Choose The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire
Choose The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire if you want a Strategy and RPG experience. The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire launched in 2025.
The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire vs Town Diggers
The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire and Town Diggers both land in Action, Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (2025) is 1 year older than Town Diggers (2026). Town Diggers is currently ~16% cheaper on Steam than The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (15.99 USD vs. 18.99 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 Town Diggers
Choose Town Diggers if you want an Adventure and Casual game with Playable without Timed Input. Town Diggers launched in 2026.
Both The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire and Town Diggers sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation 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
 The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire |  Town Diggers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 18.99 USD | 15.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.8% positive (104 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BEF GAMES | Alin Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (2025) is 1 year older than Town Diggers (2026).
- Town Diggers is currently ~16% cheaper on Steam than The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (15.99 USD vs. 18.99 USD).
- The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Town Diggers has no Deck rating yet.
The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire vs Town Diggers — FAQ
- Should I play The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire or Town Diggers first?
- If you want chronology, The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (2025) came out before Town Diggers (2026). 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 The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire and Town Diggers similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Simulation 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 The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Town Diggers doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.