Choose Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
Choose Serious Sam's Bogus Detour if you want the Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.9% positive across 215 reviews.
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour vs Tower 57
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour and Tower 57 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 2017. Serious Sam's Bogus Detour scores higher on Steam reviews (81.9% positive) than Tower 57 (65.1% 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 Tower 57
Choose Tower 57 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Tower 57 launched in 2017.
Both Serious Sam's Bogus Detour and Tower 57 sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op, 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
 Serious Sam's Bogus Detour |  Tower 57 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.9% positive (215 reviews) | 65.1% positive (172 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Crackshell, Croteam | Pixwerk |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both released in 2017.
- Serious Sam's Bogus Detour scores higher on Steam reviews (81.9% positive) than Tower 57 (65.1% positive).
- Serious Sam's Bogus Detour is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Tower 57 (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Tower 57 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Serious Sam's Bogus Detour has no Deck rating yet.
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour vs Tower 57 — FAQ
- Which is better, Serious Sam's Bogus Detour or Tower 57?
- On Steam reviews Serious Sam's Bogus Detour scores higher (81.9% positive) than Tower 57 (65.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Serious Sam's Bogus Detour is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Serious Sam's Bogus Detour and Tower 57 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.
- Do both Serious Sam's Bogus Detour and Tower 57 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Serious Sam's Bogus Detour ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Tower 57 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.