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Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ vs Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next!

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ and Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! both land in Sports, 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 Sports, Casual on Steam. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ (2021) is 5 years older than Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! (2026). Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ has co-op; Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! does not. 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 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™

Choose Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ launched in 2021.

Choose Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next!

Choose Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! launched in 2026.

Both Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ and Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! sit in Sports and Casual 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.

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Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ vs Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! — Steam metadata comparison
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ — Steam game coverOlympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! — Steam game coverNickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next!
Released20212026
GenresSports, CasualAction, Sports, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableUnrated
PricePrice unknown29.99 USD
Steam reviews62.5% positive (192 reviews)9 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, Co-opMulti-player
DevelopersSEGAOld Skull Games

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Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ vs Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! — FAQ

Should I play Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ or Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! first?
If you want chronology, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ (2021) came out before Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! (2026). 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 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ and Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! similar?
They overlap on Sports, 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.
Does Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game™ is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.