Choose Marooners
Choose Marooners if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Marooners launched in 2016.
Marooners vs LEGO® Party!
Marooners and LEGO® Party! both land in Action, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Marooners (2016) is 9 years older than LEGO® Party! (2025). LEGO® Party! scores higher on Steam reviews (88.8% positive) than Marooners (54.1% 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 LEGO® Party!
Choose LEGO® Party! if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. LEGO® Party! launched in 2025.
Both Marooners and LEGO® Party! sit in Action and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 Marooners |  LEGO® Party! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 54.1% positive (98 reviews) | 88.8% positive (696 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | M2H | SMG Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- Marooners (2016) is 9 years older than LEGO® Party! (2025).
- LEGO® Party! scores higher on Steam reviews (88.8% positive) than Marooners (54.1% positive).
- Marooners is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than LEGO® Party! (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- LEGO® Party! has co-op; Marooners does not.
- LEGO® Party! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Marooners has no Deck rating yet.
Marooners vs LEGO® Party! — FAQ
- Should I play Marooners or LEGO® Party! first?
- If you want chronology, Marooners (2016) came out before LEGO® Party! (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 Marooners and LEGO® Party! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Casual 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.