Games like Balls of Steel
If Balls of Steel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Whizz Ball, Tetris® Forever and Hidden Pinball — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Players who liked Balls of Steel also play
Steam players who put hours into Balls of Steel also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Whizz Ball
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Top pick for Balls of Steel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
Whizz Ball is a high speed cross between Pong, Breakout and Pinball. Play against your friends with 4 player local support, or play single player against the computer.
Tetris® Forever
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Balls of Steel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
Celebrate 40 years of Tetris® with 15+ games, a new game, and documentary videos
Hidden Pinball
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Third-strongest match for Balls of Steel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
The secret game for your desktop. Enjoy over 100 themed tables, over 50 daily special events and real-time challenges. Beat the records at all the tables and earn your crowns, badges and increase your prestige. Configure it to play the way you want, even in full screen. Improve yourself.
Pets No More
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Balls of Steel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Pets no more is a fun and dynamic sports game featuring crazy zombie pets in a tournament to rule Pet Island!
Super Woden GP 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Balls of Steel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Super Woden GP 2 is a love letter to the world of motor sports, offering a unique experience. Arcade-style isometric racing meets unrivaled campaign depth and a huge variety of vehicles to buy, sell and unlock.
Froggerty Arcade 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Balls of Steel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
Hop across roads, rivers, icebergs, snake pits, lava flows and a whole prange of other challenging landscapes in this froggy blast of arcade fun.
Ragtag Racing
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Ranked #7 for Balls of Steel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
Start your engines and join the mayhem in Ragtag Racing. Choose your whacky racer and try to complete all 15 tracks without running out of fuel.
Rolling Arcade
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Ranked #8 for Balls of Steel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Balls of Steel.
Are you skillful enough to rock the tables of Rolling Arcade? Prove it in this digital reimagining of a classic mechanical arcade game. Steer the ball to the target, racing against the timer or another player!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Balls of Steel at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~44% under Balls of Steel on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Balls of Steel.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~44% under Balls of Steel on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~44% under Balls of Steel on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Balls of Steel.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~44% under Balls of Steel on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~67% under Balls of Steel on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Balls of Steel.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
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Priced ~44% under Balls of Steel on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~44% under Balls of Steel on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Balls of Steel.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
The Test
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Priced ~78% under Balls of Steel on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Balls of Steel.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Balls of Steel.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Balls of Steel.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Balls of Steel.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Balls of Steel.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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More from Big Boat Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Big Boat Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Battlezone 98 Redux
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Another title from Big Boat Interactive, the studio behind Balls of Steel.
One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.
Battlezone: Combat Commander
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Another title from Big Boat Interactive, the studio behind Balls of Steel.
Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with slick new visuals, brand new achievements, Steam Workshop support and much more! The solar system is at war. Take command.
Croc Legend of the Gobbos
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Another title from Big Boat Interactive, the studio behind Balls of Steel.
Join Croc in a charming 3D platforming adventure to rescue the kidnapped Gobbos from the evil sorcerer Baron Dante and his impish Dantini minions! Run, jump, climb, swim, and tail-spin through vibrant worlds in this lovingly remastered and updated version of the beloved 1997 classic.
Super Huey™ 1 & 2 Airdrop
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Another title from Big Boat Interactive, the studio behind Balls of Steel. Shares Simulation with Balls of Steel.
In 1985, Cosmi stunned the gaming world with the first helicopter flight simulator for the Commodore 64, then followed it up with an amazing sequel. Now, the original groundbreaking series returns together in one package! Pilot an experimental helicopter in these groundbreaking 8-bit sims.
Lightspeed
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Another title from Big Boat Interactive, the studio behind Balls of Steel. Shares Simulation with Balls of Steel.
You're the only human in a huge, robotic space ship, flying at incredible speeds through deep space. Your mission: find and settle a new planet where humanity can thrive. Combat is inevitable, but you'll need more than flying skills to succeed.
Zapper: One Wicked Cricket
WHY THIS
Another title from Big Boat Interactive, the studio behind Balls of Steel.
In this action-adventure game, Zapper (a cricket) hops his way through six worlds in a quest to find his brother, held captive by the evil magpie queen. Dangerous traps and even more dangerous enemies await! It will take skill and timing to conquer all the worlds and survive the final showdown.
Weird Dreams
WHY THIS
Another title from Big Boat Interactive, the studio behind Balls of Steel.
Imagine yourself in a world full of nightmares with Dali-esque creatures and mind-eating eyes. Picture yourself in an upside down landscape. Alone in a weird dream and wondering... what the... ?! There has never been a computer game like Weird Dreams. You have to play it to believe it.
HardBall! + HardBall II
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Another title from Big Boat Interactive, the studio behind Balls of Steel. Shares Simulation with Balls of Steel.
In HardBall, experience baseball that’s so real and true-to-life, it’s like you can reach out and touch it. HardBall II retains the all-star qualities of the original, but with more features, more choices, playability and true-to-ballplayer animation, and even more major league ballparks.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Tetris® Forever
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
Celebrate 40 years of Tetris® with 15+ games, a new game, and documentary videos
Super Woden GP 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Super Woden GP 2 is a love letter to the world of motor sports, offering a unique experience. Arcade-style isometric racing meets unrivaled campaign depth and a huge variety of vehicles to buy, sell and unlock.
Froggerty Arcade 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Balls of Steel.
Hop across roads, rivers, icebergs, snake pits, lava flows and a whole prange of other challenging landscapes in this froggy blast of arcade fun.
Frequently asked about Balls of Steel
- How much does Balls of Steel cost?
- Balls of Steel is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Balls of Steel have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Balls of Steel supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Balls of Steel?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Balls of Steel are Whizz Ball, Tetris® Forever, Hidden Pinball.
- Who developed Balls of Steel?
- Balls of Steel was developed by Big Boat Interactive and published by Atari.
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