Choose Gatling Gears
Choose Gatling Gears if you want an Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards. Gatling Gears launched in 2011.
Gatling Gears vs Tower 57
Gatling Gears and Tower 57 both land in Action, 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, Indie on Steam. Gatling Gears (2011) is 6 years older than Tower 57 (2017). Gatling Gears scores higher on Steam reviews (84.5% positive) than Tower 57 (65.1% 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 Tower 57
Choose Tower 57 if you want the Online Co-op and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Tower 57 launched in 2017.
Both Gatling Gears and Tower 57 sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Co-op, 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
 Gatling Gears |  Tower 57 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.5% positive (71 reviews) | 65.1% positive (172 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Vanguard Games | Pixwerk |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Gatling Gears (2011) is 6 years older than Tower 57 (2017).
- Gatling Gears scores higher on Steam reviews (84.5% positive) than Tower 57 (65.1% positive).
- Gatling Gears is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Tower 57 (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Gatling Gears is Deck Unsupported, Tower 57 is Deck Playable.
Gatling Gears vs Tower 57 — FAQ
- Should I play Gatling Gears or Tower 57 first?
- If you want chronology, Gatling Gears (2011) came out before Tower 57 (2017). 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 Gatling Gears and Tower 57 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Gatling Gears and Tower 57 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Gatling Gears ships Co-op; Tower 57 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.