Choose Battle Waves: Card Tactics
Choose Battle Waves: Card Tactics if you want an Action, Simulation, and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. Battle Waves: Card Tactics launched in 2024.
Battle Waves: Card Tactics vs CRAP
Battle Waves: Card Tactics and CRAP 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. CRAP (2022) is 2 years older than Battle Waves: Card Tactics (2024). CRAP is free; Battle Waves: Card Tactics is paid (3.89 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 CRAP
Choose CRAP if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. CRAP launched in 2022.
Both Battle Waves: Card Tactics and CRAP sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Battle Waves: Card Tactics |  CRAP | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.89 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 78.6% positive (14 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | CAGE Studios | Madnex |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- CRAP (2022) is 2 years older than Battle Waves: Card Tactics (2024).
- CRAP is free; Battle Waves: Card Tactics is paid (3.89 USD).
Battle Waves: Card Tactics vs CRAP — FAQ
- Should I play Battle Waves: Card Tactics or CRAP first?
- If you want chronology, CRAP (2022) came out before Battle Waves: Card Tactics (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 Battle Waves: Card Tactics and CRAP 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.
- Is CRAP free?
- Yes — CRAP is a free-to-play Steam title. Battle Waves: Card Tactics is paid (3.89 USD).