Choose Tricky Towers
Choose Tricky Towers if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,383 Steam reviews back the pick.
Tricky Towers vs Shell Shuffle
Tricky Towers and Shell Shuffle both land in Indie, 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, Casual on Steam. Tricky Towers (2016) is 5 years older than Shell Shuffle (2021). Tricky Towers is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Shell Shuffle (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Shell Shuffle
Choose Shell Shuffle if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Shell Shuffle launched in 2021.
Both Tricky Towers and Shell Shuffle sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Tricky Towers |  Shell Shuffle | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (2,383 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | WeirdBeard | Victorian Clambake |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Tricky Towers (2016) is 5 years older than Shell Shuffle (2021).
- Tricky Towers is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Shell Shuffle (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Tricky Towers is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Shell Shuffle has no Deck rating yet.
Tricky Towers vs Shell Shuffle — FAQ
- Should I play Tricky Towers or Shell Shuffle first?
- If you want chronology, Tricky Towers (2016) came out before Shell Shuffle (2021). 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 Tricky Towers and Shell Shuffle similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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 Tricky Towers run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tricky Towers is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Shell Shuffle doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.