Choose Star Balls
Choose Star Balls if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Star Balls launched in 2015.
Star Balls vs Wonder Wickets
Star Balls and Wonder Wickets both land in Sports, 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 Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam. Star Balls (2015) is 3 years older than Wonder Wickets (2018). Wonder Wickets is free; Star Balls is paid (4.99 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 Wonder Wickets
Choose Wonder Wickets if you want an Action and Free To Play game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Wonder Wickets launched in 2018.
Both Star Balls and Wonder Wickets sit in Sports, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Star Balls |  Wonder Wickets | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 90.9% positive (55 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Bolder Games | Rightstick Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Star Balls (2015) is 3 years older than Wonder Wickets (2018).
- Wonder Wickets is free; Star Balls is paid (4.99 USD).
Star Balls vs Wonder Wickets — FAQ
- Should I play Star Balls or Wonder Wickets first?
- If you want chronology, Star Balls (2015) came out before Wonder Wickets (2018). 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 Star Balls and Wonder Wickets similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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.
- Does Star Balls have multiplayer like Wonder Wickets?
- No. Wonder Wickets supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Star Balls is listed as single-player only.
- Is Wonder Wickets free?
- Yes — Wonder Wickets is a free-to-play Steam title. Star Balls is paid (4.99 USD).