Choose Rusty's Retirement
Choose Rusty's Retirement if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation game with Adjustable Text Size, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input. 6,440 Steam reviews back the pick.
Rusty's Retirement vs Any Castle
Rusty's Retirement and Any Castle both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Rusty's Retirement (2024) is 1 year older than Any Castle (2025). Any Castle is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Rusty's Retirement (4.99 USD vs. 6.99 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 Any Castle
Choose Any Castle if it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. Any Castle launched in 2025.
Both Rusty's Retirement and Any Castle sit in 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
 Rusty's Retirement |  Any Castle | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.1% positive (6,440 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mister Morris Games | Meowgic Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Rusty's Retirement (2024) is 1 year older than Any Castle (2025).
- Any Castle is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Rusty's Retirement (4.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Rusty's Retirement is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Any Castle has no Deck rating yet.
Rusty's Retirement vs Any Castle — FAQ
- Should I play Rusty's Retirement or Any Castle first?
- If you want chronology, Rusty's Retirement (2024) came out before Any Castle (2025). 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 Rusty's Retirement and Any Castle similar?
- They overlap on 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 Rusty's Retirement run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Rusty's Retirement is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Any Castle doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.