Choose Ninja Ball
Choose Ninja Ball if you want an Indie and Early Access experience.
Ninja Ball vs Ultimate Soccer
Ninja Ball and Ultimate Soccer 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. Ultimate Soccer has co-op; Ninja Ball does not. 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 Ultimate Soccer
Choose Ultimate Soccer if you want the Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Ultimate Soccer launched in 2025.
Both Ninja Ball and Ultimate Soccer sit in Action and Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Ninja Ball |  Ultimate Soccer | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Early Access | Action, Sports |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Forge Interactive | Grands |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports on Steam.
- Ultimate Soccer has co-op; Ninja Ball does not.
Ninja Ball vs Ultimate Soccer — FAQ
- Are Ninja Ball and Ultimate Soccer 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.