Orbita Steam news

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• Release dateMar 13, 2026
• DeveloperElJoka
• PublisherElJoka

Genres: Casual, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: ElJokaPublisher: ElJoka

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Orbita Steam news

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• Orbita 0.5.0.2 Hotfix - 27 June 2026

  Changes• TOOL and WIRE mode now display different particles. And now they both play while on TOOL + WIRE mode.Fixes• Fixed Shop UI scroll masks affecting orbs and making them invisible.• Fixed ALT mode activating while ALT + Tabbing

• Orbita 0.5.0.1 Hotfix - 25 June 2026

  Fixed tips tab spacing errors

• Orbita 0.5 - Major Balance and Quality Update - 25 June 2026

  Orbita 0.5 - Major Balance and Quality UpdateNew Reputation System• Completing missions now individually increases reputation levels for all 3 alien races • Each race has its own reputation progress • Reputation levels grant new bonuses as you complete more deliveriesReputation Levels• Lvl 1 - 1 delivery: Unlocks the shop for that race • Lvl 2 - 10 deliveries: Adds +1 flat extra token per mission • Lvl 3 - 25 deliveries: Reduces that race's mission timer by 30 seconds • Lvl 4 - 50 deliveries: Adds +1 flat extra token per mission • Lvl 5 - 100 deliveries: Reduces that race's mission timer by 30 secondsKnowledge Menu Tabs• Added 2 brand-new tabs to the Knowledge menu • Tips tab: Shows tips for orb size scaling, copying, pasting, and several game features that are not explicitly explained elsewhere • Visitor Info tab: Displays the new Reputation System and additional visitor informationVis…

• Orbita 0.4.3.2 - Hotfix + EarlyGame Balance Update - 9 June 2026

  Patch 0.4.3.2Fixes:Fixed a bug that caused hint translation prices to not display properly.Changes:Reduced the price of early-game tools to make the game flow a bit faster at the beginning:Blue Portal: 100 Blue Matter > 50 Blue MatterBlue Orbital: 200 Blue Matter > 100 Blue MatterWater Stream: 200 Blue Matter > 100 Blue MatterSlightly changed the color of fire orbs and their particles.

• Orbita 0.4.3.1 - Fixes, Changes and Additions - 5 June 2026

  Patch 0.4.3.1Performance Improvements:Improved overall performance for many tools by reducing unnecessary background checks.Reduced lag spikes from storage outputs, recipes, links, blueprint handling, and frequent clicking.Made dense orb collisions cheaper and improved performance in crowded orb piles.Made orb growth smoother by reducing hidden physics work while orbs are visually growing.Improved convergence performance and added support for multiple convergences at once.Bulk selling now runs in small batches over time instead of selling everything at once, reducing large freezes.Fixes:Fixed Nebula Links pausing incorrectly.Fixed Compressors outputting units while paused and overloaded.Fixed tools being dragged behind the UI.Fixed some tools interacting while being dragged.Fixed blueprint pasting issues, including shifted tool positions, incorrect output visuals, and incorrect warning…

• Orbita Demo Upgrade to v0.4 - 3 June 2026

  The demo for Orbita has been upgraded to the latest version 0.4, bringing in the latest quality-of-life improvements, fixes, UI polish, and gameplay feel updates from recent patches.The demo still keeps most of the newer content exclusive to the full game, but it should now feel much smoother, cleaner, and closer to the current Orbita experience.If you’ve been curious, now’s a great time to jump in and give it a try.

• Orbita 0.4.0.7 Hotfix - 20 May 2026

  Fixes:Fixed DarkMatter Processor consuming 4x more resources than intended.

• Orbita 0.4.0.6 Small Update - 19 May 2026

  Patch 0.4.0.6Changes:Improved the icons for the "Delivery Tip" and "Space Expansion" upgrades.Changed currency and storage number formatting to show decimals for millions and billions.Hover Info will now display total units of storages.Additions:Added 9 brand-new achievements:WhiteMatter God Have 10,000 WhiteMatter units in a single storage.AntiMatter Freak Have 10,000 AntiMatter units in a single storage. Would you rather touch AntiMatter? Or grass?Upgrade Mastery Fully max out the Upgrade Tree.Galactic Dispatcher Complete a total of 1,000 deliveries.Expanding Your Domain Unlock a secondary play area.Gotta Merge Them All Have a max-size orb of all 18 elements on screen at the same time.Terra Cashout Complete a 10-token Terra delivery.Zork Cashout Complete a 10-token Zork delivery.Lumin Cashout Complete a 10-token Lumin delivery.

