Choose Heavy Bullets
Choose Heavy Bullets if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 1,006 Steam reviews back the pick.
Heavy Bullets vs Archtower
Heavy Bullets and Archtower 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. Heavy Bullets (2014) is 8 years older than Archtower (2022). Archtower scores higher on Steam reviews (90.5% positive) than Heavy Bullets (81.7% 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 Archtower
Choose Archtower if you want an Adventure, RPG, and Early Access game with Adjustable Difficulty and Save Anytime. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Archtower launched in 2022.
Both Heavy Bullets and Archtower sit in Action and Indie 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
 Heavy Bullets |  Archtower | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.7% positive (1,006 reviews) | 90.5% positive (42 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Terri Vellmann, Doseone | Blaster Games Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Heavy Bullets (2014) is 8 years older than Archtower (2022).
- Archtower scores higher on Steam reviews (90.5% positive) than Heavy Bullets (81.7% positive).
- Heavy Bullets is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Archtower (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Heavy Bullets is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Archtower has no Deck rating yet.
Heavy Bullets vs Archtower — FAQ
- Should I play Heavy Bullets or Archtower first?
- If you want chronology, Heavy Bullets (2014) came out before Archtower (2022). 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 Heavy Bullets and Archtower 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.
- Does Heavy Bullets run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heavy Bullets is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Archtower doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.