Choose Sunday Rivals
Choose Sunday Rivals if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.3% positive across 287 reviews.
Sunday Rivals vs Axis Football 2023
Sunday Rivals and Axis Football 2023 both land in Sports, Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Both released in 2022. Sunday Rivals scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Axis Football 2023 (79.4% 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 Axis Football 2023
Choose Axis Football 2023 if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Axis Football 2023 launched in 2022.
Both Sunday Rivals and Axis Football 2023 sit in Sports, Indie, and Simulation 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
 Sunday Rivals |  Axis Football 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.3% positive (287 reviews) | 79.4% positive (252 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | 26k | Axis Games |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Both released in 2022.
- Sunday Rivals scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Axis Football 2023 (79.4% positive).
- Axis Football 2023 is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Sunday Rivals (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Sunday Rivals is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Axis Football 2023 has no Deck rating yet.
Sunday Rivals vs Axis Football 2023 — FAQ
- Which is better, Sunday Rivals or Axis Football 2023?
- On Steam reviews Sunday Rivals scores higher (91.3% positive) than Axis Football 2023 (79.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sunday Rivals is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Sunday Rivals and Axis Football 2023 similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, Simulation 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 Sunday Rivals run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Sunday Rivals is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Axis Football 2023 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.