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Master of Orion

TitleMaster of Orion
First release1993
DeveloperSimtex
PublisherMicroProse
PlatformsDOS, PC (Windows)
Genres4X, space-themed video game, turn-based strategy video game
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
DOS: 1993-09-01
Wikidata IDQ1155454

Master of Orion (MoO or MOO) is a turn-based, 4X science fiction computer strategy game released in 1993 by MicroProse on the MS-DOS and Mac OS[1] operating systems. The game is the first in its franchise, and the rights are now held by Wargaming.net.[2] The player leads one of ten races to dominate the galaxy through a combination of diplomacy and conquest while developing technology, exploring and colonizing star systems

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1155454) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (23124) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © MicroProse · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots, Logos (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © MicroProse · internal use only.
Logo: Simtex/Microprose, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Moo-logo.svg”)
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