Choose Tennis Fighters
Choose Tennis Fighters if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Tennis Fighters launched in 2025.
Tennis Fighters vs AO Tennis 2
Tennis Fighters and AO Tennis 2 both land in Sports 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 are Sports games on Steam. AO Tennis 2 (2020) is 5 years older than Tennis Fighters (2025). Tennis Fighters scores higher on Steam reviews (72.7% positive) than AO Tennis 2 (68.1% positive). 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 AO Tennis 2
Choose AO Tennis 2 if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. AO Tennis 2 launched in 2020.
Both Tennis Fighters and AO Tennis 2 sit in Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Tennis Fighters |  AO Tennis 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.7% positive (11 reviews) | 68.1% positive (376 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | TDO Games | Big Ant Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Sports games on Steam.
- AO Tennis 2 (2020) is 5 years older than Tennis Fighters (2025).
- Tennis Fighters scores higher on Steam reviews (72.7% positive) than AO Tennis 2 (68.1% positive).
- Tennis Fighters is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than AO Tennis 2 (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- AO Tennis 2 has co-op; Tennis Fighters does not.
- AO Tennis 2 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Tennis Fighters has no Deck rating yet.
Tennis Fighters vs AO Tennis 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Tennis Fighters or AO Tennis 2 first?
- If you want chronology, AO Tennis 2 (2020) came out before Tennis Fighters (2025). 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 Tennis Fighters and AO Tennis 2 similar?
- They overlap on Sports 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.