Choose The Plan
Choose The Plan if you want a Free To Play 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 Life of Fly
The Plan and Life of Fly both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Casual on Steam. The Plan (2014) is 6 years older than Life of Fly (2020). The Plan is free; Life of Fly is paid (3.74 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 Life of Fly
Choose Life of Fly if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Life of Fly launched in 2020.
Both The Plan and Life of Fly sit in Indie and 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
 The Plan |  Life of Fly | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 3.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.9% positive (12,198 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Krillbite Studio | EpiXR Games UG |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- The Plan (2014) is 6 years older than Life of Fly (2020).
- The Plan is free; Life of Fly is paid (3.74 USD).
- The Plan is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Life of Fly has no Deck rating yet.
The Plan vs Life of Fly — FAQ
- Should I play The Plan or Life of Fly first?
- If you want chronology, The Plan (2014) came out before Life of Fly (2020). 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 Life of Fly similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Is The Plan free?
- Yes — The Plan is a free-to-play Steam title. Life of Fly is paid (3.74 USD).
- Does The Plan run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Plan is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Life of Fly doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.