# Games like ORION: Prelude

> The closest matches to ORION: Prelude: Primal Carnage, Dino D-Day, PAYDAY™ The Heist, theHunter: Primal, and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: WORLD BROTHERS 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Primal Carnage](https://imho.run/games/215470/primal-carnage) — Also Dinosaurs and Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 2,525 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215470/)
2. [Dino D-Day](https://imho.run/games/70000/dino-d-day) — Also Dinosaurs, like ORION: Prelude. 4,680 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/70000/)
3. [PAYDAY™ The Heist](https://imho.run/games/24240/payday-the-heist) — Also Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 8,625 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24240/)
4. [theHunter: Primal](https://imho.run/games/322920/thehunter-primal) — A frequent pick in ORION: Prelude players' libraries, and another Action. 1,733 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322920/)
5. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: WORLD BROTHERS 2](https://imho.run/games/2370170/earth-defense-force-world-brothers-2) — Shares wave based survival and co op multiplayer with ORION: Prelude. 94 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2370170/)
6. [Killing Floor](https://imho.run/games/1250/killing-floor) — Shares wave based survival with ORION: Prelude. 21,597 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/)
7. [Natural Selection 2](https://imho.run/games/4920/natural-selection-2) — Also Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 5,398 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4920/)
8. [Blood and Bacon](https://imho.run/games/434570/blood-and-bacon) — Shares co op multiplayer with ORION: Prelude. 13,126 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434570/)
9. [Exoprimal](https://imho.run/games/1286320/exoprimal) — Also Dinosaurs and Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 1,742 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286320/)
10. [The Haunted: Hells Reach](https://imho.run/games/43190/the-haunted-hells-reach) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like ORION: Prelude. 266 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/43190/)
11. [Prodeus](https://imho.run/games/964800/prodeus) — A frequent pick in ORION: Prelude players' libraries, and another Action. 4,068 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/964800/)
12. [Defiance](https://imho.run/games/224600/defiance) — A frequent pick in ORION: Prelude players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,629 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/224600/)
13. [Titanfall® 2](https://imho.run/games/1237970/titanfall-2) — Also Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 93,771 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237970/)
14. [PlanetSide 2](https://imho.run/games/218230/planetside-2) — Also Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 47,301 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218230/)
15. [Orcs Must Die! 2](https://imho.run/games/201790/orcs-must-die-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like ORION: Prelude. 6,027 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201790/)
16. [Dinosaur Hunt](https://imho.run/games/401190/dinosaur-hunt) — Also Dinosaurs, like ORION: Prelude. 1,611 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/401190/)
17. [Evolve Stage 2](https://imho.run/games/273350/evolve-stage-2) — Also Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 5,108 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273350/)
18. [Second Extinction™](https://imho.run/games/1024380/second-extinction) — Also Dinosaurs and Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 2,815 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1024380/)
19. [Risk of Rain 2](https://imho.run/games/632360/risk-of-rain-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like ORION: Prelude. 160,098 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632360/)
20. [Insurgency](https://imho.run/games/222880/insurgency) — Also Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 35,626 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222880/)
21. [STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)](https://imho.run/games/6060/star-wars-battlefront-ii-classic-2005) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like ORION: Prelude. 34,695 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6060/)
22. [Shadow Warrior 2](https://imho.run/games/324800/shadow-warrior-2) — Shares co op multiplayer with ORION: Prelude. 8,672 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324800/)
23. [The Anacrusis](https://imho.run/games/1120480/the-anacrusis) — Also Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 505 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1120480/)
24. [Depth](https://imho.run/games/274940/depth) — Also Team-Based, like ORION: Prelude. 9,990 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274940/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=104900&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=104900&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=104900
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/104900
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About ORION: Prelude

ORION: Prelude is an indie action-adventure-RPG released in 2013 as a co-op wave shooter where players fight dinosaurs with futuristic weapons. It features exaggerated gunplay, wave-based survival, light progression systems, and blends PvE with PvP across competitive modes. Reviewers highlight the chaotic co-op action and note that persistent updates have kept the game alive since launch. Players describe it as nostalgic and appreciate its absurdly low barrier to entry, with the game having remained playable for under a dollar. The title holds a 78% positive rating from over 11,000 Steam reviews and is not currently supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 104900
- **Developer:** DANKIE
- **Publisher:** DANKIE
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Online PvP, Online Co-op, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Co-op
- **Released:** Apr 16, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/104900/orion-prelude)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=104900&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/104900/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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