Choose Risk of Rain (2013)
Choose Risk of Rain (2013) if you want a RPG game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Adjustable Text Size. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 14,874 Steam reviews back the pick.
Risk of Rain (2013) vs Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！
Risk of Rain (2013) and Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ both land in Action, 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, Indie on Steam. Risk of Rain (2013) (2013) is 4 years older than Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ (2017). Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Risk of Rain (2013) (8.99 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 Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！
Choose Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ launched in 2017.
Both Risk of Rain (2013) and Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ sit in Action and Indie 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
 Risk of Rain (2013) |  Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.2% positive (14,874 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Hopoo Games | Daisessen |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Risk of Rain (2013) (2013) is 4 years older than Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ (2017).
- Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Risk of Rain (2013) (8.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Risk of Rain (2013) has co-op; Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ does not.
- Risk of Rain (2013) is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ has no Deck rating yet.
Risk of Rain (2013) vs Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ — FAQ
- Should I play Risk of Rain (2013) or Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ first?
- If you want chronology, Risk of Rain (2013) (2013) came out before Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ (2017). 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 Risk of Rain (2013) and Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ have multiplayer like Risk of Rain (2013)?
- No. Risk of Rain (2013) supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ is listed as single-player only.
- Does Risk of Rain (2013) run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Risk of Rain (2013) is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Tower Offence! たわーおふぇんす！ doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.