12 orbits similar games & best alternatives

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12 orbits

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

12 orbits is the only local multiplayer game for 2-12 people at once, no matter what you play on. A single keyboard, touchscreen or controller will do.

What works

  • Supports up to 12 local players on one device
  • Simple one-button controls accessible to all ages
  • Multiple game modes and modifiers
  • Low price with good value
  • Fun party game fostering social interaction

Things to keep in mind

  • No online multiplayer
  • Limited single-player content
  • Can become repetitive over time
  • Requires physical proximity of players
  • Minimal graphics and sound design

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like 12 orbits but with less of a community feel

More fantastical

Games that feels like 12 orbits but with more imaginative fiction

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with 12 orbits. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with 12 orbits. These titles are not in What to play next.

12 orbits: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Status, Story.

Last update: 24/08/2026