• Orbita 0.4 - Major Update - Enter The Blackhole! - 18 May 2026

  ORBITA 0.4 - MAJOR UPDATEENTER THE BLACKHOLEAfter almost 1 month of work, I’m happy to announce that the biggest update to Orbita so far is here. Thanks a lot to all of you for supporting the game and making this possible!To celebrate, Orbita will have a 25% discount for 1 week.After unlocking 5 total elements, players will gain access to the new Black Hole Upgrade Tree, a major progression system filled with new upgrades, automation improvements, delivery bonuses, tool enhancements, and unlockable technology.Press F to enter the Upgrade Tree and spend discovered elements and delivery resources on permanent upgrades.New upgrades will slowly reveal themselves as you discover new elements, complete delivery missions, and progress deeper into Orbita.NEW UPGRADE TREEEnrichment UpgradesEvery element in the game now has its own Enrichment upgrade path.Added Enrichment upgrades for every eleme…

• Hotfix 0.3.7 - 24 April 2026

  Fixed an error that caused Fire orb particles not playing.

• Orbita 0.3.7 — Fixes, Additions & Updates - 24 April 2026

  Patch 0.3.7FixesUI realigned to the pixel-perfect grid. It should now look consistent across different devices and resolutions.Selection box buttons now block clicks from interacting with orbs/tools behind them.Fixed some tools that were not properly pausing.Selection box buttons now reposition when the box moves, not only when it is created.Delivery missions now grant excess resources if overfed when completing.Fixed an issue that prevented blueprints with only one teleporter from being pasted.ChangesPaused teleporters no longer absorb orbs, but still output orbs received from their paired teleporter. This allows for one-way teleportation setups.Reduced Lumin tool prices:Unstable Prism: 10 → 6WhiteMatter Converger: 10 → 8Complement Shifter: 10 → 5 Lumin tokens are harder to obtain, so these tools have been rebalanced accordingly.ESC now closes all open menus. If no menu is open, it ope…

• Orbita Patch 0.3.6.2 — Major Improvements & Fixes + Blueprint System - 18 April 2026

  Patch 0.3.6.2FixesCorrected Protonium (Protection) hint text to clarify that the crystal orb must be size 3 or higherUpdated Blue Portal MK4 description to: "GENERATES SIZE 2 BLUEMATTER ORBS INSANELY FAST"Fixed an exploit where Iron could be collected while Rock was melting, resulting in double resourcesPortable Black Hole now properly disables while draggingSelection Box no longer reselects nearby objects when pressing pause/play buttonsSelection box buttons now reposition correctly when near screen edgesWater Jet and Hypercooler now run continuously, preventing missed interactions on first frameTeleporters now properly handle orb dragging state and behave more consistentlyTeleporter absorption radius slightly reduced to better match visualsOrb Splitter no longer reabsorbs larger orbs as they exitStorages containing a significant amount of resources now trigger a confirmation popup bef…

• Orbita 0.3.5.1 Hotfix - 13 April 2026

  Fixed a bug that prevented the delivery portal to appear if it is your first mission.

• Orbita 0.3.5 Resolution Hotfix - 13 April 2026

  Reverted aspect ratio handling to stretchfill, until a proper resolution handling is made.

• Orbita 0.3.5 — Major Fixes & Balance Update - 12 April 2026

  Orbita 0.3.5 — Major Fixes & Balance UpdateFixes:Orbs can no longer be dragged when the cursor is over UI.Iron Walls now disable properly while dragging.Tools now disable correctly when refunded and no longer interact with objects mid-flight.Tools are now clamped within screen bounds when dragged outside the screen.Delivery mission portal position is now saved between missions and sessions.Tool pause state now properly saves between sessions.Condenser tool collision detection improved to prevent orbs from floating on top without interacting.Orb clinking sound effect is now limited to avoid excessive and annoying noise.Teleporter particle colors now correctly match each teleporter.Updated aspect ratio handling to use windowboxing, ensuring consistent gameplay bounds across all screen sizes.Increased the tool info box size to better fit longer descriptions.Orb collision and merging detect…

