Choose SpeedRunners
Choose SpeedRunners if you want an Action and Casual game with Shared/Split Screen and Online PvP. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 9,614 Steam reviews back the pick.
SpeedRunners vs Nippon Marathon
SpeedRunners and Nippon Marathon both land in Sports, 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 Sports, Indie, Racing on Steam. SpeedRunners (2016) is 2 years older than Nippon Marathon (2018). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (SpeedRunners: 9,614 reviews, Nippon Marathon: 141). 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 Nippon Marathon
Choose Nippon Marathon if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Nippon Marathon launched in 2018.
Both SpeedRunners and Nippon Marathon sit in Sports, Indie, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.6% vs 94.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 SpeedRunners |  Nippon Marathon | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Casual, Racing | Sports, Indie, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 3.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.6% positive (9,614 reviews) | 94.3% positive (141 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | DoubleDutch Games | Onion Soup Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Racing on Steam.
- SpeedRunners (2016) is 2 years older than Nippon Marathon (2018).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (SpeedRunners: 9,614 reviews, Nippon Marathon: 141).
- SpeedRunners is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Nippon Marathon (2.99 USD vs. 3.74 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
SpeedRunners vs Nippon Marathon — FAQ
- Which is better, SpeedRunners or Nippon Marathon?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: SpeedRunners sits at 94.6% positive (9,614 reviews), Nippon Marathon at 94.3% (141). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play SpeedRunners or Nippon Marathon first?
- If you want chronology, SpeedRunners (2016) came out before Nippon Marathon (2018). 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 SpeedRunners and Nippon Marathon similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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.