Choose Big Bang Billiards
Choose Big Bang Billiards if it's currently about 87% cheaper on the Steam Store. Big Bang Billiards launched in 2017.
Big Bang Billiards vs iB Cricket
Big Bang Billiards and iB Cricket both land in Sports, Indie, Simulation 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 Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Big Bang Billiards (2017) is 3 years older than iB Cricket (2020). Big Bang Billiards is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than iB Cricket (3.99 USD vs. 29.99 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 iB Cricket
Choose iB Cricket if you want a Strategy game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. iB Cricket launched in 2020.
Both Big Bang Billiards and iB Cricket sit in Sports, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online 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
 Big Bang Billiards |  iB Cricket | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 91.9% positive (123 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Octopus Interactive VR | ProYuga Advanced Technologies Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Big Bang Billiards (2017) is 3 years older than iB Cricket (2020).
- Big Bang Billiards is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than iB Cricket (3.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- iB Cricket has co-op; Big Bang Billiards does not.
- iB Cricket is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Big Bang Billiards has no Deck rating yet.
Big Bang Billiards vs iB Cricket — FAQ
- Should I play Big Bang Billiards or iB Cricket first?
- If you want chronology, Big Bang Billiards (2017) came out before iB Cricket (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 Big Bang Billiards and iB Cricket similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, Simulation 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.