"First announced at the beginning of the year, Orbitals is a two-player puzzle adventure game in which you and your co-op partner play as the intergalactic explorers Maki and Omura, on a mission to save their home in the stars from an incoming cosmic storm. Gameplay-wise, Orbitals looks like it's at least partly inspired by the likes of It Takes Twoand Split Fiction, but really what really stands out here is the 90s anime-inspired visuals."
"The game is absolutely dripping in style, and somehowlooks just as good in motion as it does in cutscenes. Describing it as a playable Saturday morning cartoon is getting into cliche territory, but Orbitals really nails its aesthetic. It will be a tall order for any game like this to clear the impossibly high bar for creative co-op gameplay that Josef Fares' Hazelight Studios has set in recent years, but Orbitals looks like it could be worth experiencing for its visuals alone."
Orbitals is a two-player puzzle adventure featuring intergalactic explorers Maki and Omura on a mission to save their home from a cosmic storm. Gameplay channels co-op puzzle-adventure influences such as It Takes Two and Split Fiction while prioritizing creative cooperative mechanics. The visual style is heavily inspired by 1990s anime, delivering striking cutscenes and motion that evoke a Saturday morning cartoon aesthetic. The game emphasizes style and potentially strong cooperative design, though matching Hazelight's high standard for co-op innovation will be challenging. Orbitals is a Switch 2 exclusive with local and online play; GameShare allows only one owner for online co-op. Release is summer 2026.
Read at Engadget
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