Choose A Very Bad Christmas Eve
Choose A Very Bad Christmas Eve if you want an Indie and Casual game with Tracked Controller Support. On Steam, it's currently about 71% cheaper on the Steam Store. A Very Bad Christmas Eve launched in 2020.
A Very Bad Christmas Eve vs Towers and Powers
A Very Bad Christmas Eve and Towers and Powers both land in Action, Strategy, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. A Very Bad Christmas Eve (2020) is 3 years older than Towers and Powers (2023). A Very Bad Christmas Eve is currently ~71% cheaper on Steam than Towers and Powers (4.99 USD vs. 16.99 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 Towers and Powers
Choose Towers and Powers if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Towers and Powers launched in 2023.
Both A Very Bad Christmas Eve and Towers and Powers sit in Action, Strategy, and Adventure on Steam and both list 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
 A Very Bad Christmas Eve |  Towers and Powers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Strategy, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 16.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 58.3% positive (12 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Incineration Productions | Jetdogs Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam.
- A Very Bad Christmas Eve (2020) is 3 years older than Towers and Powers (2023).
- A Very Bad Christmas Eve is currently ~71% cheaper on Steam than Towers and Powers (4.99 USD vs. 16.99 USD).
- Towers and Powers is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; A Very Bad Christmas Eve has no Deck rating yet.
A Very Bad Christmas Eve vs Towers and Powers — FAQ
- Should I play A Very Bad Christmas Eve or Towers and Powers first?
- If you want chronology, A Very Bad Christmas Eve (2020) came out before Towers and Powers (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 A Very Bad Christmas Eve and Towers and Powers similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Adventure 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.