Choose Brutal Wizardry
Choose Brutal Wizardry if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Brutal Wizardry launched in 2021.
Brutal Wizardry vs Legendary Tales
Brutal Wizardry and Legendary Tales 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. Brutal Wizardry (2021) is 3 years older than Legendary Tales (2024). Brutal Wizardry is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Legendary Tales (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 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 Legendary Tales
Choose Legendary Tales if you want an Adventure, Simulation, and RPG game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,109 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Brutal Wizardry and Legendary Tales sit in Action and Indie 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
 Brutal Wizardry |  Legendary Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 75.6% positive (2,109 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Ivan Chernyakov | Urban Wolf Games Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Brutal Wizardry (2021) is 3 years older than Legendary Tales (2024).
- Brutal Wizardry is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Legendary Tales (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Legendary Tales has co-op; Brutal Wizardry does not.
- Legendary Tales is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Brutal Wizardry has no Deck rating yet.
Brutal Wizardry vs Legendary Tales — FAQ
- Should I play Brutal Wizardry or Legendary Tales first?
- If you want chronology, Brutal Wizardry (2021) came out before Legendary Tales (2024). 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 Brutal Wizardry and Legendary Tales 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.
- Does Brutal Wizardry have multiplayer like Legendary Tales?
- No. Legendary Tales supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Brutal Wizardry is listed as single-player only.