Choose Ghost Croquet
Choose Ghost Croquet if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards and Online PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ghost Croquet launched in 2024.
Ghost Croquet vs HopSquash!
Ghost Croquet and HopSquash! 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. HopSquash! (2019) is 5 years older than Ghost Croquet (2024). Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Ghost Croquet: 13 reviews, HopSquash!: 13). 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 HopSquash!
Choose HopSquash! if it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. HopSquash! launched in 2019.
Both Ghost Croquet and HopSquash! sit in 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 (100% vs 100% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ghost Croquet |  HopSquash! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (13 reviews) | 100% positive (13 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | ampersandbear, YellowAfterlife | Domarius Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- HopSquash! (2019) is 5 years older than Ghost Croquet (2024).
- Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Ghost Croquet: 13 reviews, HopSquash!: 13).
- HopSquash! is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Ghost Croquet (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Ghost Croquet is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; HopSquash! has no Deck rating yet.
Ghost Croquet vs HopSquash! — FAQ
- Should I play Ghost Croquet or HopSquash! first?
- If you want chronology, HopSquash! (2019) came out before Ghost Croquet (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 Ghost Croquet and HopSquash! 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.
- Does Ghost Croquet run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ghost Croquet is rated Deck Playable by Valve. HopSquash! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.