Choose Detective Grimoire
Choose Detective Grimoire if it's currently about 65% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,520 Steam reviews back the pick.
Detective Grimoire vs Tangle Tower
Detective Grimoire and Tangle Tower both land in Indie, Adventure 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Detective Grimoire (2014) is 5 years older than Tangle Tower (2019). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Detective Grimoire: 1,520 reviews, Tangle Tower: 2,661). 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 Tangle Tower
Choose Tangle Tower if you want the Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,661 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Detective Grimoire and Tangle Tower sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96% vs 95.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Detective Grimoire |  Tangle Tower | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive (1,520 reviews) | 95.8% positive (2,661 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | SFB Games | SFB Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Detective Grimoire (2014) is 5 years older than Tangle Tower (2019).
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Detective Grimoire: 1,520 reviews, Tangle Tower: 2,661).
- Detective Grimoire is currently ~65% cheaper on Steam than Tangle Tower (6.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Tangle Tower is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Detective Grimoire has no Deck rating yet.
Detective Grimoire vs Tangle Tower — FAQ
- Which is better, Detective Grimoire or Tangle Tower?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Detective Grimoire sits at 96% positive (1,520 reviews), Tangle Tower at 95.8% (2,661). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Detective Grimoire or Tangle Tower first?
- If you want chronology, Detective Grimoire (2014) came out before Tangle Tower (2019). 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 Detective Grimoire and Tangle Tower similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.