Choose Gridiron
Choose Gridiron if you want a Free To Play and Early Access experience. 1,914 Steam reviews back the pick.
Gridiron vs Paintball with Friends
Gridiron and Paintball with Friends both land in Action, 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 share Action, Sports on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Gridiron is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Paintball with Friends has no Deck rating yet. 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 Paintball with Friends
Choose Paintball with Friends if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards.
Both Gridiron and Paintball with Friends sit in Action and Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Gridiron |  Paintball with Friends | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | — |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 78.8% positive (1,914 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | 1336 Studios | Joshh |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Gridiron is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Paintball with Friends has no Deck rating yet.
Gridiron vs Paintball with Friends — FAQ
- Are Gridiron and Paintball with Friends similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Gridiron and Paintball with Friends have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Gridiron ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Paintball with Friends ships Online Co-op, Co-op.