Choose Goofballs
Choose Goofballs if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Goofballs launched in 2020.
Goofballs vs Toasterball
Goofballs and Toasterball both land in 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 Sports, Indie on Steam. Goofballs (2020) is 3 years older than Toasterball (2023). Toasterball scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than Goofballs (85.7% 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 Toasterball
Choose Toasterball if you want the Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Toasterball launched in 2023.
Both Goofballs and Toasterball sit in Sports and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Goofballs |  Toasterball | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Sports, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.7% positive (21 reviews) | 95.7% positive (117 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | SMU Guildhall | Les Crafteurs |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Goofballs (2020) is 3 years older than Toasterball (2023).
- Toasterball scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than Goofballs (85.7% positive).
- Goofballs is free; Toasterball is paid (9.99 USD).
- Toasterball has co-op; Goofballs does not.
- Toasterball is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Goofballs has no Deck rating yet.
Goofballs vs Toasterball — FAQ
- Should I play Goofballs or Toasterball first?
- If you want chronology, Goofballs (2020) came out before Toasterball (2023). 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 Goofballs and Toasterball similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Goofballs free?
- Yes — Goofballs is a free-to-play Steam title. Toasterball is paid (9.99 USD).