Are TowerFall Ascension and Bombing Bastards 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.

TowerFall Ascension vs Bombing Bastards

TowerFall Ascension and Bombing Bastards 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. Both released in 2014. TowerFall Ascension scores higher on Steam reviews (94.6% positive) than Bombing Bastards (58.1% 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 TowerFall Ascension

Choose TowerFall Ascension if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,738 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Bombing Bastards

Choose Bombing Bastards if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Bombing Bastards launched in 2014.

Both TowerFall Ascension and Bombing Bastards sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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.

TowerFall Ascension vs Bombing Bastards — Steam metadata comparison
	TowerFall Ascension	Bombing Bastards
Released	2014	2014
Genres	Action, Indie	Action, Indie
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Deck Verified
Price	14.99 USD	9.99 USD
Steam reviews	94.6% positive (1,738 reviews)	58.1% positive (43 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op	Multi-player
Developers	Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd.	Sanuk Games

Side by side

Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
Both released in 2014.
TowerFall Ascension scores higher on Steam reviews (94.6% positive) than Bombing Bastards (58.1% positive).
Bombing Bastards is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than TowerFall Ascension (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
TowerFall Ascension has co-op; Bombing Bastards does not.
Steam Deck: TowerFall Ascension is Deck Playable, Bombing Bastards is Deck Verified.

TowerFall Ascension vs Bombing Bastards — FAQ

Are TowerFall Ascension and Bombing Bastards 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.

Which should you pick?

Choose TowerFall Ascension

Choose Bombing Bastards

Side-by-side comparison

Side by side

TowerFall Ascension vs Bombing Bastards — FAQ