Castle Crashers vs Tricky Towers
Castle Crashers is an RPG game from The Behemoth (2012) while Tricky Towers is a puzzle strategy game from WeirdBeard (2016).
What each one is
Steam files Castle Crashers under RPG. In contrast, it files Tricky Towers under Puzzle and Strategy.
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
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.
At a glance
| Castle Crashers | Tricky Towers | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.5/10 | 7.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 140,408) | Very Positive (90%, 16,486) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 80/100 |
| Price | $14.99 | $14.99 |
| Install size | — | 0.39 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2012 | 2016 |
| Developer | The Behemoth | WeirdBeard |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Castle Crashers 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.
Genre and premise
Castle CrashersRPG gameTricky TowersPuzzle strategy gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Castle Crashers2D, Online Co-Op, Co-opTricky TowersParty Game, Puzzle, PhysicsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Castle Crashers ✓Score 8.5 · 96% on SteamTricky TowersScore 7.7 · 90% on Steam · 80 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Castle Crashers140,408 reviews · 3 add-onsTricky Towers16,486 reviews · 7 add-ons · 0.39 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Castle Crashers$14.99Tricky Towers$14.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Castle CrashersVerifiedTricky TowersVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Castle Crashers takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueCastle Crashers and Tricky Towers on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Castle Crashers (GamingPickz Score 8.5)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Castle Crashers (140,408 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Online Co-OpFunny4 Player LocalLocal Co-OpMultiplayerLocal MultiplayerSingleplayerCartoony
Where they differ
2DCo-opBeat 'em upHack and SlashAdventureAction
Party GamePuzzlePhysicsBuildingFamily FriendlyPvP
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Castle Crashers is relaxed, easy to pick up. Tricky Towers is relaxed, easy to pick up.
System requirements, side by side
| Castle Crashers | Tricky Towers | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 2GB RAM | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ | 1.73 GHz Intel Pentium M |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Install size | — | 0.39 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Castle Crashers · Tricky Towers.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 3 accessibility features for Castle Crashers and 5 for Tricky Towers. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Castle Crashers and Tricky Towers in scope?
Castle Crashers has drawn 140,408 Steam reviews and ships 3 add-ons. Tricky Towers has drawn 16,486 Steam reviews, ships 7 add-ons and installs in 0.39 GB.
Is Castle Crashers or Tricky Towers better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Castle Crashers rates higher (8.5 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, Castle Crashers or Tricky Towers?
Castle Crashers is cheaper right now at $14.99, 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.
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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.