Choose Rocket League®
Choose Rocket League® if you want an Indie and Racing experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 86.6% positive across 226,694 reviews.
Rocket League® vs Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
Rocket League® and Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions both land in Action, 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 share Action, Sports on Steam. Rocket League® (2015) is 5 years older than Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (2020). Rocket League® scores higher on Steam reviews (86.6% positive) than Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (72.3% 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 Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
Choose Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions if you want a RPG and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,187 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Rocket League® and Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions sit in Action and Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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
 Rocket League® |  Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Racing | Action, Sports, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.6% positive (226,694 reviews) | 72.3% positive (1,187 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Psyonix LLC | TAMSOFT CORPORATION |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports on Steam.
- Rocket League® (2015) is 5 years older than Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (2020).
- Rocket League® scores higher on Steam reviews (86.6% positive) than Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (72.3% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Rocket League® is Deck Verified, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is Deck Unsupported.
Rocket League® vs Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions — FAQ
- Which is better, Rocket League® or Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions?
- On Steam reviews Rocket League® scores higher (86.6% positive) than Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (72.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Rocket League® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Rocket League® or Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions first?
- If you want chronology, Rocket League® (2015) came out before Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (2020). 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 Rocket League® and Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Rocket League® and Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Rocket League® ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.