• Orbita 0.3.4.3 Hotfix + Balance Update - 9 April 2026

  Balance Changes:Tool Price Adjustments: Reduced the cost of some early-game tools to make them more accessible, while increasing the cost of higher-tier fire-based tools to better balance progression.Blue Orbital: Rock cost reduced (100 → 50)Water Stream: Water cost reduced (50 → 40)Matter Compressor: Fire cost increased (50 → 100)Matter Condenser: Fire cost increased (200 → 500)Matter Unifier: Fire cost increased (500 → 1000)Terra Tool Price Reductions: Reduced Terra Token costs across multiple tools based on player feedback about progression feeling too grindy. The goal is to ease early access without removing the challenge entirely.Orb Storage: Terra Tokens reduced (2 → 1)Water Converter: Terra Tokens reduced (4 → 3)Nova Star Furnace: Terra Tokens reduced (5 → 4)HyperCool Fan: Terra Tokens reduced (5 → 4)Water Jet: Terra Tokens reduced (5 → 4)Matter Maxifier: Terra Tokens reduced (10…

• Orbita Patch Notes 0.3.4.2 - 8 April 2026

  Fixes• Controls menu now displays that MOUSE WHEEL can be used to rotate selected tools • Orbital tools now properly save their clockwise / anticlockwise rotation between sessions New AchievementsSince quite a bit has been added to the game recently, I also added some new achievements to go along with the new systems:Storage• BlueMatter Collector Store 100,000 BlueMatter units in a single storage• BlueMatter Magnate Store 1,000,000 BlueMatter units in a single storage• YellowMatter Enthusiast Store 100,000 YellowMatter units in a single storage• YellowMatter Baron Store 1,000,000 YellowMatter units in a single storage• RedMatter Gatherer Store 100,000 RedMatter units in a single storage• RedMatter Overlord Store 1,000,000 RedMatter units in a single storageDeliveries• Terra Friend Complete 10 Terra delivery missions• Terra Ally Complete 100 Terra delivery missions• Zork Friend Complete…

• Orbita Patch Notes v0.3.4.1 + Big Update Announcement - 4 April 2026

  Orbita Patch Notes v0.3.4.1News • Added a new in-game cursorChanges • Blue Portal MK3 now spawns size 2 BlueMatter orbs for a better reward-to-cost ratio • Matter Unifier: WhiteMatter cost reduced from 10 → 8Fixes • Hovering over UI text no longer blocks dragging objectsBig update coming!I’m currently working on a major update called “Into the Black Hole.”It introduces a new ascension mechanic: once you’ve gathered a certain amount of Antimatter, you’ll be able to enter the black hole, reset your progress, and unlock new upgrades and unique tools.Here’s a mockup of the skill tree I’m working on — can you guess what some of the upgrades are based on the icons?

• The demo for Orbita is back! - 29 March 2026

  The demo for Orbita is back!It’s been re-enabled and updated with the latest quality-of-life improvements and overall polish from recent updates — while keeping most of the new content exclusive to the full game.If you’ve been curious, now’s a great time to give it a try.

• Orbita 0.3.4: Galactic Logistics - Available Now! - 27 March 2026

  ORBITA 0.3.4 — GALACTIC LOGISTICS UPDATENew Delivery MissionsOnce you made some progress in the game, every few minutes, an interstellar visitor will arrive requesting resources.Deliver the requested element to earn race-specific tokens, which can be used in each race’s shop to purchase unique and powerful tools.As you complete deliveries, new alien races will begin to appear, each offering their own rewards, currencies, and technologies.New ToolsTerra tools:Orb Storage Stores orbs inside for later use.Storage Output Outputs orbs from storages.Matter Mixer From storage: Automatically mixes two matter colors into one at a higher cost.Water Converter From storage: Instantly turns Blue Matter into Water at a higher cost.Nova Star Furnace Applies massive heat in its area.Hypercool Fan Instantly cools Fire into Yellow Matter.Water Jet Instantly extinguishes Fire into Rock and soaks Rock into…

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