Choose Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue
Choose Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue launched in 2020.
Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue vs Planted!
Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue and Planted! both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue (2020) is 6 years older than Planted! (2026). Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue is free; Planted! is paid (Price unknown). 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 an Indie and Casual game with Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Planted! launched in 2026.
Both Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue and Planted! sit in Action 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
 Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue |  Planted! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 91.2% positive (477 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Flashbulb | Cloth Cat Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue (2020) is 6 years older than Planted! (2026).
- Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue is free; Planted! is paid (Price unknown).
- Planted! has co-op; Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue does not.
Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue vs Planted! — FAQ
- Should I play Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue or Planted! first?
- If you want chronology, Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue (2020) 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 Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue and Planted! similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.
- Is Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue free?
- Yes — Rubber Bandits: Christmas Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Planted! is paid (Price unknown).