Rank 01Why this
Same atmospheric mood as Tooth and Tail.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
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Players who liked Tooth and Tail also play
The closest matches to Tooth and Tail: Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Wargroove, 8-Bit Armies, Crush Your Enemies, and Natural Selection 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Playable
- 2016
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Natural Selection 2
Why this: Also Competitive and RTS, like Tooth and Tail.
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Tumblestone
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Tooth and Tail.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Pocketwatch Games
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 83% of 1,741 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual
- Metacritic 80
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Darkly whimsical art style and haunting soundtrack
- Deck building with rigid faction roles
- Luck driven unit draws force creative adaptation
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Stressful
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tooth and Tail at current Steam store prices.
Rock of Ages
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Tooth and Tail.
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Why this: Also Competitive and RTS, like Tooth and Tail.
Eyes of War
Why this: Also RTS and Isometric, like Tooth and Tail.
DEFCON
Why this: Same stressful mood as Tooth and Tail.
Gremlins, Inc.
Why this: Same dark mood as Tooth and Tail.
Concrete Jungle
Why this: Shares deck building with Tooth and Tail.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Pocketwatch Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Tooth and Tail.
About Tooth and Tail
The closest matches to Tooth and Tail: Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Wargroove, 8-Bit Armies, Crush Your Enemies, and Natural Selection 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Tooth and Tail is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Wargroove and 8-Bit Armies — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and stressful, and single out its deck building and dynamic map generation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Tooth and Tail is a 2017 real-time strategy game developed by Pocketwatch Games featuring deck-building mechanics for unit selection, where players lead armies of anthropomorphic animals including flame-throwing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls in campaigns with unique heroic objectives. The game utilizes faction-locked units, dynamic map generation, and resource scarcity to create challenging gameplay that reviewers describe as atmospheric, dark, and whimsical, with a darkly-whimsical art style and haunting soundtrack that has earned it an 80 on Metacritic. Players highlight the luck-driven unit draws as a key mechanic that forces creative adaptation during matches, while the short replayable sessions make it ideal for couch co-op with local multiplayer support. The game is playable on Steam Deck and holds an 83% positive rating from over 1,700 Steam reviews.
About Tooth and Tail: Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!
Is Tooth and Tail worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 83% of 1,741 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Darkly whimsical art style and haunting soundtrack
- Deck building with rigid faction roles
- Luck driven unit draws force creative adaptation
- Short replayable sessions ideal for couch co op
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Good sprite art and aesthetic and a very novel black comedy premise means the presentation is quite good, but past the first couple missions the campaign is aggressively gimmicky and dishonest. Compounding things is the fast pace of the…”
People who play it also play: Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Wargroove, 8-Bit Armies
Frequently asked about Tooth and Tail
Can I run it?
Does Tooth and Tail run on Steam Deck?
Tooth and Tail is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Tooth and Tail cost?
Tooth and Tail is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Tooth and Tail have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Tooth and Tail supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Tooth and Tail?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tooth and Tail are Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Wargroove, 8-Bit Armies.
Who developed Tooth and Tail?
Tooth and Tail was developed by Pocketwatch Games.