Choose Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
Choose Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale launched in 2024.
Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale vs Helm or High Water
Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale and Helm or High Water both land in Simulation 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 Simulation games on Steam. Helm or High Water (2022) is 2 years older than Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale (2024). Helm or High Water is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 Helm or High Water
Choose Helm or High Water if you want an Action and Early Access game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Helm or High Water launched in 2022.
Both Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale and Helm or High Water sit in Simulation 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
 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale |  Helm or High Water | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Action, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 56.8% positive (74 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Gaming Minds Studios | Jordan Hobgood |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Helm or High Water (2022) is 2 years older than Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale (2024).
- Helm or High Water is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Helm or High Water has co-op; Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale does not.
- Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Helm or High Water has no Deck rating yet.
Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale vs Helm or High Water — FAQ
- Should I play Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale or Helm or High Water first?
- If you want chronology, Helm or High Water (2022) came out before Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale (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 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale and Helm or High Water similar?
- They overlap on Simulation 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 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale have multiplayer like Helm or High Water?
- No. Helm or High Water supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale is listed as single-player only.
- Does Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Helm or High Water doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.