Choose Keep Crafting
Choose Keep Crafting if you want the Steam Leaderboards, LAN Co-op, and Steam Input API Support side of the pairing. Keep Crafting launched in 2027.
Keep Crafting vs Chainball
Keep Crafting and Chainball both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Chainball (2026) is 1 year older than Keep Crafting (2027). Both support cooperative play. 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 Chainball
Choose Chainball if you want an Action, Sports, and Casual game with Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP. Chainball launched in 2026.
Both Keep Crafting and Chainball sit in Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op, 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
 Keep Crafting |  Chainball | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2027 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie | Action, Sports, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | ObenStudios | Molemen Works |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Chainball (2026) is 1 year older than Keep Crafting (2027).
- Both support cooperative play.
Keep Crafting vs Chainball — FAQ
- Should I play Keep Crafting or Chainball first?
- If you want chronology, Chainball (2026) came out before Keep Crafting (2027). 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 Keep Crafting and Chainball similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.
- Do both Keep Crafting and Chainball have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Keep Crafting ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Chainball ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.