Choose Forgotten Mines
Choose Forgotten Mines if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Forgotten Mines launched in 2024.
Forgotten Mines vs I Had a Plan!
Forgotten Mines and I Had a Plan! both land in RPG 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 RPG games on Steam. Forgotten Mines (2024) is 1 year older than I Had a Plan! (2025). I Had a Plan! scores higher on Steam reviews (81.3% positive) than Forgotten Mines (79.6% 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 I Had a Plan!
Choose I Had a Plan! if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure experience. I Had a Plan! launched in 2025.
Both Forgotten Mines and I Had a Plan! sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (79.6% vs 81.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Forgotten Mines |  I Had a Plan! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (157 reviews) | 81.3% positive (16 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cannibal Goose | Benevolent Banana Studio |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Forgotten Mines (2024) is 1 year older than I Had a Plan! (2025).
- I Had a Plan! scores higher on Steam reviews (81.3% positive) than Forgotten Mines (79.6% positive).
- Forgotten Mines is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than I Had a Plan! (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Forgotten Mines is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; I Had a Plan! has no Deck rating yet.
Forgotten Mines vs I Had a Plan! — FAQ
- Should I play Forgotten Mines or I Had a Plan! first?
- If you want chronology, Forgotten Mines (2024) came out before I Had a Plan! (2025). 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 Forgotten Mines and I Had a Plan! similar?
- They overlap on RPG 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.