Choose Orion Trail
Choose Orion Trail if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Orion Trail launched in 2015.
Orion Trail vs Bad Chicken
Orion Trail and Bad Chicken both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Orion Trail (2015) is 7 years older than Bad Chicken (2022). Orion Trail is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Bad Chicken (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Bad Chicken
Choose Bad Chicken if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Bad Chicken launched in 2022.
Both Orion Trail and Bad Chicken sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Orion Trail |  Bad Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 69.5% positive (105 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Schell Games | Coquibyte Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Orion Trail (2015) is 7 years older than Bad Chicken (2022).
- Orion Trail is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Bad Chicken (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Orion Trail vs Bad Chicken — FAQ
- Should I play Orion Trail or Bad Chicken first?
- If you want chronology, Orion Trail (2015) came out before Bad Chicken (2022). 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 Orion Trail and Bad Chicken similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.