Choose Peggle™ Nights
Choose Peggle™ Nights if it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,315 Steam reviews back the pick.
Peggle™ Nights vs Ballance: The Return
Peggle™ Nights and Ballance: The Return both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Peggle™ Nights (2008) is 11 years older than Ballance: The Return (2019). Peggle™ Nights scores higher on Steam reviews (96.6% positive) than Ballance: The Return (26.3% 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 Ballance: The Return
Choose Ballance: The Return if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ballance: The Return launched in 2019.
Both Peggle™ Nights and Ballance: The Return sit in Casual on Steam, 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
 Peggle™ Nights |  Ballance: The Return | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2008 | 2019 |
| Genres | Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.6% positive (2,315 reviews) | 26.3% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PopCap Games, Inc. | Happy Happy Technology Chengdu Co., Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Peggle™ Nights (2008) is 11 years older than Ballance: The Return (2019).
- Peggle™ Nights scores higher on Steam reviews (96.6% positive) than Ballance: The Return (26.3% positive).
- Peggle™ Nights is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Ballance: The Return (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
- Peggle™ Nights is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Ballance: The Return has no Deck rating yet.
Peggle™ Nights vs Ballance: The Return — FAQ
- Should I play Peggle™ Nights or Ballance: The Return first?
- If you want chronology, Peggle™ Nights (2008) came out before Ballance: The Return (2019). 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 Peggle™ Nights and Ballance: The Return similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Peggle™ Nights run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Peggle™ Nights is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Ballance: The Return doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.