Choose Toasterball
Choose Toasterball if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Toasterball launched in 2023.
Toasterball vs Fight Crab
Toasterball and Fight Crab 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. Fight Crab (2020) is 3 years older than Toasterball (2023). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Toasterball: 117 reviews, Fight Crab: 571). 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 Fight Crab
Choose Fight Crab if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. Fight Crab launched in 2020.
Both Toasterball and Fight Crab 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. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.7% vs 95.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Toasterball |  Fight Crab | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie | Action, Sports, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.7% positive (117 reviews) | 95.6% positive (571 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Les Crafteurs | Calappa Games |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Fight Crab (2020) is 3 years older than Toasterball (2023).
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Toasterball: 117 reviews, Fight Crab: 571).
- Toasterball is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Fight Crab (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Toasterball is Deck Verified, Fight Crab is Deck Playable.
Toasterball vs Fight Crab — FAQ
- Which is better, Toasterball or Fight Crab?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Toasterball sits at 95.7% positive (117 reviews), Fight Crab at 95.6% (571). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Toasterball or Fight Crab first?
- If you want chronology, Fight Crab (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 Toasterball and Fight Crab 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.
- Do both Toasterball and Fight Crab have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Toasterball ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Fight Crab ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.