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Master of Orion

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3.1/5

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3.1

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Master of Orion
Description
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, Mast...
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41 %
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8.3/10
PC Gamer
73/100
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7.1/10
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3.1/5

( 243 Reviews )

3.1

243 Reviews

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Product details
2016, NGD Studios, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64bit), Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, nVidia 240...
Time to beat
12 hMain
82 h Main + Sides
126.5 h Completionist
30.5 h All Styles
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Description
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”?

Choose Your Race

Lead one of 10 playable races in your bid for galactic domination, each with several unique advisors, racial advantages, technologies and specialized ship designs. Will you choose the fearsome Alkari warriors, savvy Gnolam traders, the sentient Meklon robots, or a race closer to home: humans?

Traverse the Galaxy

Colonize planets; grow your army; befriend nations or battle them. With Master of Orion’s massive galaxies ranging from 20 solar systems to over 100 with unique stars, new and untamed worlds are all waiting to be seized in your fight for supremacy. Conquer the Stars

Will you crush worlds; manipulate leaders; hoard resources; all of the above? With nearly 100 unique technologies and over two dozen types of structures to aid in your galactic conquests, the choice is yours.
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Collector's Edition
manual (English)
soundtrack (FLAC)
artbook
musical score (3 tracks)
artbook (mobile version)
manuals (153 pages)
HD wallpaper
reference card
MOO 2 soundtrack
manual (173 pages)
artworks
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
12 hMain
82 h Main + Sides
126.5 h Completionist
30.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Mac OS X (10.11.0)
Release date:
{{'2016-08-25T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
2.7 GB

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Posted on: September 11, 2024

clarkdaw

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Games: 116 Reviews: 9

It stops working, will not run!

I need help. I upgraded my monitory and turned the aspect down, but the game won't run!


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Posted on: September 13, 2024

TerranceFarrel

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Master Of Orion

A gppd ga,e


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Posted on: September 28, 2024

garciap

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Games: 24 Reviews: 7

master of orion 4

it's OK.


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Posted on: April 27, 2025

uitentuis

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Games: 73 Reviews: 1

Great game

This game is a great way to spend your time. Just kick back and relax while you slowly conquer the galaxcy


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Posted on: September 22, 2017

Hoogo

Verified owner

Games: 221 Reviews: 6

Beautiful, but not perfect

I love MOO 2, so all of the MOO has to compete with and compare to it. Nostalgia: It's a joy to meet all the old races again. The better rendering, design and speech of the races add so much atmosphere to the game! Game play: Most important change: In MOO2 2 rounds per second were common, here it usually takes a minute for a round! Turn summary was nicely added to the general interface. New balance for colony upgrades, money got more important, moons alter the value of planets, nice handling of pollution and population growth. Robot ships to build structures in space. Invasion is just counting numbers without much meaning, beauty or control. Power of enemy and yourself are black boxes. Nice behaviour of planetary shields. Space battle got somewhat odd, ships sometimes don't do how they are expected to. Seems there's no boarding anymore?? I liked the turn based battle of MOO 2 more. Real time battle makes it hard to use the additional equipment when there are many ships. Gfx and sound: Nice sounds, very nice design of races and ships, really pretty overall.Each race has unique design patterns for ships that make sense: Humans a bit like Star Treck, Psilons like 50's flying saucers... A Psilon Titan coming from Hyperspace simply has a wow effect. Colony view now shows the planet instead of a landscape, imho boring, and landing scenes are pretty, but prefabricated and lack shadows. A landscape generator and some real 3D would have added much to both! Action camera during space battle can be entertaining, but more often it shows problems: Overlapping space ships, pixels in textures, poor explosions, damage shown by some metallic glowing texture, generally poor choices of camera location... Basically no graphics for ground invasion, just a planet and disappearing icons in the UI. All in all: Room for improvement, somewhat sluggish, space battle seems a little buggy. But still it's a very enjoyable game!


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