Choose iB Cricket
Choose iB Cricket if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. iB Cricket launched in 2020.
iB Cricket vs Home Plate Baseball
iB Cricket and Home Plate Baseball both land in Sports, 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, Simulation on Steam. Home Plate Baseball (2019) is 1 year older than iB Cricket (2020). Home Plate Baseball is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than iB Cricket (4.99 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 Home Plate Baseball
Choose Home Plate Baseball if it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. Home Plate Baseball launched in 2019.
Both iB Cricket and Home Plate Baseball sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 iB Cricket |  Home Plate Baseball | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Sports, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.9% positive (123 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | ProYuga Advanced Technologies Ltd | Beep2Bleep |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam.
- Home Plate Baseball (2019) is 1 year older than iB Cricket (2020).
- Home Plate Baseball is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than iB Cricket (4.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- iB Cricket has co-op; Home Plate Baseball does not.
- iB Cricket is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Home Plate Baseball has no Deck rating yet.
iB Cricket vs Home Plate Baseball — FAQ
- Should I play iB Cricket or Home Plate Baseball first?
- If you want chronology, Home Plate Baseball (2019) 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 iB Cricket and Home Plate Baseball similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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.
- Does Home Plate Baseball have multiplayer like iB Cricket?
- No. iB Cricket supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Home Plate Baseball is listed as single-player only.