Choose Bounce Ball
Choose Bounce Ball if you want an Action experience. Bounce Ball launched in 2017.
Bounce Ball vs Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer!
Bounce Ball and Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! both land in Indie, Casual 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Bounce Ball (2017) is 3 years older than Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! (2020). Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! is free; Bounce Ball is paid (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 Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer!
Choose Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! if you want a Strategy and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! launched in 2020.
Both Bounce Ball and Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, 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
 Bounce Ball |  Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 82.2% positive (219 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | SP Digital Arts Inc. | Famous Dogg Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Bounce Ball (2017) is 3 years older than Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! (2020).
- Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! is free; Bounce Ball is paid (1.99 USD).
- Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Bounce Ball has no Deck rating yet.
Bounce Ball vs Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! — FAQ
- Should I play Bounce Ball or Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! first?
- If you want chronology, Bounce Ball (2017) came out before Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! (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 Bounce Ball and Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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.
- Is Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! free?
- Yes — Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer! is a free-to-play Steam title. Bounce Ball is paid (1.99 USD).