Choose Virtua Tennis 4™
Choose Virtua Tennis 4™ if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 71.2% positive across 111 reviews.
Virtua Tennis 4™ vs AO Tennis 2
Virtua Tennis 4™ and AO Tennis 2 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. Virtua Tennis 4™ (2011) is 9 years older than AO Tennis 2 (2020). Virtua Tennis 4™ scores higher on Steam reviews (71.2% positive) than AO Tennis 2 (68.1% 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 AO Tennis 2
Choose AO Tennis 2 if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. AO Tennis 2 launched in 2020.
Both Virtua Tennis 4™ and AO Tennis 2 sit in Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP, 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
 Virtua Tennis 4™ |  AO Tennis 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2020 |
| Genres | Sports | Sports |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.2% positive (111 reviews) | 68.1% positive (376 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | SEGA | Big Ant Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Sports games on Steam.
- Virtua Tennis 4™ (2011) is 9 years older than AO Tennis 2 (2020).
- Virtua Tennis 4™ scores higher on Steam reviews (71.2% positive) than AO Tennis 2 (68.1% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- AO Tennis 2 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Virtua Tennis 4™ has no Deck rating yet.
Virtua Tennis 4™ vs AO Tennis 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Virtua Tennis 4™ or AO Tennis 2?
- On Steam reviews Virtua Tennis 4™ scores higher (71.2% positive) than AO Tennis 2 (68.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Virtua Tennis 4™ is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Virtua Tennis 4™ or AO Tennis 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Virtua Tennis 4™ (2011) came out before AO Tennis 2 (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 Virtua Tennis 4™ and AO Tennis 2 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 Virtua Tennis 4™ and AO Tennis 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Virtua Tennis 4™ ships Co-op; AO Tennis 2 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.