Choose Sportsfriends
Choose Sportsfriends if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Sportsfriends launched in 2014.
Sportsfriends vs VOLLEYGON
Sportsfriends and VOLLEYGON both land in Sports, 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, Indie on Steam. Sportsfriends (2014) is 9 years older than VOLLEYGON (2023). Sportsfriends is free; VOLLEYGON is paid (7.99 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 VOLLEYGON
Choose VOLLEYGON if you want an Action game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. VOLLEYGON launched in 2023.
Both Sportsfriends and VOLLEYGON sit in Sports and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Sportsfriends |  VOLLEYGON | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2023 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Sports, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.1% positive (67 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Die Gute Fabrik | ROBYSOFT |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Sportsfriends (2014) is 9 years older than VOLLEYGON (2023).
- Sportsfriends is free; VOLLEYGON is paid (7.99 USD).
- VOLLEYGON has co-op; Sportsfriends does not.
- VOLLEYGON is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Sportsfriends has no Deck rating yet.
Sportsfriends vs VOLLEYGON — FAQ
- Should I play Sportsfriends or VOLLEYGON first?
- If you want chronology, Sportsfriends (2014) came out before VOLLEYGON (2023). 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 Sportsfriends and VOLLEYGON similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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.
- Is Sportsfriends free?
- Yes — Sportsfriends is a free-to-play Steam title. VOLLEYGON is paid (7.99 USD).