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Driving Strikers vs Beat The Champions

Driving Strikers and Beat The Champions 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. Driving Strikers (2023) is 3 years older than Beat The Champions (2026). Driving Strikers is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Beat The Champions (5.99 USD vs. 17.99 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 Driving Strikers

Choose Driving Strikers if you want a Casual game with Online PvP and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Driving Strikers launched in 2023.

Choose Beat The Champions

Choose Beat The Champions if you want an Indie game with Stereo Sound and Keyboard Only Option. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beat The Champions launched in 2026.

Both Driving Strikers and Beat The Champions sit in Sports 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

Driving Strikers vs Beat The Champions — Steam metadata comparison
Driving Strikers — Steam game coverDriving StrikersBeat The Champions — Steam game coverBeat The Champions
Released20232026
GenresSports, CasualSports, Indie
PlatformsWindows, LinuxWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price5.99 USD17.99 USD
Steam reviews5 reviews80% positive (30 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-opMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op
DevelopersLuke Benstead, David ReicheltPurple Tree S R L, Whiteboard Games

Side by side

Driving Strikers vs Beat The Champions — FAQ

Should I play Driving Strikers or Beat The Champions first?
If you want chronology, Driving Strikers (2023) came out before Beat The Champions (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 Driving Strikers and Beat The Champions similar?
They overlap on Sports 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 Driving Strikers and Beat The Champions have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Driving Strikers ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Beat The Champions ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
Driving Strikers vs Beat The Champions — Verdict (2026) · imho.run