Choose Action & Automation
Choose Action & Automation if you want the Gamepad Recommended side of the pairing.
Action & Automation vs Towers & Tentacles
Action & Automation and Towers & Tentacles both land in Action, Strategy 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 Action, Strategy on Steam. Towers & Tentacles has co-op; Action & Automation does not. 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 Towers & Tentacles
Choose Towers & Tentacles if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Action & Automation and Towers & Tentacles sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, DualShock Controller Support, and DualSense Controller Support, 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
 Action & Automation |  Towers & Tentacles | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | pflovv | Graauw |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Towers & Tentacles has co-op; Action & Automation does not.
Action & Automation vs Towers & Tentacles — FAQ
- Are Action & Automation and Towers & Tentacles similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy 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.