Choose The Plan
Choose The Plan if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 12,198 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Plan vs Where the Bees Make Honey
The Plan and Where the Bees Make Honey both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. The Plan (2014) is 5 years older than Where the Bees Make Honey (2019). The Plan scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Where the Bees Make Honey (34.8% 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 Where the Bees Make Honey
Choose Where the Bees Make Honey if you want an Adventure and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Where the Bees Make Honey launched in 2019.
Both The Plan and Where the Bees Make Honey sit in Indie 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
 The Plan |  Where the Bees Make Honey | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.9% positive (12,198 reviews) | 34.8% positive (23 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Krillbite Studio | Brian Wilson |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- The Plan (2014) is 5 years older than Where the Bees Make Honey (2019).
- The Plan scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Where the Bees Make Honey (34.8% positive).
- The Plan is free; Where the Bees Make Honey is paid (9.99 USD).
- The Plan is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Where the Bees Make Honey has no Deck rating yet.
The Plan vs Where the Bees Make Honey — FAQ
- Should I play The Plan or Where the Bees Make Honey first?
- If you want chronology, The Plan (2014) came out before Where the Bees Make Honey (2019). 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 The Plan and Where the Bees Make Honey similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is The Plan free?
- Yes — The Plan is a free-to-play Steam title. Where the Bees Make Honey is paid (9.99 USD).
- Does The Plan run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Plan is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Where the Bees Make Honey doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.