Choose Actual Volleyball
Choose Actual Volleyball if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Actual Volleyball launched in 2018.
Actual Volleyball vs Kraken Smash: Volleyball
Actual Volleyball and Kraken Smash: Volleyball both land in Action, Sports, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Actual Volleyball (2018) is 3 years older than Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021). Kraken Smash: Volleyball is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Actual Volleyball (0.74 USD vs. 0.99 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 Kraken Smash: Volleyball
Choose Kraken Smash: Volleyball if you want the Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Kraken Smash: Volleyball launched in 2021.
Both Actual Volleyball and Kraken Smash: Volleyball sit in Action, Sports, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Actual Volleyball |  Kraken Smash: Volleyball | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 0.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 100% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Average Games | monome.studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Actual Volleyball (2018) is 3 years older than Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021).
- Kraken Smash: Volleyball is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Actual Volleyball (0.74 USD vs. 0.99 USD).
- Kraken Smash: Volleyball has co-op; Actual Volleyball does not.
Actual Volleyball vs Kraken Smash: Volleyball — FAQ
- Should I play Actual Volleyball or Kraken Smash: Volleyball first?
- If you want chronology, Actual Volleyball (2018) came out before Kraken Smash: Volleyball (2021). 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 Actual Volleyball and Kraken Smash: Volleyball similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, Indie 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.