Choose Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
Choose Bang-On Balls: Chronicles if you want an Action game with Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,482 Steam reviews back the pick.
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles vs Collection Quest
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles and Collection Quest both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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 Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Collection Quest (2020) is 3 years older than Bang-On Balls: Chronicles (2023). Bang-On Balls: Chronicles scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Collection Quest (69.2% 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 Collection Quest
Choose Collection Quest if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Collection Quest launched in 2020.
Both Bang-On Balls: Chronicles and Collection Quest sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Bang-On Balls: Chronicles |  Collection Quest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (1,482 reviews) | 69.2% positive (26 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Exit Plan Games | wozitdev |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Collection Quest (2020) is 3 years older than Bang-On Balls: Chronicles (2023).
- Bang-On Balls: Chronicles scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Collection Quest (69.2% positive).
- Collection Quest is free; Bang-On Balls: Chronicles is paid (24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Bang-On Balls: Chronicles is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Collection Quest has no Deck rating yet.
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles vs Collection Quest — FAQ
- Should I play Bang-On Balls: Chronicles or Collection Quest first?
- If you want chronology, Collection Quest (2020) came out before Bang-On Balls: Chronicles (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 Bang-On Balls: Chronicles and Collection Quest similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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 Bang-On Balls: Chronicles and Collection Quest have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Bang-On Balls: Chronicles ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Collection Quest ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Collection Quest free?
- Yes — Collection Quest is a free-to-play Steam title. Bang-On Balls: Chronicles is paid (24.99 USD).
- Does Bang-On Balls: Chronicles run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Bang-On Balls: Chronicles is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Collection Quest doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.