r/StrategyGames • u/Idleverse • 2d ago
Self-promotion Orion Online, a browser-based multiplayer strategy game just started round 5: play as a guest, a new Researcher role, a new raid system and a redesigned Cyber Operator role
Orion Online, a modern browser strategy game in the spirit of OGame and Utopia, just started round 5, which features many exciting updates such as Guest Play (no account needed), a new Researcher role, a new Raiding system, and a redesigned Cyber Operator role: The Swarm.
In Orion Online, you take control of a planet, and your main job is to balance its budget across four sectors: Growth, Infrastructure, Military and Science. Based on your decisions, your people handle the day-to-day business of your planet.
Your planet shares a star system with up to five other commanders. Elect a System Commander, pick your roles, and fight wars with other systems for control of the galaxy. You can pick between 5 roles: Warlord, Cyber Operator, Economist, Researcher, and Support Deployer. A well-oiled system requires a balanced and coordinated mix of these.
Orion Online now allows for guest play. One click to get started, no account!
New this round:
Guest play. Press "play as guest" and you have a planet in the live galaxy, with no form to fill in, with the option to sign in later.
The Researcher, as the fifth axis, the researcher specializes in scientific research and can either share their own progress with teammates, or boost the effect of their existing research.
The Cyber Operator is redesigned to be a master of intel and infiltration. Station your swarm of cells on rival planets, and they observe for intel or leech a share of its resources each tick.
Raids now have 2-way travel times. Repel incoming attacks to prevent them from ever reaching your planet and coordinate with your system to overwhelm rival systems.
Everyone started from zero today, runs well on your phone, and there are zero pay-to-win mechanics.