Choose Delver
Choose Delver if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,778 Steam reviews back the pick.
Delver vs Ziggurat
Delver and Ziggurat both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, RPG on Steam. Ziggurat (2014) is 4 years older than Delver (2018). Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Delver: 1,778 reviews, Ziggurat: 1,992). 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 Ziggurat
Choose Ziggurat if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,992 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Delver and Ziggurat sit in Action, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.3% vs 86.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Delver |  Ziggurat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.3% positive (1,778 reviews) | 86.9% positive (1,992 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Chad Cuddigan, Joshua Skelton | Milkstone Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Ziggurat (2014) is 4 years older than Delver (2018).
- Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Delver: 1,778 reviews, Ziggurat: 1,992).
- Ziggurat is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Delver (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Delver is Deck Playable, Ziggurat is Deck Verified.
Delver vs Ziggurat — FAQ
- Which is better, Delver or Ziggurat?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Delver sits at 87.3% positive (1,778 reviews), Ziggurat at 86.9% (1,992). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Delver or Ziggurat first?
- If you want chronology, Ziggurat (2014) came out before Delver (2018). 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 Delver and Ziggurat similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.