ORCS
Fair · Action · 2016
The verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $0.69. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 5.3h
- Value
- $0.13/hr
- Reviews
- 82% of 417 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
It is 65% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
ORCS is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 154 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 86 times in the 10 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 72 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today's $0.69 at 65 percent off still sits 86 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
Value puts it in the top 7 percent of the games it competes with. It is cheaper than 83 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 83 percent. On the same math SANABI ($14.99, scores 84) and I wanna be the Creator ($5.99, scores 91) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.
More about ORCS
Inside the two-hour refund window, 78 percent of the 240 reviews written there were positive, against 82 percent overall, and those are 63 percent of everything written about it.
What players say
Yelled at orc, he brought beer. Spilled drink, became potion. Built base from bones, neighbors jealous. Finished sunrise, woke up beardier, axe in fridge.
2 more reviews
Overly simplistic, but highly playable and often fun. The graphics make it look like a mix between NES and Atari, the game being more like a dumbed down Mario-style platformer. What's fun about this game is figuring out the different ways to bypass the countless enemy types you come across. There are also several bosses and the game keeps introducing new elements as you progress. There are little details like a...
Despite featuring pixel graphics, ORCS manages to turn this visual style into a charming asset. The pixelated aesthetic adds a nostalgic charm to the game, evoking feelings of classic gaming. Furthermore, the simplicity of the graphics doesn't compromise the diversity and originality of the characters and environments, providing a unique and enjoyable visual experience for fans of this retro style.
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No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
ORCS scores 59/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/475240/orcsReviews 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 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.