
Release
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Critic score
74/100
Platform families
3
Editorial overview
What it is
Master of Orion, the award-winning and critically acclaimed strategy game, has returned. The iconic 4X strategy gameplay of Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate that formed the blueprint for a whole generation has been resurrected and upgraded. Stunningly enhanced for a new line of players, Master of Orion inherits and redefines its core elements, providing a graphically beautiful and deeply rewarding experience. Master of Orion is the birth of a new era of strategy gameplay featuring the latest multi-platform technology and graphical systems. Within the depths of vast and volatile worlds, will you take up the challenge and “Conquer the Stars”?
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
More like this
NGD Studios · WG Labs
Connected releases
6
Game data from IGDB
Themes
Science fiction · 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Languages
13 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Announcement Trailer
Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Content map
DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.
Playable add-ons
Optional releases built to extend the base game with new stories, systems, or items.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

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Mac
Store collections
Packages combining this title with other games or downloadable content.
Minimum
Minimum: • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit or newer, SteamOS • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.2 GHz • Memory: 2 GB RAM • Graphics: NVidia 240, ATI 4650, Intel HD 4000 or better • Storage: 15 GB available space • Additional Notes: Minimum Video Memory: 512 MB
Recommended
Recommended: • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit or newer, SteamOS • Processor: Intel i5 2.8GHz or AMD Athlon X4 3.0GHz • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: NVidia 560, ATI 5870 or better • Storage: 15 GB available space • Additional Notes: Recommended Video Memory: 1 GB