Choose Tricky Towers
Choose Tricky Towers if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards and Playable without Timed Input. 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 Dumb Ways to Party
Tricky Towers and Dumb Ways to Party both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Tricky Towers (2016) is 10 years older than Dumb Ways to Party (2026). Tricky Towers is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Dumb Ways to Party has no Deck rating yet. 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 Dumb Ways to Party
Choose Dumb Ways to Party if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Dumb Ways to Party launched in 2026.
Both Tricky Towers and Dumb Ways to Party sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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 |  Dumb Ways to Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (2,383 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | WeirdBeard | Dumb Ways to Die |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Tricky Towers (2016) is 10 years older than Dumb Ways to Party (2026).
- Tricky Towers is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Dumb Ways to Party has no Deck rating yet.
Tricky Towers vs Dumb Ways to Party — FAQ
- Should I play Tricky Towers or Dumb Ways to Party first?
- If you want chronology, Tricky Towers (2016) came out before Dumb Ways to Party (2026). 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 Dumb Ways to Party similar?
- They overlap on 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. Dumb Ways to Party doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.