Sportsfriends

Released: 5/6/2014

Sportsfriends is a compendium of award-winning local multiplayer games. Featuring: retro-styled fighting in BaraBariBall, QWOP-like pole dueling in Super Pole Riders, high-velocity passing in Hokra, and, on Mac and Linux, face-to-face sparring in Johann Sebastian Joust.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

80.3

Critic Average

17 reviews

Steam User Score

88 reviews

Metacritic User Score

87 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-0.3

Metacritic Disparity

+18.4

Combined Disparity

+9.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (12%)15 launch window (88%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 17)

Robert WorkmanviaShacknews
May 26, 2014Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 80.7/100 · -0.7 ptsMetacritic 62/100 · +18.0 pts
Austin ClarkviaNew Game Network
May 21, 2014Launch window
84/100View review
Steam 80.7/100 · +3.3 ptsMetacritic 62/100 · +22.0 pts
Devoun EdwardsviaTwinfinite
May 14, 2014Launch window
100/100View review
Steam 80.7/100 · +19.3 ptsMetacritic 62/100 · +38.0 pts
Scott ThompsonviaIGN
May 14, 2014Launch window
87/100View review
Steam 80.7/100 · +6.3 ptsMetacritic 62/100 · +25.0 pts
Chandler WoodviaPlayStation LifeStyle
May 12, 2014Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 80.7/100 · +9.3 ptsMetacritic 62/100 · +28.0 pts