Choose Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020)
Choose Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Free To Play experience. Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) launched in 2020.
Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) vs The Planet Crafter: Prologue
Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) 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. Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) (2020) is 1 year older than The Planet Crafter: Prologue (2021). The Planet Crafter: Prologue scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) (72.1% 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 carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95% positive across 2,967 reviews.
Both Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) and The Planet Crafter: Prologue sit in Adventure on Steam, 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
 Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) |  The Planet Crafter: Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 72.1% positive (619 reviews) | 95% positive (2,967 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ▲ Pyramid Games | Miju Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) (2020) is 1 year older than The Planet Crafter: Prologue (2021).
- The Planet Crafter: Prologue scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) (72.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Planet Crafter: Prologue has no Deck rating yet.
Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) vs The Planet Crafter: Prologue — FAQ
- Which is better, Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) or The Planet Crafter: Prologue?
- On Steam reviews The Planet Crafter: Prologue scores higher (95% positive) than Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) (72.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Planet Crafter: Prologue is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) or The Planet Crafter: Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) (2020) came out before The Planet Crafter: Prologue (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 Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) 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 Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020) is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Planet Crafter: Prologue doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.