Choose 3 Minute Heroes
Choose 3 Minute Heroes if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 3 Minute Heroes launched in 2021.
3 Minute Heroes vs Battle Waves: Card Tactics
3 Minute Heroes and Battle Waves: Card Tactics both land in 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 are Strategy games on Steam. 3 Minute Heroes (2021) is 3 years older than Battle Waves: Card Tactics (2024). 3 Minute Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than Battle Waves: Card Tactics (78.6% 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 Battle Waves: Card Tactics
Choose Battle Waves: Card Tactics if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 22% cheaper on the Steam Store. Battle Waves: Card Tactics launched in 2024.
Both 3 Minute Heroes and Battle Waves: Card Tactics sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 3 Minute Heroes |  Battle Waves: Card Tactics | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.89 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive (21 reviews) | 78.6% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Sinkhole Studio | CAGE Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- 3 Minute Heroes (2021) is 3 years older than Battle Waves: Card Tactics (2024).
- 3 Minute Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than Battle Waves: Card Tactics (78.6% positive).
- Battle Waves: Card Tactics is currently ~22% cheaper on Steam than 3 Minute Heroes (3.89 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- 3 Minute Heroes is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Battle Waves: Card Tactics has no Deck rating yet.
3 Minute Heroes vs Battle Waves: Card Tactics — FAQ
- Should I play 3 Minute Heroes or Battle Waves: Card Tactics first?
- If you want chronology, 3 Minute Heroes (2021) came out before Battle Waves: Card Tactics (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 3 Minute Heroes and Battle Waves: Card Tactics similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does 3 Minute Heroes run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — 3 Minute Heroes is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Battle Waves: Card Tactics doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.