Choose Ballistic Overkill
Choose Ballistic Overkill if you want an Indie and Casual game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 70.6% positive across 1,685 reviews.
Ballistic Overkill vs Battleborn
Ballistic Overkill and Battleborn 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. Battleborn (2016) is 1 year older than Ballistic Overkill (2017). Ballistic Overkill scores higher on Steam reviews (70.6% positive) than Battleborn (65.3% 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 Battleborn
Choose Battleborn if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 2,292 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Ballistic Overkill and Battleborn 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 |  Battleborn | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 70.6% positive (1,685 reviews) | 65.3% positive (2,292 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Aquiris Game Studio | Gearbox Software |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Battleborn (2016) is 1 year older than Ballistic Overkill (2017).
- Ballistic Overkill scores higher on Steam reviews (70.6% positive) than Battleborn (65.3% positive).
- Battleborn has co-op; Ballistic Overkill does not.
Ballistic Overkill vs Battleborn — FAQ
- Which is better, Ballistic Overkill or Battleborn?
- On Steam reviews Ballistic Overkill scores higher (70.6% positive) than Battleborn (65.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Ballistic Overkill 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 Battleborn first?
- If you want chronology, Battleborn (2016) 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 Battleborn 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.