PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018 and Cricket Captain 2022 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. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018 (2017) is 5 years older than Cricket Captain 2022 (2022). Both sit near 60% positive on Steam (PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018: 395 reviews, Cricket Captain 2022: 45). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018 if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018 launched in 2017.
Choose Cricket Captain 2022 if you want a Strategy and Simulation game with PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Cricket Captain 2022 launched in 2022.
Both PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018 and Cricket Captain 2022 sit in Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (60% vs 60% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018 |  Cricket Captain 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports | Sports, Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive (395 reviews) | 60% positive (45 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. | Childish Things Ltd |