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Total Football vs Curlith

Total Football and Curlith both land in Sports, Strategy, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Total Football (2023) is 3 years older than Curlith (2026). Curlith is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Total Football (2.25 USD vs. 2.99 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 Total Football

Choose Total Football if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Total Football launched in 2023.

Choose Curlith

Choose Curlith if you want the DualShock Controller Support, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Curlith launched in 2026.

Both Total Football and Curlith sit in Sports, Strategy, and Indie 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 vs Curlith — Steam metadata comparison
Total Football — Steam game coverTotal FootballCurlith — Steam game coverCurlith
Released20232026
GenresSports, Strategy, Indie, CasualSports, Strategy, Indie, Casual
PlatformsWindows, macOSWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price2.99 USD2.25 USD
Steam reviews1 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-playerMulti-player
DevelopersCameron James Low, Lewis Alexander LowAwTwB

Side by side

Total Football vs Curlith — FAQ

Should I play Total Football or Curlith first?
If you want chronology, Total Football (2023) came out before Curlith (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 Total Football and Curlith similar?
They overlap on Sports, Strategy, Indie 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.
Total Football vs Curlith — Verdict (2026) · imho.run