Choose Puck Buddies
Choose Puck Buddies if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Puck Buddies launched in 2020.
Puck Buddies vs Goons: Legends & Mayhem
Puck Buddies and Goons: Legends & Mayhem both land in Sports 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 are Sports games on Steam. Puck Buddies (2020) is 4 years older than Goons: Legends & Mayhem (2024). Puck Buddies is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Goons: Legends & Mayhem (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Goons: Legends & Mayhem
Choose Goons: Legends & Mayhem if you want an Action and Casual game with Online PvP and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Goons: Legends & Mayhem launched in 2024.
Both Puck Buddies and Goons: Legends & Mayhem sit in Sports 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
 Puck Buddies |  Goons: Legends & Mayhem | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Early Access | Action, Sports, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 83.8% positive (68 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Adjective Animal | RageCure Games |
Side by side
- Both are Sports games on Steam.
- Puck Buddies (2020) is 4 years older than Goons: Legends & Mayhem (2024).
- Puck Buddies is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Goons: Legends & Mayhem (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Goons: Legends & Mayhem is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Puck Buddies has no Deck rating yet.
Puck Buddies vs Goons: Legends & Mayhem — FAQ
- Should I play Puck Buddies or Goons: Legends & Mayhem first?
- If you want chronology, Puck Buddies (2020) came out before Goons: Legends & Mayhem (2024). 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 Puck Buddies and Goons: Legends & Mayhem similar?
- They overlap on Sports 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 Puck Buddies and Goons: Legends & Mayhem have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Puck Buddies ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Goons: Legends & Mayhem ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.