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No Fair Play vs Ultimate Soccer

No Fair Play and Ultimate Soccer both land in Action, Sports 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, Sports on Steam. No Fair Play (2023) is 2 years older than Ultimate Soccer (2025). Ultimate Soccer is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than No Fair Play (2.99 USD vs. 2.99 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 No Fair Play

Choose No Fair Play if you want an Indie and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards. No Fair Play launched in 2023.

Choose Ultimate Soccer

Choose Ultimate Soccer if you want the LAN PvP side of the pairing. Ultimate Soccer launched in 2025.

Both No Fair Play and Ultimate Soccer sit in Action and Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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

No Fair Play vs Ultimate Soccer — Steam metadata comparison
No Fair Play — Steam game coverNo Fair PlayUltimate Soccer — Steam game coverUltimate Soccer
Released20232025
GenresAction, Sports, Indie, SimulationAction, Sports
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price2.99 USD2.99 USD
Steam reviews90.9% positive (186 reviews)3 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, Co-opMulti-player, Online Co-op, Co-op
DevelopersSelf MADevGrands

Side by side

No Fair Play vs Ultimate Soccer — FAQ

Should I play No Fair Play or Ultimate Soccer first?
If you want chronology, No Fair Play (2023) came out before Ultimate Soccer (2025). 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 No Fair Play and Ultimate Soccer similar?
They overlap on Action, Sports 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 No Fair Play and Ultimate Soccer have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: No Fair Play ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Ultimate Soccer ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
No Fair Play vs Ultimate Soccer — Verdict (2026) · imho.run