Choose Kraken Smash: Volleyball
Choose Kraken Smash: Volleyball if you want a Simulation and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 85% cheaper on the Steam Store. Kraken Smash: Volleyball launched in 2021.
Kraken Smash: Volleyball vs ChanceBall
Kraken Smash: Volleyball and ChanceBall both land in Action, Sports, 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 Action, Sports, Indie on Steam. Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021) is 3 years older than ChanceBall (2024). Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Kraken Smash: Volleyball: 22 reviews, ChanceBall: 20). 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 ChanceBall
Choose ChanceBall if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. ChanceBall launched in 2024.
Both Kraken Smash: Volleyball and ChanceBall sit in Action, Sports, 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. Steam reviews are nearly tied (100% vs 100% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Kraken Smash: Volleyball |  ChanceBall | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.74 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (22 reviews) | 100% positive (20 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | monome.studio | Second Tempo Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021) is 3 years older than ChanceBall (2024).
- Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Kraken Smash: Volleyball: 22 reviews, ChanceBall: 20).
- Kraken Smash: Volleyball is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than ChanceBall (0.74 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Kraken Smash: Volleyball vs ChanceBall — FAQ
- Should I play Kraken Smash: Volleyball or ChanceBall first?
- If you want chronology, Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021) came out before ChanceBall (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 ChanceBall similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, 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.
- Do both Kraken Smash: Volleyball and ChanceBall 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; ChanceBall ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.