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 Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,383 Steam reviews back the pick.
Tricky Towers vs dWARf
Tricky Towers and dWARf 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 8 years older than dWARf (2024). dWARf is free; Tricky Towers is paid (5.99 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 dWARf
Choose dWARf if you want an Action and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. dWARf launched in 2024.
Both Tricky Towers and dWARf 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 |  dWARf | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (2,383 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | WeirdBeard | Unexpected |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Tricky Towers (2016) is 8 years older than dWARf (2024).
- dWARf is free; Tricky Towers is paid (5.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Tricky Towers is Deck Verified, dWARf is Deck Playable.
Tricky Towers vs dWARf — FAQ
- Should I play Tricky Towers or dWARf first?
- If you want chronology, Tricky Towers (2016) came out before dWARf (2024). 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 dWARf 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.
- Is dWARf free?
- Yes — dWARf is a free-to-play Steam title. Tricky Towers is paid (5.99 USD).