Space science fiction has loads of fans around the world, so I wouldn't be surprised to see hundreds of players having fun in DarkOrbit.
This free online web game sets you behind the wheel of a spaceship as a pilot who works for a company, which you can choose from Earth, Mars or Venus.
Your main objective in the game will be to collect raw materials for your company, as this is the only way to generate energy and therefore become ruler of the universe.
Being a web game, you enter DarkOrbit right in your web browser by entering your username and password. In this way you access your user profile, containing a summary of relevant data you can check at a glance.
But if what you want is some action, go ahead and click on the Play button.
This will open a new window where you can actually play the game.
Graphics are quite basic, but they do the trick. Now all you have to do is travel around space (clicking on the screen with your mouse – cursor keys don't work) and collect raw material, while you gain experience by killing enemy ships and other space creatures.
Experience points can also be earned by doing quests.
DarkOrbit works fine for casual gamers who just need some easy fun for a while, but I don't think it will appeal that much to hardcore gamers, who will probably feel disappointed by the game's simple plot and even more simple graphics.
The connectivity issues I had while testing the game won't help either.
DarkOrbit is a free, web game that challenges you to command a spaceship and wander around space in search of raw materials for your company.
Review last updated: 26/06/12
Pros
Free game
Several ways to play: collect stuff, kill enemies, do quests
Cons
Connectivity problems
Not very addictive
Plain graphics
0
1
2
3
4
DarkOrbit is not just a normal space browser game. Race through outer space! Space battles and exciting missions lead you to the top of your company!
Work your way up in your company and conquer new sectors in foreign galaxies! Experience lots of action and a captivating gameplay against thousands of real opponents.
"It really is "FREE""
It really does annoy me. how people complain about this game. I have played since mid 2009. and never had any problems. I can make 300k uri a week doing the FREE STUFF. on the credits section. For the sake of answering a few questions in surveys. as a test to see if i could do better than that. i tried an experiment last week and made 500k free uri. did 6 delta gates 1 alpha and 1 beta gate. all from free uri. its lag free. my PET10 is now level 10. yeah. so the admins are a little heavy handed with the ban hammer sometimes. but its the same on other game forums. if not worse. at the end of the day. its a free game. so what more do you expect. and oh yeah. guess what. i even got one of the new lightning vengies. about a week after they came out. they cost 250k uri. again. i got it with free uri. TOP STUFF. i could go on for years about how good this game is. but i have to stop somewhere i guess.
get on it. play it. get the free uri and enjoy yourself.
Laws concerning the use of this software vary from country to country. We do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of these laws.
DarkOrbit
