Choose Ashes Cricket
Choose Ashes Cricket if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 44% cheaper on the Steam Store. Ashes Cricket launched in 2017.
Ashes Cricket vs Cricket 22
Ashes Cricket and Cricket 22 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. Ashes Cricket (2017) is 4 years older than Cricket 22 (2021). Ashes Cricket scores higher on Steam reviews (82.8% positive) than Cricket 22 (81.8% positive). 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 Cricket 22
Choose Cricket 22 if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,704 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Ashes Cricket and Cricket 22 sit in Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.8% vs 81.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ashes Cricket |  Cricket 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie | Sports, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 44.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.8% positive (483 reviews) | 81.8% positive (1,704 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Big Ant Studios | Big Ant Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Sports games on Steam.
- Ashes Cricket (2017) is 4 years older than Cricket 22 (2021).
- Ashes Cricket scores higher on Steam reviews (82.8% positive) than Cricket 22 (81.8% positive).
- Ashes Cricket is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Cricket 22 (24.99 USD vs. 44.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Ashes Cricket vs Cricket 22 — FAQ
- Which is better, Ashes Cricket or Cricket 22?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Ashes Cricket sits at 82.8% positive (483 reviews), Cricket 22 at 81.8% (1,704). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Ashes Cricket or Cricket 22 first?
- If you want chronology, Ashes Cricket (2017) came out before Cricket 22 (2021). 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 Ashes Cricket and Cricket 22 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.
- Do both Ashes Cricket and Cricket 22 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Ashes Cricket ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Cricket 22 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.