Choose Toast Time
Choose Toast Time if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 71% cheaper on the Steam Store. Toast Time launched in 2014.
Toast Time vs Defensive Measures
Toast Time and Defensive Measures both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Toast Time (2014) is 8 years older than Defensive Measures (2022). Toast Time is currently ~71% cheaper on Steam than Defensive Measures (4.99 USD vs. 16.99 USD). 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 Defensive Measures
Choose Defensive Measures if you want an Adventure and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Defensive Measures launched in 2022.
Both Toast Time and Defensive Measures sit in Action, Strategy, 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
 Toast Time |  Defensive Measures | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 16.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.4% positive (22 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Force Of Habit | Tapan Dubey, Viplove Kaithvas |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Toast Time (2014) is 8 years older than Defensive Measures (2022).
- Toast Time is currently ~71% cheaper on Steam than Defensive Measures (4.99 USD vs. 16.99 USD).
- Toast Time is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Defensive Measures has no Deck rating yet.
Toast Time vs Defensive Measures — FAQ
- Should I play Toast Time or Defensive Measures first?
- If you want chronology, Toast Time (2014) came out before Defensive Measures (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 Toast Time and Defensive Measures similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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 Toast Time run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Toast Time is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Defensive Measures doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.