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Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket vs VR Batting

Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket and VR Batting 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. VR Batting (2017) is 1 year older than Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket (2018). VR Batting is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket (9.99 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 Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket

Choose Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket launched in 2018.

Choose VR Batting

Choose VR Batting if you want an Indie and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards. VR Batting launched in 2017.

Both Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket and VR Batting 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 vs VR Batting — Steam metadata comparison
Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket — Steam game coverBalls! Virtual Reality CricketVR Batting — Steam game coverVR Batting
Released20182017
GenresSportsSports, Indie, Simulation
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price9.99 USD9.99 USD
Steam reviews70.4% positive (27 reviews)2 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersKarl Binder, David NestorukSaad Khan, Irfan Abbasi, Hassan Yawar

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Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket vs VR Batting — FAQ

Should I play Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket or VR Batting first?
If you want chronology, VR Batting (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 VR Batting 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.
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