Choose Lazerball
Choose Lazerball if you want a Sports experience. Lazerball launched in 2022.
Lazerball vs Ominous Stew
Lazerball and Ominous Stew 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. Lazerball (2022) is 3 years older than Ominous Stew (2025). Lazerball is currently ~8% cheaper on Steam than Ominous Stew (11.99 USD vs. 12.99 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 Ominous Stew
Choose Ominous Stew if you want a Simulation and Casual game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Keyboard Only Option. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ominous Stew launched in 2025.
Both Lazerball and Ominous Stew sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, 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
 Lazerball |  Ominous Stew | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie | Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | ICY Games | bloomgeist |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Lazerball (2022) is 3 years older than Ominous Stew (2025).
- Lazerball is currently ~8% cheaper on Steam than Ominous Stew (11.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Lazerball vs Ominous Stew — FAQ
- Should I play Lazerball or Ominous Stew first?
- If you want chronology, Lazerball (2022) came out before Ominous Stew (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 Lazerball and Ominous Stew 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 Lazerball and Ominous Stew have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Lazerball ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Ominous Stew ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.