Choose The Planet Crafter
Choose The Planet Crafter if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 35,327 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Planet Crafter vs The Planet Crafter: Prologue
The Planet Crafter and The Planet Crafter: Prologue both land in Adventure 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 Adventure games on Steam. The Planet Crafter: Prologue (2021) is 3 years older than The Planet Crafter (2024). The Planet Crafter scores higher on Steam reviews (96% positive) than The Planet Crafter: Prologue (95% 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 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
Choose The Planet Crafter: Prologue if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,967 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Planet Crafter and The Planet Crafter: Prologue sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96% vs 95% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Planet Crafter |  The Planet Crafter: Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2021 |
| Genres | Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 23.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive (35,327 reviews) | 95% positive (2,967 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Miju Games | Miju Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- The Planet Crafter: Prologue (2021) is 3 years older than The Planet Crafter (2024).
- The Planet Crafter scores higher on Steam reviews (96% positive) than The Planet Crafter: Prologue (95% positive).
- The Planet Crafter: Prologue is free; The Planet Crafter is paid (23.99 USD).
- The Planet Crafter has co-op; The Planet Crafter: Prologue does not.
- The Planet Crafter is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Planet Crafter: Prologue has no Deck rating yet.
The Planet Crafter vs The Planet Crafter: Prologue — FAQ
- Which is better, The Planet Crafter or The Planet Crafter: Prologue?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Planet Crafter sits at 96% positive (35,327 reviews), The Planet Crafter: Prologue at 95% (2,967). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Planet Crafter or The Planet Crafter: Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, The Planet Crafter: Prologue (2021) came out before The Planet Crafter (2024). 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 The Planet Crafter and The Planet Crafter: Prologue similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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 The Planet Crafter: Prologue have multiplayer like The Planet Crafter?
- No. The Planet Crafter supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while The Planet Crafter: Prologue is listed as single-player only.
- Is The Planet Crafter: Prologue free?
- Yes — The Planet Crafter: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. The Planet Crafter is paid (23.99 USD).
- Does The Planet Crafter run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Planet Crafter is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Planet Crafter: Prologue doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.