Choose Friends Play Pool
Choose Friends Play Pool if you want a Strategy and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it's currently about 76% cheaper on the Steam Store. Friends Play Pool launched in 2023.
Friends Play Pool vs Pure Pool Pro
Friends Play Pool and Pure Pool Pro both land in Sports, Simulation, 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, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Friends Play Pool (2023) is 3 years older than Pure Pool Pro (2026). Friends Play Pool is currently ~76% cheaper on Steam than Pure Pool Pro (5.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 Pure Pool Pro
Choose Pure Pool Pro if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pure Pool Pro launched in 2026.
Both Friends Play Pool and Pure Pool Pro sit in Sports, Simulation, and Casual 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
 Friends Play Pool |  Pure Pool Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 60.9% positive (128 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | mwit | Rockwater |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Friends Play Pool (2023) is 3 years older than Pure Pool Pro (2026).
- Friends Play Pool is currently ~76% cheaper on Steam than Pure Pool Pro (5.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Pure Pool Pro is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Friends Play Pool has no Deck rating yet.
Friends Play Pool vs Pure Pool Pro — FAQ
- Should I play Friends Play Pool or Pure Pool Pro first?
- If you want chronology, Friends Play Pool (2023) came out before Pure Pool Pro (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 Friends Play Pool and Pure Pool Pro similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Simulation, 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.