Choose Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil
Choose Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil if you want a Simulation and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil launched in 2020.
Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil vs The Banished Vault
Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil and The Banished Vault both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil (2020) is 3 years older than The Banished Vault (2023). Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than The Banished Vault (80.5% 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 The Banished Vault
Choose The Banished Vault if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Banished Vault launched in 2023.
Both Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil and The Banished Vault sit in Strategy and Indie 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
 Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil |  The Banished Vault | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 16.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.9% positive (11 reviews) | 80.5% positive (164 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ascendancy Games | Lunar Division |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil (2020) is 3 years older than The Banished Vault (2023).
- Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than The Banished Vault (80.5% positive).
- Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than The Banished Vault (9.99 USD vs. 16.74 USD).
- The Banished Vault is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil has no Deck rating yet.
Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil vs The Banished Vault — FAQ
- Should I play Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil or The Banished Vault first?
- If you want chronology, Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil (2020) came out before The Banished Vault (2023). 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 Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil and The Banished Vault similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.