Choose Mages Defense
Choose Mages Defense if you want an Action, Strategy, and Indie experience. Mages Defense launched in 2022.
Mages Defense vs Olive's Art-Venture
Mages Defense and Olive's Art-Venture both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Mages Defense (2022) is 1 year older than Olive's Art-Venture (2023). Olive's Art-Venture is free; Mages Defense is paid (11.99 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 Olive's Art-Venture
Choose Olive's Art-Venture if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Olive's Art-Venture launched in 2023.
Both Mages Defense and Olive's Art-Venture sit in Adventure 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
 Mages Defense |  Olive's Art-Venture | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 11.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 95.8% positive (24 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Creative Felix | Stepford, Andyland, milkypossum |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Mages Defense (2022) is 1 year older than Olive's Art-Venture (2023).
- Olive's Art-Venture is free; Mages Defense is paid (11.99 USD).
- Olive's Art-Venture is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Mages Defense has no Deck rating yet.
Mages Defense vs Olive's Art-Venture — FAQ
- Should I play Mages Defense or Olive's Art-Venture first?
- If you want chronology, Mages Defense (2022) came out before Olive's Art-Venture (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 Mages Defense and Olive's Art-Venture similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Olive's Art-Venture free?
- Yes — Olive's Art-Venture is a free-to-play Steam title. Mages Defense is paid (11.99 USD).