Should I play Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! or Midnight Arrow first?

If you want chronology, Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! (2020) came out before Midnight Arrow (2023). 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.

Is Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! free?

Yes — Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! is a free-to-play Steam title. Midnight Arrow is paid (5.99 USD).

Does Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! run on Steam Deck?

Yes — Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Midnight Arrow doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.

Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! vs Midnight Arrow

Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! and Midnight Arrow both land in 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! (2020) is 3 years older than Midnight Arrow (2023). Midnight Arrow scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! (82.2% 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 Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer!

Choose Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! if you want a Strategy and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! launched in 2020.

Choose Midnight Arrow

Choose Midnight Arrow if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Midnight Arrow launched in 2023.

Both Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! and Midnight Arrow sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, 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.

Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! vs Midnight Arrow — Steam metadata comparison
	Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer!	Midnight Arrow
Released	2020	2023
Genres	Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual	Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Unrated
Price	Free to play	5.99 USD
Steam reviews	82.2% positive (219 reviews)	90% positive (20 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Famous Dogg Studios	Low Level Game Dev

Side by side

Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! (2020) is 3 years older than Midnight Arrow (2023).
Midnight Arrow scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! (82.2% positive).
Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! is free; Midnight Arrow is paid (5.99 USD).
Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Midnight Arrow has no Deck rating yet.