Choose Insanity Clicker
Choose Insanity Clicker if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,211 Steam reviews back the pick.
Insanity Clicker vs Build Wars
Insanity Clicker and Build Wars both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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 Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Insanity Clicker (2016) is 2 years older than Build Wars (2018). Both sit near 63% positive on Steam (Insanity Clicker: 1,211 reviews, Build Wars: 16). 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 Build Wars
Choose Build Wars if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Build Wars launched in 2018.
Both Insanity Clicker and Build Wars sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (62.9% vs 62.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Insanity Clicker |  Build Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 62.9% positive (1,211 reviews) | 62.5% positive (16 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | PlayFlock | Alda Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Insanity Clicker (2016) is 2 years older than Build Wars (2018).
- Both sit near 63% positive on Steam (Insanity Clicker: 1,211 reviews, Build Wars: 16).
- Both are free to play.
- Insanity Clicker is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Build Wars has no Deck rating yet.
Insanity Clicker vs Build Wars — FAQ
- Should I play Insanity Clicker or Build Wars first?
- If you want chronology, Insanity Clicker (2016) came out before Build Wars (2018). 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 Insanity Clicker and Build Wars similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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 Insanity Clicker run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Insanity Clicker is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Build Wars doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.