Choose Merge Beasts - Defense Game
Choose Merge Beasts - Defense Game if you want a Strategy and Simulation experience. Merge Beasts - Defense Game launched in 2022.
Merge Beasts - Defense Game vs Idle Kingdom
Merge Beasts - Defense Game and Idle Kingdom both land in Indie, RPG, Casual 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 Indie, RPG, Casual on Steam. Merge Beasts - Defense Game (2022) is 3 years older than Idle Kingdom (2025). Idle Kingdom is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Merge Beasts - Defense Game (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 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 Idle Kingdom
Choose Idle Kingdom if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Idle Kingdom launched in 2025.
Both Merge Beasts - Defense Game and Idle Kingdom sit in Indie, RPG, and Casual 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
 Merge Beasts - Defense Game |  Idle Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Indie, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Boogygames Studios | RandysCode |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG, Casual on Steam.
- Merge Beasts - Defense Game (2022) is 3 years older than Idle Kingdom (2025).
- Idle Kingdom is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Merge Beasts - Defense Game (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
Merge Beasts - Defense Game vs Idle Kingdom — FAQ
- Should I play Merge Beasts - Defense Game or Idle Kingdom first?
- If you want chronology, Merge Beasts - Defense Game (2022) came out before Idle Kingdom (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 Merge Beasts - Defense Game and Idle Kingdom similar?
- They overlap on Indie, RPG, Casual 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.