Choose Heave Ho 2
Choose Heave Ho 2 if you want the Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing.
Heave Ho 2 vs Planted!
Heave Ho 2 and Planted! 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. Both support cooperative play. 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 Planted!
Choose Planted! if you want an Action experience.
Both Heave Ho 2 and Planted! sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 Heave Ho 2 |  Planted! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Le Cartel Studio | Cloth Cat Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Heave Ho 2 vs Planted! — FAQ
- Are Heave Ho 2 and Planted! 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.
- Do both Heave Ho 2 and Planted! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Heave Ho 2 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Planted! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.