Choose Table Soccer Club
Choose Table Soccer Club if it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. Table Soccer Club launched in 2020.
Table Soccer Club vs Desktop Basketball
Table Soccer Club and Desktop Basketball 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. Table Soccer Club (2020) is 2 years older than Desktop Basketball (2022). Table Soccer Club is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Desktop Basketball (0.99 USD vs. 1.39 USD). 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 Desktop Basketball
Choose Desktop Basketball if you want an Action game with Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Desktop Basketball launched in 2022.
Both Table Soccer Club and Desktop Basketball 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
 Table Soccer Club |  Desktop Basketball | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 1.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | J.Li | SAT-BOX |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Table Soccer Club (2020) is 2 years older than Desktop Basketball (2022).
- Table Soccer Club is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Desktop Basketball (0.99 USD vs. 1.39 USD).
- Desktop Basketball has co-op; Table Soccer Club does not.
Table Soccer Club vs Desktop Basketball — FAQ
- Should I play Table Soccer Club or Desktop Basketball first?
- If you want chronology, Table Soccer Club (2020) came out before Desktop Basketball (2022). 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 Table Soccer Club and Desktop Basketball 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.