Orion: Prelude

Orion: Prelude is an indie sci-fi shooter with first- and third-person gameplay. You and your friends fight through cinematic battles with weapons and vehicles, working together or competing to complete mission objectives, explore large worlds and survive the Dinosaur Horde.

Game modes

The game includes modes for survival, dinosaur play, objective-based combat, duels and other competitive formats. Modes and player counts listed include:

• Survival: objective-based play.
• Slaughter: play for a set duration.
• Rampage: play as dinosaurs.
• Prehistoric: custom variable mode.
• Conquest: cooperative play for 5 players.
• Vital: PvPvE play for up to 10 players, and also an open-world mode.
• Free-For-All: deathmatch.
• Elimination: stealth-based play.
• King of the Hill: territory control.
• Gun Game: ladder-climb combat.
• Instagib: twitch-reflex combat.
• 1v1 Duel: a tournament mode listed for 4 players.
• FFA Duel: free-for-all duels listed for 4 players.
• Team Duel: 5v5 combat.

The description also lists support for up to 10 players in several mode groupings, including cooperative and competitive play.

Weapons and combat

You can use over 50 weapons and pieces of gear, 30 augmentations (mutators), and seven vehicles. Combat includes melee and dueling, while class-based gameplay and player loadouts let you choose how to equip your character. All 10 dinosaurs are playable.

Worlds and maps

Orion: Prelude features open-world gameplay and over 20 multiplayer maps. A full weather system and dynamic day-and-night cycles affect its worlds. You can play with bots or offline, and use the tutorial system to learn the game.

Progression and multiplayer

Player persistence and progression span 150 levels, alongside statistics, leaderboards, rewards and unlockables. Lobbies, matchmaking and a server browser support multiplayer sessions, and a player store offers cosmetics. The game also includes an SDK and Steam Workshop support for custom maps.