Choose Need More Troops
Choose Need More Troops if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Need More Troops launched in 2021.
Need More Troops vs Astral Throne
Need More Troops and Astral Throne both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Need More Troops (2021) is 4 years older than Astral Throne (2025). Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Need More Troops: 15 reviews, Astral Throne: 250). 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 Astral Throne
Choose Astral Throne if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Astral Throne launched in 2025.
Both Need More Troops and Astral Throne sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80% vs 80.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Need More Troops |  Astral Throne | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (15 reviews) | 80.8% positive (250 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Challenging Games | Zero Sun Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Need More Troops (2021) is 4 years older than Astral Throne (2025).
- Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Need More Troops: 15 reviews, Astral Throne: 250).
- Need More Troops is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Astral Throne (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Astral Throne is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Need More Troops has no Deck rating yet.
Need More Troops vs Astral Throne — FAQ
- Should I play Need More Troops or Astral Throne first?
- If you want chronology, Need More Troops (2021) came out before Astral Throne (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 Need More Troops and Astral Throne similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.