Choose Kraken Smash: Volleyball
Choose Kraken Smash: Volleyball if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation experience. Kraken Smash: Volleyball launched in 2021.
Kraken Smash: Volleyball vs Free Ball: Volleyball
Kraken Smash: Volleyball and Free Ball: Volleyball both land in Sports, 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, Casual on Steam. Free Ball: Volleyball is free; Kraken Smash: Volleyball is paid (0.74 USD). Both support cooperative play. 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 Free Ball: Volleyball
Choose Free Ball: Volleyball if you want a Free To Play game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Both Kraken Smash: Volleyball and Free Ball: Volleyball sit in Sports 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 |  Free Ball: Volleyball | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | — |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.74 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (22 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | monome.studio | Bow 'N Arrow |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Casual on Steam.
- Free Ball: Volleyball is free; Kraken Smash: Volleyball is paid (0.74 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Kraken Smash: Volleyball vs Free Ball: Volleyball — FAQ
- Are Kraken Smash: Volleyball and Free Ball: Volleyball similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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 Free Ball: Volleyball 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; Free Ball: Volleyball ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Free Ball: Volleyball free?
- Yes — Free Ball: Volleyball is a free-to-play Steam title. Kraken Smash: Volleyball is paid (0.74 USD).