Choose Planted!
Choose Planted! if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP.
Planted! vs Salty Dogs
Planted! and Salty Dogs both land in Action, 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 Action, 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 Salty Dogs
Choose Salty Dogs if you want an Adventure experience.
Both Planted! and Salty Dogs sit in Action and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and DualShock Controller Support, 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
 Planted! |  Salty Dogs | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Cloth Cat Games | Crossbridge Game Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Planted! vs Salty Dogs — FAQ
- Are Planted! and Salty Dogs similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Planted! and Salty Dogs have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Planted! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Salty Dogs ships Online Co-op, Co-op.