Choose Ballistic Overkill
Choose Ballistic Overkill if you want the Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. 1,685 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ballistic Overkill vs Vengeance
Ballistic Overkill and Vengeance both land in Action, Indie, 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Ballistic Overkill (2017) is 3 years older than Vengeance (2020). Vengeance scores higher on Steam reviews (75.4% 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 Vengeance
Choose Vengeance if you want a Sports, Strategy, and Massively Multiplayer game with Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 75.4% positive across 211 reviews.
Both Ballistic Overkill and Vengeance sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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 |  Vengeance | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.6% positive (1,685 reviews) | 75.4% positive (211 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Aquiris Game Studio | 314 Arts |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Ballistic Overkill (2017) is 3 years older than Vengeance (2020).
- Vengeance scores higher on Steam reviews (75.4% positive) than Ballistic Overkill (70.6% positive).
Ballistic Overkill vs Vengeance — FAQ
- Which is better, Ballistic Overkill or Vengeance?
- On Steam reviews Vengeance scores higher (75.4% positive) than Ballistic Overkill (70.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Vengeance 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 Vengeance first?
- If you want chronology, Ballistic Overkill (2017) came out before Vengeance (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 Ballistic Overkill and Vengeance similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.