Choose Color Breakers
Choose Color Breakers if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Color Breakers launched in 2021.
Color Breakers vs Planted!
Color Breakers and Planted! both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Color Breakers (2021) is 5 years older than Planted! (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Planted!
Choose Planted! if you want the DualShock Controller Support and DualSense Controller Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Planted! launched in 2026.
Both Color Breakers and Planted! sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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
 Color Breakers |  Planted! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 92.9% positive (14 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | deleon | Cloth Cat Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Color Breakers (2021) is 5 years older than Planted! (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Color Breakers is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Planted! has no Deck rating yet.
Color Breakers vs Planted! — FAQ
- Should I play Color Breakers or Planted! first?
- If you want chronology, Color Breakers (2021) came out before Planted! (2026). 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 Color Breakers and Planted! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Color Breakers and Planted! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Color Breakers ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Planted! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Color Breakers run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Color Breakers is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Planted! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.