Choose Witching Tower: Heroes
Choose Witching Tower: Heroes if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Witching Tower: Heroes launched in 2020.
Witching Tower: Heroes vs Brutal Wizardry
Witching Tower: Heroes and Brutal Wizardry 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. Witching Tower: Heroes (2020) is 1 year older than Brutal Wizardry (2021). Witching Tower: Heroes is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Brutal Wizardry (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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 Brutal Wizardry
Choose Brutal Wizardry if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Brutal Wizardry launched in 2021.
Both Witching Tower: Heroes and Brutal Wizardry sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, Tracked Controller Support, and VR Only, 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
 Witching Tower: Heroes |  Brutal Wizardry | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Daily Magic Productions | Ivan Chernyakov |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Witching Tower: Heroes (2020) is 1 year older than Brutal Wizardry (2021).
- Witching Tower: Heroes is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Brutal Wizardry (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
Witching Tower: Heroes vs Brutal Wizardry — FAQ
- Should I play Witching Tower: Heroes or Brutal Wizardry first?
- If you want chronology, Witching Tower: Heroes (2020) came out before Brutal Wizardry (2021). 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 Witching Tower: Heroes and Brutal Wizardry 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.