Choose Kraken Smash: Volleyball
Choose Kraken Smash: Volleyball if you want an Action and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 89% cheaper on the Steam Store. Kraken Smash: Volleyball launched in 2021.
Kraken Smash: Volleyball vs FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc
Kraken Smash: Volleyball and FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc 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. Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021) is 3 years older than FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc (2024). Kraken Smash: Volleyball scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc (91.8% 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 FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc
Choose FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc launched in 2024.
Both Kraken Smash: Volleyball and FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc sit in Sports, Indie, and Casual 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
 Kraken Smash: Volleyball |  FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.74 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (22 reviews) | 91.8% positive (61 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | monome.studio | tiny cactus studio, MASUDATARO, veryOK |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021) is 3 years older than FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc (2024).
- Kraken Smash: Volleyball scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc (91.8% positive).
- Kraken Smash: Volleyball is currently ~89% cheaper on Steam than FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc (0.74 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Kraken Smash: Volleyball has no Deck rating yet.
Kraken Smash: Volleyball vs FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc — FAQ
- Should I play Kraken Smash: Volleyball or FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc first?
- If you want chronology, Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021) came out before FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc (2024). 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 Kraken Smash: Volleyball and FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc 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.
- Do both Kraken Smash: Volleyball and FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Kraken Smash: Volleyball ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.