Choose Ballistic Overkill
Choose Ballistic Overkill if you want an Indie and Casual game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. 1,685 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ballistic Overkill vs Dirty Bomb®
Ballistic Overkill and Dirty Bomb® both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Dirty Bomb® (2015) is 2 years older than Ballistic Overkill (2017). Dirty Bomb® scores higher on Steam reviews (81.1% positive) than Ballistic Overkill (70.6% 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 Dirty Bomb®
Choose Dirty Bomb® if you want a Free To Play game with Subtitle Options, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.1% positive across 34,388 reviews.
Both Ballistic Overkill and Dirty Bomb® sit in Action 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
 Ballistic Overkill |  Dirty Bomb® | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 70.6% positive (1,685 reviews) | 81.1% positive (34,388 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Aquiris Game Studio | Splash Damage |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Dirty Bomb® (2015) is 2 years older than Ballistic Overkill (2017).
- Dirty Bomb® scores higher on Steam reviews (81.1% positive) than Ballistic Overkill (70.6% positive).
- Dirty Bomb® is free; Ballistic Overkill is paid (Price unknown).
- Dirty Bomb® is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Ballistic Overkill has no Deck rating yet.
Ballistic Overkill vs Dirty Bomb® — FAQ
- Which is better, Ballistic Overkill or Dirty Bomb®?
- On Steam reviews Dirty Bomb® scores higher (81.1% positive) than Ballistic Overkill (70.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Dirty Bomb® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Ballistic Overkill or Dirty Bomb® first?
- If you want chronology, Dirty Bomb® (2015) came out before Ballistic Overkill (2017). 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 Ballistic Overkill and Dirty Bomb® similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 Dirty Bomb® free?
- Yes — Dirty Bomb® is a free-to-play Steam title. Ballistic Overkill is paid (Price unknown).