Choose Serious Fun Football
Choose Serious Fun Football if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Early Access game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. Serious Fun Football launched in 2022.
Serious Fun Football vs Project Fireball
Serious Fun Football and Project Fireball both land in Action, 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 Action, Sports, Casual on Steam. Serious Fun Football (2022) is 2 years older than Project Fireball (2024). Project Fireball scores higher on Steam reviews (55.6% positive) than Serious Fun Football (41.2% 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 Project Fireball
Choose Project Fireball if you want a Free To Play experience. Project Fireball launched in 2024.
Both Serious Fun Football and Project Fireball sit in Action, Sports, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Serious Fun Football |  Project Fireball | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Action, Sports, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 41.2% positive (17 reviews) | 55.6% positive (27 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | KW-SFF | Gameloft |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Casual on Steam.
- Serious Fun Football (2022) is 2 years older than Project Fireball (2024).
- Project Fireball scores higher on Steam reviews (55.6% positive) than Serious Fun Football (41.2% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
Serious Fun Football vs Project Fireball — FAQ
- Should I play Serious Fun Football or Project Fireball first?
- If you want chronology, Serious Fun Football (2022) came out before Project Fireball (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 Serious Fun Football and Project Fireball similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Serious Fun Football and Project Fireball have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Serious Fun Football ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Project Fireball ships Online Co-op, Co-op.