Choose Play with Balloon
Choose Play with Balloon if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Play with Balloon launched in 2017.
Play with Balloon vs iB Cricket
Play with Balloon and iB Cricket 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 3 years older than iB Cricket (2020). Play with Balloon is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than iB Cricket (5.99 USD vs. 29.99 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 iB Cricket
Choose iB Cricket if you want a Strategy and Simulation game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. iB Cricket launched in 2020.
Both Play with Balloon and iB Cricket 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 |  iB Cricket | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 91.9% positive (123 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Funystone Inc. | ProYuga Advanced Technologies Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Play with Balloon (2017) is 3 years older than iB Cricket (2020).
- Play with Balloon is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than iB Cricket (5.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- iB Cricket is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Play with Balloon has no Deck rating yet.
Play with Balloon vs iB Cricket — FAQ
- Should I play Play with Balloon or iB Cricket first?
- If you want chronology, Play with Balloon (2017) came out before iB Cricket (2020). 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 iB Cricket 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 iB Cricket have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Play with Balloon ships Co-op; iB Cricket ships Online Co-op, Co-op.