Choose Striving for Light
Choose Striving for Light if you want an Adventure, RPG, and Casual experience. Striving for Light launched in 2025.
Striving for Light vs The Baleful Tower
Striving for Light and The Baleful Tower 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. The Baleful Tower (2024) is 1 year older than Striving for Light (2025). The Baleful Tower is currently ~92% cheaper on Steam than Striving for Light (0.98 USD vs. 12.59 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 The Baleful Tower
Choose The Baleful Tower if you want the Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 92% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Baleful Tower launched in 2024.
Both Striving for Light and The Baleful Tower sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Striving for Light |  The Baleful Tower | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 12.59 USD | 0.98 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (100 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Igniting Spark Games | Grant Adkins |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- The Baleful Tower (2024) is 1 year older than Striving for Light (2025).
- The Baleful Tower is currently ~92% cheaper on Steam than Striving for Light (0.98 USD vs. 12.59 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Striving for Light vs The Baleful Tower — FAQ
- Should I play Striving for Light or The Baleful Tower first?
- If you want chronology, The Baleful Tower (2024) came out before Striving for Light (2025). 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 Striving for Light and The Baleful Tower 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.
- Do both Striving for Light and The Baleful Tower have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Striving for Light ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; The Baleful Tower ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Striving for Light and The Baleful Tower both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.