Choose Hooking Season
Choose Hooking Season if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Hooking Season launched in 2023.
Hooking Season vs Sumo Tanks
Hooking Season and Sumo Tanks both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Hooking Season (2023) is 1 year older than Sumo Tanks (2024). Hooking Season is free; Sumo Tanks is paid (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 Sumo Tanks
Choose Sumo Tanks if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Sumo Tanks launched in 2024.
Both Hooking Season and Sumo Tanks sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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
 Hooking Season |  Sumo Tanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Spawn Point Studios | Mountain Peke Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Hooking Season (2023) is 1 year older than Sumo Tanks (2024).
- Hooking Season is free; Sumo Tanks is paid (4.99 USD).
- Sumo Tanks has co-op; Hooking Season does not.
Hooking Season vs Sumo Tanks — FAQ
- Should I play Hooking Season or Sumo Tanks first?
- If you want chronology, Hooking Season (2023) came out before Sumo Tanks (2024). 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 Hooking Season and Sumo Tanks similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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.
- Is Hooking Season free?
- Yes — Hooking Season is a free-to-play Steam title. Sumo Tanks is paid (4.99 USD).