Choose Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
Choose Wizardry: The Five Ordeals if you want a RPG game with Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls. Wizardry: The Five Ordeals launched in 2023.
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals vs Towers of Scale
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals and Towers of Scale both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (2023) is 3 years older than Towers of Scale (2026). Towers of Scale scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (80.6% 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 Towers of Scale
Choose Towers of Scale if you want a Strategy and Early Access game with Save Anytime. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Towers of Scale launched in 2026.
Both Wizardry: The Five Ordeals and Towers of Scale sit in Indie on Steam and both list Color Alternatives, Playable without Timed Input, and Keyboard Only Option, 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
 Wizardry: The Five Ordeals |  Towers of Scale | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.6% positive (124 reviews) | 100% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 59 Studio | Makiki |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (2023) is 3 years older than Towers of Scale (2026).
- Towers of Scale scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (80.6% positive).
- Towers of Scale is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Wizardry: The Five Ordeals is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Towers of Scale has no Deck rating yet.
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals vs Towers of Scale — FAQ
- Should I play Wizardry: The Five Ordeals or Towers of Scale first?
- If you want chronology, Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (2023) came out before Towers of Scale (2026). 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 Wizardry: The Five Ordeals and Towers of Scale similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Wizardry: The Five Ordeals run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Wizardry: The Five Ordeals is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Towers of Scale doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.