Choose Altered
Choose Altered if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Altered launched in 2021.
Altered vs An Architect's Adventure
Altered and An Architect's Adventure 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. Altered (2021) is 2 years older than An Architect's Adventure (2023). Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Altered: 95 reviews, An Architect's Adventure: 34). 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 An Architect's Adventure
Choose An Architect's Adventure if you want a Casual experience. An Architect's Adventure launched in 2023.
Both Altered and An Architect's Adventure sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (100% vs 100% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Altered |  An Architect's Adventure | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (95 reviews) | 100% positive (34 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Glitchheart | maou |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Altered (2021) is 2 years older than An Architect's Adventure (2023).
- Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Altered: 95 reviews, An Architect's Adventure: 34).
- Altered is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than An Architect's Adventure (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Altered vs An Architect's Adventure — FAQ
- Should I play Altered or An Architect's Adventure first?
- If you want chronology, Altered (2021) came out before An Architect's Adventure (2023). 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 Altered and An Architect's Adventure 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.
- Do Altered and An Architect's Adventure both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.