Choose Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Choose Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival if you want the Online PvP side of the pairing. Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival launched in 2024.
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival vs ImpossiBowl
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival and ImpossiBowl both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. ImpossiBowl (2023) is 1 year older than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2024). ImpossiBowl scores higher on Steam reviews (92.2% positive) than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (89.4% positive). 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 ImpossiBowl
Choose ImpossiBowl if you want an Action, Sports, and Indie experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. ImpossiBowl launched in 2023.
Both Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival and ImpossiBowl sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival |  ImpossiBowl | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2023 |
| Genres | Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.4% positive (396 reviews) | 92.2% positive (51 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Bandai Namco Amusement Lab Inc. | Ducktopus Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- ImpossiBowl (2023) is 1 year older than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2024).
- ImpossiBowl scores higher on Steam reviews (92.2% positive) than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (89.4% positive).
- ImpossiBowl is free; Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is paid (29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival vs ImpossiBowl — FAQ
- Should I play Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival or ImpossiBowl first?
- If you want chronology, ImpossiBowl (2023) came out before Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (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 Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival and ImpossiBowl similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do both Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival and ImpossiBowl have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; ImpossiBowl ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Is ImpossiBowl free?
- Yes — ImpossiBowl is a free-to-play Steam title. Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is paid (29.99 USD).
- Do Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival and ImpossiBowl both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.