Choose Pingers
Choose Pingers if you want a Free To Play and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Pingers launched in 2021.
Pingers vs VOLLEYGON
Pingers and VOLLEYGON both land in Action, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Pingers (2021) is 2 years older than VOLLEYGON (2023). Pingers is free; VOLLEYGON is paid (7.99 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 VOLLEYGON
Choose VOLLEYGON if you want a Sports game with Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP. VOLLEYGON launched in 2023.
Both Pingers and VOLLEYGON sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Pingers |  VOLLEYGON | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Allen Games | ROBYSOFT |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Pingers (2021) is 2 years older than VOLLEYGON (2023).
- Pingers is free; VOLLEYGON is paid (7.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Pingers is Deck Verified, VOLLEYGON is Deck Playable.
Pingers vs VOLLEYGON — FAQ
- Should I play Pingers or VOLLEYGON first?
- If you want chronology, Pingers (2021) came out before VOLLEYGON (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.
- Are Pingers and VOLLEYGON similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Pingers and VOLLEYGON have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Pingers ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; VOLLEYGON ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Pingers free?
- Yes — Pingers is a free-to-play Steam title. VOLLEYGON is paid (7.99 USD).