Choose Astral Towers
Choose Astral Towers if you want an Adventure experience. Astral Towers launched in 2020.
Astral Towers vs Astral Masters
Astral Towers and Astral Masters both land in Strategy, 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 share Strategy, Indie on Steam. Astral Towers (2020) is 1 year older than Astral Masters (2021). Astral Towers scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Astral Masters (88% 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 Astral Masters
Choose Astral Masters if you want the Online PvP and LAN PvP side of the pairing. Astral Masters launched in 2021.
Both Astral Towers and Astral Masters sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, 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
 Astral Towers |  Astral Masters | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (30 reviews) | 88% positive (25 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Apus Software | Apus Software |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Astral Towers (2020) is 1 year older than Astral Masters (2021).
- Astral Towers scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Astral Masters (88% positive).
- Astral Masters is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Astral Towers (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Astral Towers is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Astral Masters has no Deck rating yet.
Astral Towers vs Astral Masters — FAQ
- Should I play Astral Towers or Astral Masters first?
- If you want chronology, Astral Towers (2020) came out before Astral Masters (2021). 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 Astral Towers and Astral Masters similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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 Astral Towers run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Astral Towers is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Astral Masters doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.