Choose Athletics 3: Summer Sports
Choose Athletics 3: Summer Sports if you want the Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP side of the pairing. Athletics 3: Summer Sports launched in 2021.
Athletics 3: Summer Sports vs Superior IQ
Athletics 3: Summer Sports and Superior IQ both land in Sports, 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 Sports, Indie on Steam. Athletics 3: Summer Sports (2021) is 2 years older than Superior IQ (2023). Superior IQ is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Athletics 3: Summer Sports (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Superior IQ
Choose Superior IQ if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Superior IQ launched in 2023.
Both Athletics 3: Summer Sports and Superior IQ sit in Sports and Indie 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Athletics 3: Summer Sports |  Superior IQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Olivier Monaret | Szatkowsky |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Athletics 3: Summer Sports (2021) is 2 years older than Superior IQ (2023).
- Superior IQ is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Athletics 3: Summer Sports (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Athletics 3: Summer Sports vs Superior IQ — FAQ
- Should I play Athletics 3: Summer Sports or Superior IQ first?
- If you want chronology, Athletics 3: Summer Sports (2021) came out before Superior IQ (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 Athletics 3: Summer Sports and Superior IQ similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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.
- Does Superior IQ have multiplayer like Athletics 3: Summer Sports?
- No. Athletics 3: Summer Sports supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Superior IQ is listed as single-player only.