Choose Black Forest
Choose Black Forest if you want a Free To Play experience. Black Forest launched in 2023.
Black Forest vs Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand
Black Forest and Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam. Black Forest (2023) is 2 years older than Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand (2025). Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Black Forest (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand
Choose Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand launched in 2025.
Both Black Forest and Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Black Forest |  Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 33.3% positive (21 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lemuria | Axella Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Black Forest (2023) is 2 years older than Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand (2025).
- Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Black Forest (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
Black Forest vs Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand — FAQ
- Should I play Black Forest or Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand first?
- If you want chronology, Black Forest (2023) came out before Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand (2025). 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 Black Forest and Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.