Choose Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes
Choose Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 54.5% positive across 222 reviews.
Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes vs Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts
Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes and Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts both land in Strategy, Indie, RPG 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 Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes (2010) is 1 year older than Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts (2011). Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (54.5% positive) than Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts (45% positive). 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 Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts
Choose Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts if you want an Adventure experience. Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts launched in 2011.
Both Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes and Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG on Steam, 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
 Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes |  Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2011 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 54.5% positive (222 reviews) | 45% positive (111 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Silent Dreams | Silent Dreams |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes (2010) is 1 year older than Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts (2011).
- Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes scores higher on Steam reviews (54.5% positive) than Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts (45% positive).
- Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes is Deck Unsupported, Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts is Deck Playable.
Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes vs Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts — FAQ
- Which is better, Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes or Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts?
- On Steam reviews Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes scores higher (54.5% positive) than Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts (45% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes or Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts first?
- If you want chronology, Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes (2010) came out before Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts (2011). 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 Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes and Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, RPG 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.