Choose Plenty: Skyhearth
Choose Plenty: Skyhearth if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Plenty: Skyhearth launched in 2016.
Plenty: Skyhearth vs Ripple Effect
Plenty: Skyhearth and Ripple Effect both land in Action, Indie, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Plenty: Skyhearth (2016) is 1 year older than Ripple Effect (2017). Plenty: Skyhearth scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Ripple Effect (68.6% 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 Ripple Effect
Choose Ripple Effect if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Simulation game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP. Ripple Effect launched in 2017.
Both Plenty: Skyhearth and Ripple Effect sit in Action, Indie, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, Tracked Controller Support, and VR Only, 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
 Plenty: Skyhearth |  Ripple Effect | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.1% positive (46 reviews) | 68.6% positive (51 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Tiny Lions | Well Played Studio, Inc |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Plenty: Skyhearth (2016) is 1 year older than Ripple Effect (2017).
- Plenty: Skyhearth scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Ripple Effect (68.6% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Ripple Effect is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Plenty: Skyhearth has no Deck rating yet.
Plenty: Skyhearth vs Ripple Effect — FAQ
- Should I play Plenty: Skyhearth or Ripple Effect first?
- If you want chronology, Plenty: Skyhearth (2016) came out before Ripple Effect (2017). 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 Plenty: Skyhearth and Ripple Effect similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Free To Play 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.
- Does Plenty: Skyhearth have multiplayer like Ripple Effect?
- No. Ripple Effect supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Plenty: Skyhearth is listed as single-player only.