Choose Tower Lab
Choose Tower Lab if you want the Steam Timeline side of the pairing. Tower Lab launched in 2026.
Tower Lab vs Legacy of Defense
Tower Lab and Legacy of Defense both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Legacy of Defense (2025) is 1 year older than Tower Lab (2026). Legacy of Defense is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Tower Lab has no Deck rating yet. 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 Legacy of Defense
Choose Legacy of Defense if you want an Early Access game with Touch Only Option. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Legacy of Defense launched in 2025.
Both Tower Lab and Legacy of Defense sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls, 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
 Tower Lab |  Legacy of Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 3.59 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 81.9% positive (94 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Play Tug Studio | Enter the Game Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Legacy of Defense (2025) is 1 year older than Tower Lab (2026).
- Legacy of Defense is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Tower Lab has no Deck rating yet.
Tower Lab vs Legacy of Defense — FAQ
- Should I play Tower Lab or Legacy of Defense first?
- If you want chronology, Legacy of Defense (2025) came out before Tower Lab (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 Tower Lab and Legacy of Defense similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.