Choose Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Choose Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 7,180 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart vs Frogun Encore
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Frogun Encore both land in Action, 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 share Action, Adventure on Steam. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2023) is 1 year older than Frogun Encore (2024). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: 7,180 reviews, Frogun Encore: 84). 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 Frogun Encore
Choose Frogun Encore if you want an Indie game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 78% cheaper on the Steam Store. Frogun Encore launched in 2024.
Both Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Frogun Encore sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.7% vs 89.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart |  Frogun Encore | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (7,180 reviews) | 89.3% positive (84 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software | Molegato |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2023) is 1 year older than Frogun Encore (2024).
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: 7,180 reviews, Frogun Encore: 84).
- Frogun Encore is currently ~78% cheaper on Steam than Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (12.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Frogun Encore has co-op; Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart does not.
- Steam Deck: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is Deck Verified, Frogun Encore is Deck Playable.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart vs Frogun Encore — FAQ
- Should I play Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart or Frogun Encore first?
- If you want chronology, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2023) came out before Frogun Encore (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 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Frogun Encore similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart have multiplayer like Frogun Encore?
- No. Frogun Encore supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is listed as single-player only.