Choose Challenge Speedball
Choose Challenge Speedball if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Challenge Speedball launched in 2021.
Challenge Speedball vs Ultimate Soccer
Challenge Speedball and Ultimate Soccer both land in Action, 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 share Action, Sports on Steam. Challenge Speedball (2021) is 4 years older than Ultimate Soccer (2025). Challenge Speedball is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Soccer (1.99 USD vs. 2.99 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 Ultimate Soccer
Choose Ultimate Soccer if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ultimate Soccer launched in 2025.
Both Challenge Speedball and Ultimate Soccer sit in Action and Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Challenge Speedball |  Ultimate Soccer | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Sports |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Bucksoft91 | Grands |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports on Steam.
- Challenge Speedball (2021) is 4 years older than Ultimate Soccer (2025).
- Challenge Speedball is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Soccer (1.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Challenge Speedball vs Ultimate Soccer — FAQ
- Should I play Challenge Speedball or Ultimate Soccer first?
- If you want chronology, Challenge Speedball (2021) came out before Ultimate Soccer (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 Challenge Speedball and Ultimate Soccer similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Challenge Speedball and Ultimate Soccer have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Challenge Speedball ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Ultimate Soccer ships Online Co-op, Co-op.