Choose Orbital Gear
Choose Orbital Gear if you want a Simulation and Free To Play game with Shared/Split Screen. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.9% positive across 895 reviews.
Orbital Gear vs Strike Vector EX
Orbital Gear and Strike Vector EX both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Orbital Gear (2014) is 3 years older than Strike Vector EX (2017). Orbital Gear scores higher on Steam reviews (81.9% positive) than Strike Vector EX (74.6% positive). 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 Strike Vector EX
Choose Strike Vector EX if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Strike Vector EX launched in 2017.
Both Orbital Gear and Strike Vector EX sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Orbital Gear |  Strike Vector EX | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 81.9% positive (895 reviews) | 74.6% positive (185 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Night Node | Ragequit Corporation |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Orbital Gear (2014) is 3 years older than Strike Vector EX (2017).
- Orbital Gear scores higher on Steam reviews (81.9% positive) than Strike Vector EX (74.6% positive).
- Orbital Gear is free; Strike Vector EX is paid (Price unknown).
- Orbital Gear is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Strike Vector EX has no Deck rating yet.
Orbital Gear vs Strike Vector EX — FAQ
- Which is better, Orbital Gear or Strike Vector EX?
- On Steam reviews Orbital Gear scores higher (81.9% positive) than Strike Vector EX (74.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Orbital Gear is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Orbital Gear or Strike Vector EX first?
- If you want chronology, Orbital Gear (2014) came out before Strike Vector EX (2017). 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 Orbital Gear and Strike Vector EX similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Is Orbital Gear free?
- Yes — Orbital Gear is a free-to-play Steam title. Strike Vector EX is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Orbital Gear run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Orbital Gear is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Strike Vector EX doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.