Choose The Lost Marble
Choose The Lost Marble if you want an Adventure and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. The Lost Marble launched in 2020.
The Lost Marble vs Orbital Challenge
The Lost Marble and Orbital Challenge both land in Action, Indie, Racing on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Racing on Steam. The Lost Marble (2020) is 5 years older than Orbital Challenge (2025). Orbital Challenge is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Lost Marble (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Orbital Challenge
Choose Orbital Challenge if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Orbital Challenge launched in 2025.
Both The Lost Marble and Orbital Challenge sit in Action, Indie, and Racing on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Lost Marble |  Orbital Challenge | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Racing | Action, Indie, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Jubcow | Ghostshok |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Racing on Steam.
- The Lost Marble (2020) is 5 years older than Orbital Challenge (2025).
- Orbital Challenge is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Lost Marble (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
The Lost Marble vs Orbital Challenge — FAQ
- Should I play The Lost Marble or Orbital Challenge first?
- If you want chronology, The Lost Marble (2020) came out before Orbital Challenge (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Lost Marble and Orbital Challenge similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Racing on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.