Choose Play with Balloon
Choose Play with Balloon if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Play with Balloon launched in 2017.
Play with Balloon vs VR Party Pack
Play with Balloon and VR Party Pack both land in Sports, Indie, Casual 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, Indie, Casual on Steam. Play with Balloon (2017) is 2 years older than VR Party Pack (2019). VR Party Pack is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Play with Balloon (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 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 VR Party Pack
Choose VR Party Pack if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Racing game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. VR Party Pack launched in 2019.
Both Play with Balloon and VR Party Pack sit in Sports, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, and Co-op, 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
 Play with Balloon |  VR Party Pack | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Funystone Inc. | Weston Bell-Geddes |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Play with Balloon (2017) is 2 years older than VR Party Pack (2019).
- VR Party Pack is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Play with Balloon (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Play with Balloon vs VR Party Pack — FAQ
- Should I play Play with Balloon or VR Party Pack first?
- If you want chronology, Play with Balloon (2017) came out before VR Party Pack (2019). 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 Play with Balloon and VR Party Pack similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, Casual 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.
- Do both Play with Balloon and VR Party Pack have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Play with Balloon ships Co-op; VR Party Pack ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.