Choose Tower Wars
Choose Tower Wars if you want the Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. Tower Wars launched in 2012.
Tower Wars vs Scrappy TD
Tower Wars and Scrappy TD both land in Action, 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 Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Tower Wars is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Scrappy TD has no Deck rating yet. 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 Scrappy TD
Choose Scrappy TD if you want the LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, and Adjustable Text Size side of the pairing.
Both Tower Wars and Scrappy TD sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online 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
 Tower Wars |  Scrappy TD | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 68.2% positive (733 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | SuperVillain Studios | Scrappy Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Tower Wars is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Scrappy TD has no Deck rating yet.
Tower Wars vs Scrappy TD — FAQ
- Are Tower Wars and Scrappy TD similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Tower Wars and Scrappy TD have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Tower Wars ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Scrappy TD ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Does Tower Wars run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tower Wars is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Scrappy TD doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.