Don Bradman Cricket 17 and Cricket Captain 2018 both land in Sports, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Don Bradman Cricket 17 (2017) is 1 year older than Cricket Captain 2018 (2018). Both sit near 61% positive on Steam (Don Bradman Cricket 17: 251 reviews, Cricket Captain 2018: 63). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Don Bradman Cricket 17 if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Don Bradman Cricket 17 launched in 2017.
Choose Cricket Captain 2018 if you want a Strategy and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Cricket Captain 2018 launched in 2018.
Both Don Bradman Cricket 17 and Cricket Captain 2018 sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (61% vs 60.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
 Don Bradman Cricket 17 |  Cricket Captain 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation | Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61% positive (251 reviews) | 60.3% positive (63 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Big Ant Studios | Childish Things Ltd |