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Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR vs Save The Castle!

Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR and Save The Castle! both land in Action, 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 share Action, Strategy on Steam. Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR (2023) is 2 years older than Save The Castle! (2025). Save The Castle! is currently ~23% cheaper on Steam than Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR (9.99 USD vs. 12.99 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 Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR

Choose Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR if you want an Indie experience. Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR launched in 2023.

Choose Save The Castle!

Choose Save The Castle! if it's currently about 23% cheaper on the Steam Store. Save The Castle! launched in 2025.

Both Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR and Save The Castle! sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list 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

Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR vs Save The Castle! — Steam metadata comparison
Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR — Steam game coverNow There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VRSave The Castle! — Steam game coverSave The Castle!
Released20232025
GenresAction, Strategy, IndieAction, Strategy
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price12.99 USD9.99 USD
Steam reviews90.2% positive (41 reviews)1 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersShocktopus GamesEndless Path Studios

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Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR vs Save The Castle! — FAQ

Should I play Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR or Save The Castle! first?
If you want chronology, Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR (2023) came out before Save The Castle! (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 Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR and Save The Castle! similar?
They overlap on Action, 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.
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