Choose Ziggurat
Choose Ziggurat if you want an Action and Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 86.9% positive across 1,992 reviews.
Ziggurat vs Kings and Heroes
Ziggurat and Kings and Heroes both land in RPG 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 are RPG games on Steam. Ziggurat (2014) is 3 years older than Kings and Heroes (2017). Ziggurat scores higher on Steam reviews (86.9% positive) than Kings and Heroes (51.7% 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 Kings and Heroes
Choose Kings and Heroes if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Kings and Heroes launched in 2017.
Both Ziggurat and Kings and Heroes sit in RPG 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
 Ziggurat |  Kings and Heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 86.9% positive (1,992 reviews) | 51.7% positive (530 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Milkstone Studios | Industry Games |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Ziggurat (2014) is 3 years older than Kings and Heroes (2017).
- Ziggurat scores higher on Steam reviews (86.9% positive) than Kings and Heroes (51.7% positive).
- Ziggurat is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Kings and Heroes has no Deck rating yet.
Ziggurat vs Kings and Heroes — FAQ
- Which is better, Ziggurat or Kings and Heroes?
- On Steam reviews Ziggurat scores higher (86.9% positive) than Kings and Heroes (51.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Ziggurat is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Ziggurat or Kings and Heroes first?
- If you want chronology, Ziggurat (2014) came out before Kings and Heroes (2017). 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 Ziggurat and Kings and Heroes similar?
- They overlap on RPG 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 Ziggurat run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ziggurat is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Kings and Heroes doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.