Orbital Heads to PC After 200,000 Mobile Downloads

Classy Games has confirmed a PC release for its survival title Orbital, targeting a Q2 (second quarter) 2026 launch on Steam, after the game crossed 200K downloads on mobile. The studio stated that player engagement from the Android version supported the decision to rebuild the game for PC rather than release a direct port, as reported by PocketGamer.biz.

Orbital launched on Android in 2022 and has logged more than 180K hours of playtime, built around short survival runs ranked by time survived on global leaderboards. Classy Games stated that those early metrics signaled sustained interest and supported a broader PC release.

Orbital PC Release Builds on Engagement and Accelerator Backing

Development of the PC edition is a full rebuild, not a conversion. A public playtest has already taken place, and the studio plans to introduce monthly competitive events with prizes ahead of release on Steam to support ongoing engagement.

Orbital is an infinite survival challenge where players pilot entire planets to delay humanity’s extinction by outrunning a supermassive black hole. Each run escalates through environmental hazards, with progression based on survival time and global leaderboard performance.

“We wanted to create something people could jump into quickly, compete with friends, and keep coming back to,” said CEO and founder Jamie McClenaghan, noting that the mobile response gave the team confidence to expand the concept further on PC.

The PC expansion comes after Classy Games completed the first cohort of Exel by Merak, Merak’s $80 million USD gaming accelerator, where the studio secured $300K in funding.