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Orion Sandbox Enhanced

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

This is a 2D crafting survival sandbox game. You will be able to explore a huge 2D side-view world, building houses, crafting tools, weapons and armour from the resources you collect. There is a day/night cycle and each night many dangerous monsters can be found and defeated.

What works
  • Nostalgic and charming atmosphere
  • Accessible and simple gameplay
  • Low system requirements
  • Creative building and crafting
  • Affordable price
Things to keep in mind
  • Limited world size and content
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Grinding experience progression
  • Some bugs and clunky controls
  • Lack of updates and new content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Cat Quest

  • Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune

  • Forsaken Isle

  • KAKU: Ancient Seal

  • Princess&Blade

  • Strange Seed

  • Soda Girls

  • Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

  • Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Forsaken Isle

  • Soda Girls

  • Operencia: The Stolen Sun
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Creativity

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  • Escapism

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  • Fantasy

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Orion Sandbox Enhanced: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Continuation, Thrill.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Cooperation

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    "No multiplayer or cooperative gameplay; players engage independently."

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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  • Escapism

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  • Expectation

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Fellowship

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Progression

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  • Relaxation

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  • Sensation

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  • Status

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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