Choose Freedom Planet
Choose Freedom Planet if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,488 Steam reviews back the pick.
Freedom Planet vs Freedom Planet 2
Freedom Planet and Freedom Planet 2 both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Freedom Planet (2014) is 8 years older than Freedom Planet 2 (2022). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Freedom Planet: 2,488 reviews, Freedom Planet 2: 1,118). 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 Freedom Planet 2
Choose Freedom Planet 2 if you want an Adventure game with Camera Comfort. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,118 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Freedom Planet and Freedom Planet 2 sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.1% vs 95.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Freedom Planet |  Freedom Planet 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.1% positive (2,488 reviews) | 95.7% positive (1,118 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | GalaxyTrail | GalaxyTrail |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Freedom Planet (2014) is 8 years older than Freedom Planet 2 (2022).
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Freedom Planet: 2,488 reviews, Freedom Planet 2: 1,118).
- Freedom Planet is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Freedom Planet 2 (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Freedom Planet is Deck Playable, Freedom Planet 2 is Deck Verified.
Freedom Planet vs Freedom Planet 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Freedom Planet or Freedom Planet 2?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Freedom Planet sits at 96.1% positive (2,488 reviews), Freedom Planet 2 at 95.7% (1,118). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Freedom Planet or Freedom Planet 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Freedom Planet (2014) came out before Freedom Planet 2 (2022). 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 Freedom Planet and Freedom Planet 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.