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Kraken Smash: Volleyball vs Touhou Volleyball Danmaku

Kraken Smash: Volleyball and Touhou Volleyball Danmaku 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 4 years older than Touhou Volleyball Danmaku (2025). Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Kraken Smash: Volleyball: 22 reviews, Touhou Volleyball Danmaku: 18). 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 Kraken Smash: Volleyball

Choose Kraken Smash: Volleyball if you want a Simulation and Casual game with Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. Kraken Smash: Volleyball launched in 2021.

Choose Touhou Volleyball Danmaku

Choose Touhou Volleyball Danmaku if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Touhou Volleyball Danmaku launched in 2025.

Both Kraken Smash: Volleyball and Touhou Volleyball Danmaku 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.

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Kraken Smash: Volleyball vs Touhou Volleyball Danmaku — Steam metadata comparison
Kraken Smash: Volleyball — Steam game coverKraken Smash: VolleyballTouhou Volleyball Danmaku — Steam game coverTouhou Volleyball Danmaku
Released20212025
GenresAction, Sports, Indie, Simulation, CasualAction, Sports, Indie
PlatformsWindows, LinuxWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price0.74 USD9.99 USD
Steam reviews100% positive (22 reviews)100% positive (18 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-opMulti-player
Developersmonome.studioCompact TH

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Kraken Smash: Volleyball vs Touhou Volleyball Danmaku — FAQ

Should I play Kraken Smash: Volleyball or Touhou Volleyball Danmaku first?
If you want chronology, Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021) came out before Touhou Volleyball Danmaku (2025). 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 Touhou Volleyball Danmaku 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.
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