
Abathor
WHY THIS
Shares boss pattern memorization and a retro mood with ORCS.
Ranked #8 for ORCS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ORCS at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ORCS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ORCS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with ORCS.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ORCS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ORCS.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ORCS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ORCS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ORCS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ORCS.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ORCS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with ORCS.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ORCS.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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More from Pixel vs Pixel
Other recommendable Steam games by Pixel vs Pixel, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Aleesha's Tower
WHY THIS
Another title from Pixel vs Pixel, the studio behind ORCS. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
A young woman named Aleesha was hunted and killed accused of witchcraft. Years later she comes back to take revenge on all mankind and it's up to you to stop her.
How to Become a Ninja: Part 1
WHY THIS
Another title from Pixel vs Pixel, the studio behind ORCS. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
How to Become a Ninja: Part 1 is a very difficulty game that challenges the player's skills. In it you will have to go through 50 levels in order to become a Ninja.
Starlight Squad
WHY THIS
Another title from Pixel vs Pixel, the studio behind ORCS. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Lead an elite squad of heroines in this high-energy vertical shmup! Blast through enemy waves, dodge deadly patterns, and take down epic bosses as you fight to free the galaxy from the grip of the Merlian Empire.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Berserk Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ORCS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ORCS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Haunted Lands
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with ORCS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.
Abathor
WHY THIS
Shares boss pattern memorization and a retro mood with ORCS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ORCS.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
Frequently asked about ORCS
- How much does ORCS cost?
- ORCS is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to ORCS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ORCS are Platverse: ABYA's Adventure, How About Spikes, Berserk Boy.
- Who developed ORCS?
- ORCS was developed by Pixel vs Pixel.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on ORCS.
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