Choose Altered
Choose Altered if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Altered launched in 2021.
Altered vs Inner Tao
Altered and Inner Tao both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Both released in 2021. Altered scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Inner Tao (90% 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 Inner Tao
Choose Inner Tao if it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Inner Tao launched in 2021.
Both Altered and Inner Tao sit in Indie 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
 Altered |  Inner Tao | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (95 reviews) | 90% positive (20 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Glitchheart | Lucas Le Slo, Sergi Sabater |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Altered scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Inner Tao (90% positive).
- Inner Tao is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Altered (2.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Altered is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Inner Tao has no Deck rating yet.
Altered vs Inner Tao — FAQ
- Are Altered and Inner Tao similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 Altered run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Altered is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Inner Tao doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.