Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards, Color Alternatives, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 3,477 Steam reviews back the pick.
Beat Hazard vs ORBIT
Beat Hazard and ORBIT 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. Beat Hazard (2010) is 5 years older than ORBIT (2015). Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than ORBIT (50% 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 ORBIT
Choose ORBIT if it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. ORBIT launched in 2015.
Both Beat Hazard and ORBIT sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, 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
 Beat Hazard |  ORBIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews) | 50% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | 4Bit Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 5 years older than ORBIT (2015).
- Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than ORBIT (50% positive).
- ORBIT is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Beat Hazard has co-op; ORBIT does not.
Beat Hazard vs ORBIT — FAQ
- Should I play Beat Hazard or ORBIT first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before ORBIT (2015). 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 Beat Hazard and ORBIT 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.