Choose Total Football
Choose Total Football if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Total Football launched in 2023.
Total Football vs Friends Play Pool
Total Football and Friends Play Pool both land in Sports, Strategy, 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 Sports, Strategy, Casual on Steam. Both released in 2023. Total Football is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Friends Play Pool (2.99 USD vs. 5.99 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 Friends Play Pool
Choose Friends Play Pool if you want a Simulation and Massively Multiplayer game with Online PvP. Friends Play Pool launched in 2023.
Both Total Football and Friends Play Pool sit in Sports, Strategy, 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
 Total Football |  Friends Play Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Casual | Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Cameron James Low, Lewis Alexander Low | mwit |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Strategy, Casual on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- Total Football is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Friends Play Pool (2.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
Total Football vs Friends Play Pool — FAQ
- Are Total Football and Friends Play Pool similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Strategy, 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.