Choose Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket
Choose Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket launched in 2018.
Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket vs Spud Cricket VR
Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket and Spud Cricket VR 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. Spud Cricket VR (2017) is 1 year older than Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket (2018). Spud Cricket VR is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Spud Cricket VR
Choose Spud Cricket VR if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Spud Cricket VR launched in 2017.
Both Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket and Spud Cricket VR sit in Sports 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
 Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket |  Spud Cricket VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2017 |
| Genres | Sports | Sports, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.4% positive (27 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Karl Binder, David Nestoruk | Hairy Man Games |
Side by side
- Both are Sports games on Steam.
- Spud Cricket VR (2017) is 1 year older than Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket (2018).
- Spud Cricket VR is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket vs Spud Cricket VR — FAQ
- Should I play Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket or Spud Cricket VR first?
- If you want chronology, Spud Cricket VR (2017) came out before Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket (2018). 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 Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket and Spud Cricket VR 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.
- Does Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket have multiplayer like Spud Cricket VR?
- No. Spud Cricket VR supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket is listed as single-player only.