Choose Heart Duels
Choose Heart Duels if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing.
Heart Duels vs Planks Wars
Heart Duels and Planks Wars both land in Strategy, Indie, RPG 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 Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. 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 Planks Wars
Choose Planks Wars if you want a Casual experience. Planks Wars launched in 2026.
Both Heart Duels and Planks Wars sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Heart Duels |  Planks Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Encased Heart | Tredipi srl |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
Heart Duels vs Planks Wars — FAQ
- Are Heart Duels and Planks Wars similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, RPG 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.