Choose Olympic Basketball
Choose Olympic Basketball if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Olympic Basketball launched in 2020.
Olympic Basketball vs Desktop Basketball
Olympic Basketball and Desktop Basketball both land in 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 are Sports games on Steam. Olympic Basketball (2020) is 2 years older than Desktop Basketball (2022). Desktop Basketball is currently ~65% cheaper on Steam than Olympic Basketball (1.39 USD vs. 3.99 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 Desktop Basketball
Choose Desktop Basketball if you want an Action, Indie, and Casual game with Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 65% cheaper on the Steam Store. Desktop Basketball launched in 2022.
Both Olympic Basketball and Desktop Basketball sit in Sports 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
 Olympic Basketball |  Desktop Basketball | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports | Action, Sports, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 1.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Pix Arts | SAT-BOX |
Side by side
- Both are Sports games on Steam.
- Olympic Basketball (2020) is 2 years older than Desktop Basketball (2022).
- Desktop Basketball is currently ~65% cheaper on Steam than Olympic Basketball (1.39 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- Desktop Basketball has co-op; Olympic Basketball does not.
Olympic Basketball vs Desktop Basketball — FAQ
- Should I play Olympic Basketball or Desktop Basketball first?
- If you want chronology, Olympic Basketball (2020) came out before Desktop Basketball (2022). 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 Olympic Basketball and Desktop Basketball similar?
- They overlap on 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.