Choose Tower of Guns
Choose Tower of Guns if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.5% positive across 447 reviews.
Tower of Guns vs STRAFE: Gold Edition
Tower of Guns and STRAFE: Gold Edition 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. Tower of Guns (2014) is 3 years older than STRAFE: Gold Edition (2017). Tower of Guns scores higher on Steam reviews (87.5% positive) than STRAFE: Gold Edition (74.1% 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 STRAFE: Gold Edition
Choose STRAFE: Gold Edition if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,330 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Tower of Guns and STRAFE: Gold Edition 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
 Tower of Guns |  STRAFE: Gold Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.5% positive (447 reviews) | 74.1% positive (1,330 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Terrible Posture Games | Pixel Titans |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Tower of Guns (2014) is 3 years older than STRAFE: Gold Edition (2017).
- Tower of Guns scores higher on Steam reviews (87.5% positive) than STRAFE: Gold Edition (74.1% positive).
- STRAFE: Gold Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Tower of Guns (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- STRAFE: Gold Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Tower of Guns has no Deck rating yet.
Tower of Guns vs STRAFE: Gold Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Tower of Guns or STRAFE: Gold Edition?
- On Steam reviews Tower of Guns scores higher (87.5% positive) than STRAFE: Gold Edition (74.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Tower of Guns is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Tower of Guns or STRAFE: Gold Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Tower of Guns (2014) came out before STRAFE: Gold Edition (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 Tower of Guns and STRAFE: Gold Edition 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.