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Bopl Battle vs Tricky Towers

Bopl Battle is a fighting strategy game from Johan Grönvall (2023) while Tricky Towers is a puzzle strategy game from WeirdBeard (2016).

Bopl Battle

2023 · Johan Grönvall

8.2GamingPickz Score

$9.99

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Tricky Towers

2016 · WeirdBeard

7.7GamingPickz Score

$14.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files Bopl Battle under Fighting and Strategy. In contrast, it files Tricky Towers under Puzzle and Strategy.

Bopl Battle

A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!

Description from its Steam store page

Tricky Towers

With your brilliant robe and magic powers, it’s time to build some Tricky Towers! Stack your bricks in this land of fable, whose marvelous tower will be the most stable? Battle your friends and rise to fame, in this frantic physics game.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Bopl BattleTricky Towers
GamingPickz Score8.2/107.7/10
Steam ratingOverwhelmingly Positive (97%, 25,699)Very Positive (90%, 16,486)
Critic aggregateNo aggregate80/100
Price$9.99$14.99
Install size2 GB0.39 GB
Steam Deckplayableverified
Released20232016
DeveloperJohan GrönvallWeirdBeard

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Bopl Battle vs Tricky Towers, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Bopl BattleFighting strategy game
    Tricky TowersPuzzle strategy game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Bopl Battle4 Player Local, 2D Fighter, Action
    Tricky TowersParty Game, Puzzle, Physics

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Bopl BattleScore 8.2 · 97% on Steam
    Tricky TowersScore 7.7 · 90% on Steam · 80 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Bopl Battle25,699 reviews · 1 add-on · 2 GB
    Tricky Towers16,486 reviews · 7 add-ons · 0.39 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Bopl Battle$9.99
    Tricky Towers$14.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Bopl BattlePlayable
    Tricky TowersVerified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Bopl Battle takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Bopl Battle (GamingPickz Score 8.2)
  • The cheaper right now: Bopl Battle ($9.99)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Tricky Towers (verified)
  • Lighter on storage: Tricky Towers (0.39 GB)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Multiplayer4 Player LocalOnline Co-OpFunnyLocal Co-OpStrategyCartoonyLocal Multiplayer

Where they differ

Bopl Battle is also

2D FighterActionCo-op2DHand-drawnCute

Tricky Towers is also

Party GamePuzzleBuildingFamily FriendlyArcadeSingleplayer

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Bopl Battle is relaxed, easy to pick up. Tricky Towers is relaxed, easy to pick up.

System requirements, side by side

Bopl BattleTricky Towers
Minimum GPU
Minimum CPU1.73 GHz Intel Pentium M
Minimum RAM1 GB
Install size2 GB0.39 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Bopl Battle · Tricky Towers.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Bopl Battle and 5 for Tricky Towers. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Bopl Battle and Tricky Towers in scope?

Bopl Battle has drawn 25,699 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 2 GB. Tricky Towers has drawn 16,486 Steam reviews, ships 7 add-ons and installs in 0.39 GB.

Is Bopl Battle or Tricky Towers better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Bopl Battle rates higher (8.2 to 7.7). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Bopl Battle or Tricky Towers?

Bopl Battle is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $14.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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