MIO: Memories in Orbit
Explore a failing technological ark as MIO, acquiring movement abilities that open routes through interconnected spaces. Combat combines evasive movement, projectiles and decoys, while scavenged components let you adjust your abilities.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.5 / 10
About this game
MIO: Memories in Orbit takes you inside the Vessel, a technological ark where vegetation spreads through the machinery and machines have gone rogue. You guide MIO through interconnected environments, gaining abilities such as wall climbing and gliding to reach further into the ship. Platforming asks you to judge movement, rhythm and timing. Encounters draw on a wider toolkit than movement alone: evade with a hook, fire orbs or create decoys to approach enemies differently. Scavenged components and modifiers let you enhance and customize MIO's abilities as you explore. The ship's visual design draws on painting and illustrated science fiction, accompanied by music that blends ambient melodies, synthesizers and choir voices.
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For explorers who enjoy precise movement and experimenting with a customizable combat toolkit.
Movement abilities that unlock progress may make learning MIO's actions feel closely tied to understanding the ship. Modifiers and several combat tools offer room to experiment, while the emphasis on timing makes an interest in active platforming important.
Strengths
- Traversal upgrades can turn character development into new ways of reading interconnected spaces.
- Modifiers, projectiles and decoys may appeal to players who like adjusting their approach to encounters.
Weaknesses
- The emphasis on precise movement may make this a less natural fit for players seeking exploration with little execution pressure.
Who it is for: Players drawn to ability-based exploration, timing platforming actions and trying different combat setups.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Progress tied to acquired movement abilities gives exploration a succession of new traversal possibilities, which should suit players motivated by expanding access. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combining evasive movement with projectiles, decoys and modifiers may give experimentation a meaningful place alongside execution. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Illustrated science-fiction influences and the contrast between machinery and vegetation may make the ark an appealing setting to investigate, with choir and synth textures reinforcing that contrast. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension TV, tabletop and handheld support allows players to choose the setup in which they prefer to tackle precise movement. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Douze Dixièmes
- Publisher
- Focus
- Release date
- Jan 20, 2026
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- ReplayableSolo-friendlyFast-pacedPlatformingExplorationMetroidvaniaEquipment-driven Progression3D GraphicsThird PersonStory-drivenScience FictionReal-time Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideJan 20, 2026
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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