Choose Without Pain
Choose Without Pain if you want a Sports experience. Without Pain launched in 2021.
Without Pain vs Catch them!
Without Pain and Catch them! both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Without Pain (2021) is 1 year older than Catch them! (2022). Catch them! is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Without Pain (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 Catch them!
Choose Catch them! if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Catch them! launched in 2022.
Both Without Pain and Catch them! sit in Action, Strategy, 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
 Without Pain |  Catch them! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual, Racing | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | LTZinc | LTZinc |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Without Pain (2021) is 1 year older than Catch them! (2022).
- Catch them! is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Without Pain (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Without Pain vs Catch them! — FAQ
- Should I play Without Pain or Catch them! first?
- If you want chronology, Without Pain (2021) came out before Catch them! (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 Without Pain and Catch them! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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.