12 Orbits is an arcade developed by Roman Uhlig, released 9 July 2016 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and Linux.
What 12 Orbits is
12 Orbits is an arcade game developed by Roman Uhlig and released in 2016. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Play with everybody at once. Anywhere. Anytime. 12 orbits doesn't require any prior knowledge, preparation time or additional controllers. Your left and right Joy-Con, or even the touch screen alone, are all you need for any number of players. The only limit is how close you'd like to be together. 12 orbits is colorful, friendly, fun, and sometimes a little chaotic. You will score goals, color spheres, defend your territory and try to grow as long as possible in 4 varied game modes. It’s you against all comers, or grouped as teams. With simple rules and only one button per player, 12 orbits can be taught to anyone in no time. You can set up a new game in a matter of seconds, even for 12…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
12 Orbits holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
12 Orbits launched on 9 July 2016, within three weeks of Inside, Starbound, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action and Furi. All of them reviewed better. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Inside, Starbound, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Furi.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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