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Skills Hockey VR vs VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー

Skills Hockey VR and VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー 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. Skills Hockey VR (2017) is 5 years older than VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー (2022). VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Skills Hockey VR (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 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 Skills Hockey VR

Choose Skills Hockey VR if you want an Early Access experience. Skills Hockey VR launched in 2017.

Choose VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー

Choose VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー if you want an Action and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー launched in 2022.

Both Skills Hockey VR and VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー 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

Skills Hockey VR vs VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー — Steam metadata comparison
Skills Hockey VR — Steam game coverSkills Hockey VRVR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー — Steam game coverVR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー
Released20172022
GenresSports, Early AccessAction, Sports, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price1.99 USD0.99 USD
Steam reviews9 reviews3 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersJustin JimmoICHIICHI KK

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Skills Hockey VR vs VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー — FAQ

Should I play Skills Hockey VR or VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー first?
If you want chronology, Skills Hockey VR (2017) came out before VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー (2022). 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 Skills Hockey VR and VR AirHockey / VR エアホッケー 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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