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Choose Cricket 24 if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,364 Steam reviews back the pick.
Cricket 24 and Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes both land in Sports 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 Sports games on Steam. Cricket 24 (2023) is 2 years older than Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes (2025). Cricket 24 scores higher on Steam reviews (79.6% positive) than Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes (78.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Cricket 24 if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,364 Steam reviews back the pick.
Choose Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes launched in 2025.
Both Cricket 24 and Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes sit in Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (79.6% vs 78.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Cricket 24 | Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation | Sports |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 44.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (2,364 reviews) | 78.3% positive (525 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Big Ant Studios | Big Ant Studios |
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