Master of Orion 1
Worth it · Strategy · 2016
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $5.99.
- Length
- 14.2h 30.6h to 100%
- Value
- $0.42/hr
- Reviews
- 89% of 456 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7, 164 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
The lowest price on record is $1.79, set in October 2018. It has been discounted 23 times in the 10 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 50 percent, about 7 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 3 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 92 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Master of Orion 2 ($5.99, scores 94) beats it on value, while it beats Master of Orion ($24.99, scores 41).
More about Master of Orion 1
Of the 326 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.
Finishing takes 14.2 hours; clearing it takes 31, which is 2.2 times the campaign.
Players
- Players online
- 76 when we last checked, on Oct 9, 23:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
One of the best games ever made. Sunk over 1100+ hours into it and counting. This isn't counting the hours spent on my Packard Bell back in the mid 90's which probably was much more than that ;)
1 more review
I've been playing this game for 33 years. I think that's enough of an endorsement for this game.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Master of Orion 1 scores 75/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/410970/master-of-orion-1Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 8. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.