Choose Carpoon
Choose Carpoon if you want a Sports game with Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Carpoon launched in 2025.
Carpoon vs Square Saga: The Trials
Carpoon and Square Saga: The Trials 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. Square Saga: The Trials (2024) is 1 year older than Carpoon (2025). Square Saga: The Trials is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Carpoon (1.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD). 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 Square Saga: The Trials
Choose Square Saga: The Trials if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Square Saga: The Trials launched in 2024.
Both Carpoon and Square Saga: The Trials sit in Action 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
 Carpoon |  Square Saga: The Trials | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (11 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Tom Arnold | NAUGHTYROBOT Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Square Saga: The Trials (2024) is 1 year older than Carpoon (2025).
- Square Saga: The Trials is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Carpoon (1.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Carpoon has co-op; Square Saga: The Trials does not.
Carpoon vs Square Saga: The Trials — FAQ
- Should I play Carpoon or Square Saga: The Trials first?
- If you want chronology, Square Saga: The Trials (2024) came out before Carpoon (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 Carpoon and Square Saga: The Trials 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.