Choose Guard the Tower!
Choose Guard the Tower! if you want an Adventure and Early Access experience. Guard the Tower! launched in 2024.
Guard the Tower! vs Halloween Defense
Guard the Tower! and Halloween Defense both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Halloween Defense (2023) is 1 year older than Guard the Tower! (2024). Halloween Defense is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Guard the Tower! (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Halloween Defense
Choose Halloween Defense if you want an Action, Indie, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Halloween Defense launched in 2023.
Both Guard the Tower! and Halloween Defense sit in Strategy 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
 Guard the Tower! |  Halloween Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Scott Canoni | MoonlightGames |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Halloween Defense (2023) is 1 year older than Guard the Tower! (2024).
- Halloween Defense is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Guard the Tower! (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Guard the Tower! vs Halloween Defense — FAQ
- Should I play Guard the Tower! or Halloween Defense first?
- If you want chronology, Halloween Defense (2023) came out before Guard the Tower! (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 Guard the Tower! and Halloween Defense similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.