Choose Hooking Season
Choose Hooking Season if you want an Action and Free To Play game with Online PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Hooking Season launched in 2023.
Hooking Season vs Mini Soccer
Hooking Season and Mini Soccer both land in 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Hooking Season (2023) is 3 years older than Mini Soccer (2026). Hooking Season is free; Mini Soccer is paid (4.49 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 Mini Soccer
Choose Mini Soccer if you want a Sports game with Shared/Split Screen Co-op, DualShock Controller Support, and DualSense Controller Support. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Mini Soccer launched in 2026.
Both Hooking Season and Mini Soccer sit in Indie and Casual 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
 Hooking Season |  Mini Soccer | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Sports, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Spawn Point Studios | SilentFuture |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Hooking Season (2023) is 3 years older than Mini Soccer (2026).
- Hooking Season is free; Mini Soccer is paid (4.49 USD).
- Mini Soccer has co-op; Hooking Season does not.
Hooking Season vs Mini Soccer — FAQ
- Should I play Hooking Season or Mini Soccer first?
- If you want chronology, Hooking Season (2023) came out before Mini Soccer (2026). 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 Mini Soccer similar?
- They overlap on 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. Mini Soccer is paid (4.49 USD).