Choose Save the Planet
Choose Save the Planet if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Save the Planet launched in 2020.
Save the Planet vs A Ridiculous Waste of Time
Save the Planet and A Ridiculous Waste of Time both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Save the Planet (2020) is 6 years older than A Ridiculous Waste of Time (2026). A Ridiculous Waste of Time is currently ~2% cheaper on Steam than Save the Planet (5.49 USD vs. 5.59 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 A Ridiculous Waste of Time
Choose A Ridiculous Waste of Time if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. A Ridiculous Waste of Time launched in 2026.
Both Save the Planet and A Ridiculous Waste of Time sit in Casual 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
 Save the Planet |  A Ridiculous Waste of Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.59 USD | 5.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Itera Laboratories | Ridiculous Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Save the Planet (2020) is 6 years older than A Ridiculous Waste of Time (2026).
- A Ridiculous Waste of Time is currently ~2% cheaper on Steam than Save the Planet (5.49 USD vs. 5.59 USD).
Save the Planet vs A Ridiculous Waste of Time — FAQ
- Should I play Save the Planet or A Ridiculous Waste of Time first?
- If you want chronology, Save the Planet (2020) came out before A Ridiculous Waste of Time (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 Save the Planet and A Ridiculous Waste of Time similar?
- They overlap on 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.