Choose Advanced Tactics Gold
Choose Advanced Tactics Gold if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Advanced Tactics Gold launched in 2014.
Advanced Tactics Gold vs Gary Grigsby's War in the West
Advanced Tactics Gold and Gary Grigsby's War in the West both land in 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 are Simulation games on Steam. Advanced Tactics Gold (2014) is 3 years older than Gary Grigsby's War in the West (2017). Both sit near 84% positive on Steam (Advanced Tactics Gold: 102 reviews, Gary Grigsby's War in the West: 100). 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 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
Choose Gary Grigsby's War in the West if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Gary Grigsby's War in the West launched in 2017.
Both Advanced Tactics Gold and Gary Grigsby's War in the West sit in Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (84.3% vs 84% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Advanced Tactics Gold |  Gary Grigsby's War in the West | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 79.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.3% positive (102 reviews) | 84% positive (100 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | VR Designs | 2by3 Games |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Advanced Tactics Gold (2014) is 3 years older than Gary Grigsby's War in the West (2017).
- Both sit near 84% positive on Steam (Advanced Tactics Gold: 102 reviews, Gary Grigsby's War in the West: 100).
- Advanced Tactics Gold is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Gary Grigsby's War in the West (29.99 USD vs. 79.99 USD).
- Gary Grigsby's War in the West is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Advanced Tactics Gold has no Deck rating yet.
Advanced Tactics Gold vs Gary Grigsby's War in the West — FAQ
- Which is better, Advanced Tactics Gold or Gary Grigsby's War in the West?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Advanced Tactics Gold sits at 84.3% positive (102 reviews), Gary Grigsby's War in the West at 84% (100). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Advanced Tactics Gold or Gary Grigsby's War in the West first?
- If you want chronology, Advanced Tactics Gold (2014) came out before Gary Grigsby's War in the West (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 Advanced Tactics Gold and Gary Grigsby's War in the West similar?
- They overlap on 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.