Choose Breaking Box
Choose Breaking Box if you want a Casual and Early Access experience. Breaking Box launched in 2023.
Breaking Box vs Plasma Spheres
Breaking Box and Plasma Spheres both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie on Steam. Plasma Spheres (2021) is 2 years older than Breaking Box (2023). Plasma Spheres is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Breaking Box (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Plasma Spheres
Choose Plasma Spheres if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Plasma Spheres launched in 2021.
Both Breaking Box and Plasma Spheres sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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
 Breaking Box |  Plasma Spheres | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Dotoyou Games | Abnormal Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Plasma Spheres (2021) is 2 years older than Breaking Box (2023).
- Plasma Spheres is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Breaking Box (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Breaking Box vs Plasma Spheres — FAQ
- Should I play Breaking Box or Plasma Spheres first?
- If you want chronology, Plasma Spheres (2021) came out before Breaking Box (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 Breaking Box and Plasma Spheres similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 both Breaking Box and Plasma Spheres have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Breaking Box ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Plasma Spheres ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.