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Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure vs Pool Party

Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure and Pool Party both land in Action, Sports, 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 share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam. Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure (2016) is 8 years older than Pool Party (2024). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure: 108 reviews, Pool Party: 11). 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 Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure

Choose Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure if you want the Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Custom Volume Controls, and Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure launched in 2016.

Choose Pool Party

Choose Pool Party if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pool Party launched in 2024.

Both Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure and Pool Party sit in Action, Sports, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.7% vs 90.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure vs Pool Party — Steam metadata comparison
Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure — Steam game coverStikbold! A Dodgeball AdventurePool Party — Steam game coverPool Party
Released20162024
GenresAction, Sports, IndieAction, Sports, Indie, Casual
PlatformsWindows, macOSWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price2.49 USD9.99 USD
Steam reviews90.7% positive (108 reviews)90.9% positive (11 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-opMulti-player
DevelopersGame SwingLakeview Games

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Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure vs Pool Party — FAQ

Should I play Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure or Pool Party first?
If you want chronology, Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure (2016) came out before Pool Party (2024). 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 Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure and Pool Party similar?
They overlap on Action, Sports, 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.
Does Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Pool Party doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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