Choose Hero Tower
Choose Hero Tower if you want an Adventure, RPG, and Casual experience. Hero Tower launched in 2020.
Hero Tower vs Repel The Rifts
Hero Tower and Repel The Rifts both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Hero Tower (2020) is 5 years older than Repel The Rifts (2025). Repel The Rifts is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Hero Tower has no Deck rating yet. 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 Repel The Rifts
Choose Repel The Rifts if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Repel The Rifts launched in 2025.
Both Hero Tower and Repel The Rifts sit in Strategy on Steam, 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
 Hero Tower |  Repel The Rifts | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 86.3% positive (153 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Inner Realm Studios | RefinedBearGames |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Hero Tower (2020) is 5 years older than Repel The Rifts (2025).
- Repel The Rifts is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Hero Tower has no Deck rating yet.
Hero Tower vs Repel The Rifts — FAQ
- Should I play Hero Tower or Repel The Rifts first?
- If you want chronology, Hero Tower (2020) came out before Repel The Rifts (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 Hero Tower and Repel The Rifts similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.