Choose Brain Games
Choose Brain Games if you want a Sports, Indie, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 55% cheaper on the Steam Store. Brain Games launched in 2021.
Brain Games vs Kung Pao Banqi
Brain Games and Kung Pao Banqi both land in Strategy, Simulation 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Brain Games (2021) is 3 years older than Kung Pao Banqi (2024). Brain Games is currently ~55% cheaper on Steam than Kung Pao Banqi (0.89 USD vs. 1.99 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 Kung Pao Banqi
Choose Kung Pao Banqi if you want the Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Kung Pao Banqi launched in 2024.
Both Brain Games and Kung Pao Banqi sit in Strategy and Simulation 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
 Brain Games |  Kung Pao Banqi | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.89 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (17 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Serhii Khramov, Dmytro Pohrebnyi, Ivan Shutko, Illia Ustenko | Heroic Forge Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Brain Games (2021) is 3 years older than Kung Pao Banqi (2024).
- Brain Games is currently ~55% cheaper on Steam than Kung Pao Banqi (0.89 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
Brain Games vs Kung Pao Banqi — FAQ
- Should I play Brain Games or Kung Pao Banqi first?
- If you want chronology, Brain Games (2021) came out before Kung Pao Banqi (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 Brain Games and Kung Pao Banqi similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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.