Choose Alteil: Horizons
Choose Alteil: Horizons if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Alteil: Horizons launched in 2016.
Alteil: Horizons vs Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle
Alteil: Horizons and Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle both land in Strategy, Indie, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Alteil: Horizons (2016) is 3 years older than Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle (2019). Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle scores higher on Steam reviews (68.2% positive) than Alteil: Horizons (48.9% 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 Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle
Choose Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle if you want a RPG and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle launched in 2019.
Both Alteil: Horizons and Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle sit in Strategy, Indie, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Alteil: Horizons |  Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 48.9% positive (90 reviews) | 68.2% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Apocoplay LLC, Ludeme Games, Coreedge Inc | Classy Yak Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Alteil: Horizons (2016) is 3 years older than Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle (2019).
- Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle scores higher on Steam reviews (68.2% positive) than Alteil: Horizons (48.9% positive).
- Alteil: Horizons is free; Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle is paid (Price unknown).
- Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Alteil: Horizons has no Deck rating yet.
Alteil: Horizons vs Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle — FAQ
- Should I play Alteil: Horizons or Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle first?
- If you want chronology, Alteil: Horizons (2016) came out before Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle (2019). 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 Alteil: Horizons and Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Free To Play 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.
- Is Alteil: Horizons free?
- Yes — Alteil: Horizons is a free-to-play Steam title. Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle is paid (Price unknown).