Choose Planted!
Choose Planted! if you want the Online PvP and Online Co-op side of the pairing.
Planted! vs Party Ships
Planted! and Party Ships both land in Action, 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 Action, 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 Party Ships
Choose Party Ships if you want the Custom Volume Controls and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. Party Ships launched in 2027.
Both Planted! and Party Ships sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Planted! |  Party Ships | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2027 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, 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, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Cloth Cat Games | Lil Indie Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Planted! vs Party Ships — FAQ
- Are Planted! and Party Ships similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Planted! and Party Ships have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Planted! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Party Ships ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.