Marble Madness
Marble Madness is a tense and exciting pinball card building game. Using pinball collision as the main gameplay, supplemented by card construction, each game has a different experience, so experience the exhilaration of each collision.
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- Released
- 1984
- Developer
- Atari Games
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- unknown
- Download
- 0.2 GB
What is Marble Madness?
Marble Madness is a tense and exciting pinball card building game. Using pinball collision as the main gameplay, supplemented by card construction, each game has a different experience, so experience the exhilaration of each collision.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 1 December 1984 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Atari Games |
| Publisher | Atari Games |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy |
| Genres | Racing, Roguelike, Strategy |
| Languages | 2 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q582642, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Marble Madness received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unknown |
| Download size | 0.2 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Is Marble Madness worth it?
0% of 1 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates 1 user reviews. It costs $0.65 on Steam, on sale from $1.99.
That is the data, not a verdict for sale: whether it is worth it depends on the price you pay and what you want. We have not published our own review of this game.
How long is Marble Madness? How long to beat it
Total play time for Marble Madness is about 3.2 hours to do everything, and around 0.6 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.6h | 31 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 2.3h | 2 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 3.2h | 4 |
At its current price of $0.65, beating the main story works out to about $1.08 per hour. That is the price divided by the hours, a value read and not a verdict: a longer game costs less per hour, which is not the same as being the better game.
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Marble Madness system requirements
The minimum requirements from Marble Madness's Steam page. These are what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings.
| Memory | 1 GB RAM (other games at this level) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i3 |
| Graphics | OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card |
| Storage | 0.2 GB (more games this size) |
| System | 64-bit OS required |
Where Marble Madness sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Marble Madness lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 34ahead of 1% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 36ahead of 77% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
Marble Madness price & deals: is it on sale?
We have one reading so far: $0.65 on 30 August 2026. Prices are checked daily from here, and this becomes a chart once there is more than one point to join. A single observation is a price, not a history.
What readers say about Marble Madness
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Marble Madness
What platforms is Marble Madness on?
Marble Madness is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy. It first released in 1984.
How much does Marble Madness cost?
$0.65 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Marble Madness?
0% of 1 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates 1 user reviews. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
How big is the Marble Madness download?
0.2 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made Marble Madness?
Marble Madness was developed by Atari Games and published by Atari Games.
Is Marble Madness worth it in 2026?
0% of 1 Steam reviews are positive (1 user reviews), and it is $0.65 on steam. That is the strongest signal we hold; "worth it" depends on the price you pay and what you want, so weigh the sentiment against the current price above.
Is Marble Madness on sale?
Yes, right now. Marble Madness is $0.65 on Steam, down from its $1.99 list price (about 67% off), read on 30 August 2026. Prices move, so check the store.
What are the system requirements for Marble Madness?
At minimum, Marble Madness needs 1 GB RAM, a Intel Core i3, a OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card, 0.2 GB of storage, from its Steam listing. That is what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings. Check it against your own PC on the can-I-run page.
How long does it take to beat Marble Madness?
about 0.6 hours for the main story, 2.3 hours with the main extras, 3.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.
Is Marble Madness worth the money?
At $0.65 for about 0.6 hours to beat the main story, Marble Madness works out to roughly $1.08 per hour. That is a value read, not a verdict: a longer game costs less per hour, which is not the same as being better. Weigh it against the review sentiment above.