Choose Button Soccer League
Choose Button Soccer League if you want a Simulation experience. Button Soccer League launched in 2020.
Button Soccer League vs Total Football
Button Soccer League and Total Football both land in Sports, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Button Soccer League (2020) is 3 years older than Total Football (2023). Total Football is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Button Soccer League (2.99 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 Total Football
Choose Total Football if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Total Football launched in 2023.
Both Button Soccer League and Total Football sit in Sports, Strategy, and Indie 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
 Button Soccer League |  Total Football | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Jeferson Dias | Cameron James Low, Lewis Alexander Low |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Button Soccer League (2020) is 3 years older than Total Football (2023).
- Total Football is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Button Soccer League (2.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
Button Soccer League vs Total Football — FAQ
- Should I play Button Soccer League or Total Football first?
- If you want chronology, Button Soccer League (2020) came out before Total Football (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 Button Soccer League and Total Football similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Strategy, Indie 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.