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ORION: Prelude vs TOXIKK

ORION: Prelude is an FPS open-world game from DANKIE (2013) while TOXIKK is an FPS open-world game from Reakktor Studios (2016).

ORION: Prelude

2013 · DANKIE

6.8GamingPickz Score

$0.99

Steam: Mostly Positive

TOXIKK

2016 · Reakktor Studios

6.5GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Mostly Positive

What each one is

Steam files ORION: Prelude under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, it files TOXIKK under FPS and Open-World.

ORION: Prelude

Work together to survive the devastating Dinosaur horde in huge, endless environments.

Description from its Steam store page

TOXIKK

FRAG LIKE IT'S 1999! TOXIKK plays as if today's military shooters never existed: Designed as a spiritual successor to the FPS giants of the late 90s and early 2ks, TOXIKK carefully evolves their mechanics with modern technology and fresh ideas elaborated with Arena-FPS enthusiasts.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

ORION: PreludeTOXIKK
GamingPickz Score6.8/106.5/10
Steam ratingMostly Positive (75%, 28,338)Mostly Positive (77%, 5,933)
Critic aggregateNo aggregateNo aggregate
Price$0.99Free
Install size4 GB
Steam Deckunsupportedplayable
Released20132016
DeveloperDANKIEReakktor Studios

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

ORION: Prelude vs TOXIKK, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    ORION: PreludeFPS open-world game
    TOXIKKFPS open-world game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    ORION: PreludeDinosaurs, Action, FPS
    TOXIKKFPS, Action, Free to Play

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    ORION: PreludeScore 6.8 · 75% on Steam
    TOXIKKScore 6.5 · 77% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    ORION: Prelude28,338 reviews · 1 add-on
    TOXIKK5,933 reviews · 1 add-on · 4 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    ORION: Prelude$0.99
    TOXIKKFree

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    ORION: PreludeUnsupported
    TOXIKKPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

TOXIKK takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: ORION: Prelude (GamingPickz Score 6.8)
  • The cheaper right now: TOXIKK (Free)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: TOXIKK (playable)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: ORION: Prelude (28,338 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

ActionFPSMultiplayerCo-opShooterIndieOpen WorldSci-fi

Where they differ

ORION: Prelude is also

DinosaursOnline Co-OpAdventureTeam-BasedThird-Person ShooterMechs

TOXIKK is also

Free to PlayArena ShooterFast-PacedCompetitiveClassicParkour

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, ORION: Prelude is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. TOXIKK is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

ORION: PreludeTOXIKK
Minimum GPU256 MB GraphicsGeForce GTX 260
Minimum CPUAMD Athlon X2 2.8GHZ / Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ2.0+ GHz Dual-Core Processor
Minimum RAM3 GB4 GB
Install size4 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: ORION: Prelude · TOXIKK.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for ORION: Prelude and 1 for TOXIKK. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are ORION: Prelude and TOXIKK in scope?

ORION: Prelude has drawn 28,338 Steam reviews and ships 1 add-on. TOXIKK has drawn 5,933 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 4 GB.

Is ORION: Prelude or TOXIKK better?

By the GamingPickz Score, ORION: Prelude rates higher (6.8 to 6.5). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, ORION: Prelude or TOXIKK?

TOXIKK is cheaper right now at Free, against $0.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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