Choose Timestop Volleyball
Choose Timestop Volleyball if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Timestop Volleyball launched in 2020.
Timestop Volleyball vs Kraken Smash: Volleyball
Timestop Volleyball and Kraken Smash: Volleyball both land in Sports, Indie, 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 Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam. Timestop Volleyball (2020) is 1 year older than Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021). Kraken Smash: Volleyball is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Timestop Volleyball (0.74 USD vs. 4.99 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 Kraken Smash: Volleyball
Choose Kraken Smash: Volleyball if you want an Action and Simulation game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's currently about 85% cheaper on the Steam Store. Kraken Smash: Volleyball launched in 2021.
Both Timestop Volleyball and Kraken Smash: Volleyball sit in Sports, Indie, and Casual on Steam, 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
 Timestop Volleyball |  Kraken Smash: Volleyball | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 0.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 100% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Erodantai | monome.studio |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Timestop Volleyball (2020) is 1 year older than Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021).
- Kraken Smash: Volleyball is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Timestop Volleyball (0.74 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Kraken Smash: Volleyball has co-op; Timestop Volleyball does not.
Timestop Volleyball vs Kraken Smash: Volleyball — FAQ
- Should I play Timestop Volleyball or Kraken Smash: Volleyball first?
- If you want chronology, Timestop Volleyball (2020) came out before Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021). 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 Timestop Volleyball and Kraken Smash: Volleyball similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, 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.
- Does Timestop Volleyball have multiplayer like Kraken Smash: Volleyball?
- No. Kraken Smash: Volleyball supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Timestop Volleyball is listed as single-player only.