Choose Soccer Online: Ball 3D
Choose Soccer Online: Ball 3D if you want the MMO, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.4% positive across 935 reviews.
Soccer Online: Ball 3D vs Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge
Soccer Online: Ball 3D and Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge both land in Sports 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 Sports games on Steam. Soccer Online: Ball 3D (2017) is 4 years older than Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge (2021). Soccer Online: Ball 3D scores higher on Steam reviews (89.4% positive) than Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge (80.4% 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 Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge
Choose Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge launched in 2021.
Both Soccer Online: Ball 3D and Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge sit in Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Soccer Online: Ball 3D |  Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Sports | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.4% positive (935 reviews) | 80.4% positive (770 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Unusualsoft | Artbarian Games |
Side by side
- Both are Sports games on Steam.
- Soccer Online: Ball 3D (2017) is 4 years older than Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge (2021).
- Soccer Online: Ball 3D scores higher on Steam reviews (89.4% positive) than Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge (80.4% positive).
- Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge is free; Soccer Online: Ball 3D is paid (0.99 USD).
- Soccer Online: Ball 3D has co-op; Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge does not.
- Soccer Online: Ball 3D is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge has no Deck rating yet.
Soccer Online: Ball 3D vs Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge — FAQ
- Which is better, Soccer Online: Ball 3D or Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge?
- On Steam reviews Soccer Online: Ball 3D scores higher (89.4% positive) than Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge (80.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Soccer Online: Ball 3D is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Soccer Online: Ball 3D or Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge first?
- If you want chronology, Soccer Online: Ball 3D (2017) came out before Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge (2021). 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 Soccer Online: Ball 3D and Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge similar?
- They overlap on Sports 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.
- Is Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge free?
- Yes — Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge is a free-to-play Steam title. Soccer Online: Ball 3D is paid (0.99 USD).
- Does Soccer Online: Ball 3D run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Soccer Online: Ball 3D is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.