Choose Murder Miners
Choose Murder Miners if you want the Online PvP and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,095 Steam reviews back the pick.
Murder Miners vs Tile Battle
Murder Miners and Tile Battle both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Murder Miners (2014) is 4 years older than Tile Battle (2018). Murder Miners is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Tile Battle (2.99 USD vs. 7.99 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 Tile Battle
Choose Tile Battle if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Tile Battle launched in 2018.
Both Murder Miners and Tile Battle sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, 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
 Murder Miners |  Tile Battle | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.3% positive (3,095 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | JForce Games | Masterstrike, LadrikDev |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Murder Miners (2014) is 4 years older than Tile Battle (2018).
- Murder Miners is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Tile Battle (2.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Murder Miners is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Tile Battle has no Deck rating yet.
Murder Miners vs Tile Battle — FAQ
- Should I play Murder Miners or Tile Battle first?
- If you want chronology, Murder Miners (2014) came out before Tile Battle (2018). 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 Murder Miners and Tile Battle similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Do both Murder Miners and Tile Battle have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Murder Miners ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Tile Battle ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Murder Miners run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Murder Miners is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Tile Battle doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.