Choose VR Baseball
Choose VR Baseball if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. VR Baseball launched in 2016.
VR Baseball vs iB Cricket
VR Baseball and iB Cricket both land in 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 Sports, Indie on Steam. VR Baseball (2016) is 4 years older than iB Cricket (2020). iB Cricket scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than VR Baseball (62.5% 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 iB Cricket
Choose iB Cricket if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. iB Cricket launched in 2020.
Both VR Baseball and iB Cricket sit in Sports and Indie on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 VR Baseball |  iB Cricket | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.5% positive (16 reviews) | 91.9% positive (123 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Rank17 | ProYuga Advanced Technologies Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie on Steam.
- VR Baseball (2016) is 4 years older than iB Cricket (2020).
- iB Cricket scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than VR Baseball (62.5% positive).
- VR Baseball is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than iB Cricket (2.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- iB Cricket has co-op; VR Baseball does not.
- iB Cricket is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; VR Baseball has no Deck rating yet.
VR Baseball vs iB Cricket — FAQ
- Should I play VR Baseball or iB Cricket first?
- If you want chronology, VR Baseball (2016) came out before iB Cricket (2020). 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 VR Baseball and iB Cricket similar?
- They overlap on 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 VR Baseball have multiplayer like iB Cricket?
- No. iB Cricket supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while VR Baseball is listed as single-player only.