Choose Lupinball
Choose Lupinball if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 78% cheaper on the Steam Store. Lupinball launched in 2017.
Lupinball vs Super Mega Baseball 3
Lupinball and Super Mega Baseball 3 both land in Action, Sports, 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, Sports, Indie on Steam. Lupinball (2017) is 3 years older than Super Mega Baseball 3 (2020). Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Lupinball: 39 reviews, Super Mega Baseball 3: 1,582). 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 Super Mega Baseball 3
Choose Super Mega Baseball 3 if you want a Simulation game with Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,582 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Lupinball and Super Mega Baseball 3 sit in Action, Sports, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.3% vs 92.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Lupinball |  Super Mega Baseball 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 44.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.3% positive (39 reviews) | 92.4% positive (1,582 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Craftven | Metalhead Software Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Lupinball (2017) is 3 years older than Super Mega Baseball 3 (2020).
- Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Lupinball: 39 reviews, Super Mega Baseball 3: 1,582).
- Lupinball is currently ~78% cheaper on Steam than Super Mega Baseball 3 (9.99 USD vs. 44.99 USD).
- Super Mega Baseball 3 has co-op; Lupinball does not.
- Super Mega Baseball 3 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Lupinball has no Deck rating yet.
Lupinball vs Super Mega Baseball 3 — FAQ
- Should I play Lupinball or Super Mega Baseball 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Lupinball (2017) came out before Super Mega Baseball 3 (2020). 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 Lupinball and Super Mega Baseball 3 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, 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.