Choose The Plan
Choose The Plan if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.9% positive across 12,198 reviews.
The Plan vs The Beginner's Guide
The Plan and The Beginner's Guide 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 1 year older than The Beginner's Guide (2015). The Plan scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than The Beginner's Guide (88.3% 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 The Beginner's Guide
Choose The Beginner's Guide if you want an Adventure experience. 15,195 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Plan and The Beginner's Guide 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 |  The Beginner's Guide | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.9% positive (12,198 reviews) | 88.3% positive (15,195 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Krillbite Studio | Everything Unlimited Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- The Plan (2014) is 1 year older than The Beginner's Guide (2015).
- The Plan scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than The Beginner's Guide (88.3% positive).
- The Plan is free; The Beginner's Guide is paid (9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
The Plan vs The Beginner's Guide — FAQ
- Which is better, The Plan or The Beginner's Guide?
- On Steam reviews The Plan scores higher (91.9% positive) than The Beginner's Guide (88.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Plan is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Plan or The Beginner's Guide first?
- If you want chronology, The Plan (2014) came out before The Beginner's Guide (2015). 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 The Beginner's Guide 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. The Beginner's Guide is paid (9.99 USD).