Choose River Towns
Choose River Towns if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. River Towns launched in 2025.
River Towns vs Hexarium
River Towns and Hexarium both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam. Both released in 2025. Hexarium is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than River Towns (11.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Hexarium
Choose Hexarium if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hexarium launched in 2025.
Both River Towns and Hexarium sit in Strategy, Indie, 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
 River Towns |  Hexarium | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.4% positive (112 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frogsong Studios | Myuxen |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- Hexarium is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than River Towns (11.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- River Towns is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Hexarium has no Deck rating yet.
River Towns vs Hexarium — FAQ
- Are River Towns and Hexarium similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.
- Does River Towns run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — River Towns is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Hexarium doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.