Choose Towers of Aghasba
Choose Towers of Aghasba if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.6% positive across 935 reviews.
Towers of Aghasba vs ARK: Survival Ascended
Towers of Aghasba and ARK: Survival Ascended both land in Action, Adventure, RPG 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, Adventure, RPG on Steam. ARK: Survival Ascended (2023) is 1 year older than Towers of Aghasba (2024). Towers of Aghasba scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than ARK: Survival Ascended (60.3% positive). 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 ARK: Survival Ascended
Choose ARK: Survival Ascended if you want an Indie and Massively Multiplayer game with MMO, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 53,496 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Towers of Aghasba and ARK: Survival Ascended sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Towers of Aghasba |  ARK: Survival Ascended | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 44.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.6% positive (935 reviews) | 60.3% positive (53,496 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Dreamlit inc. | Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- ARK: Survival Ascended (2023) is 1 year older than Towers of Aghasba (2024).
- Towers of Aghasba scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than ARK: Survival Ascended (60.3% positive).
- Towers of Aghasba is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than ARK: Survival Ascended (29.99 USD vs. 44.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Towers of Aghasba is Deck Playable, ARK: Survival Ascended is Deck Verified.
Towers of Aghasba vs ARK: Survival Ascended — FAQ
- Which is better, Towers of Aghasba or ARK: Survival Ascended?
- On Steam reviews Towers of Aghasba scores higher (76.6% positive) than ARK: Survival Ascended (60.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Towers of Aghasba is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Towers of Aghasba or ARK: Survival Ascended first?
- If you want chronology, ARK: Survival Ascended (2023) came out before Towers of Aghasba (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 Towers of Aghasba and ARK: Survival Ascended similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG 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 Towers of Aghasba and ARK: Survival Ascended have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Towers of Aghasba ships Online Co-op, Co-op; ARK: Survival Ascended ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.