Choose Hold Your Own
Choose Hold Your Own if you want an Action and Early Access experience. Hold Your Own launched in 2017.
Hold Your Own vs Lumber and Plunder
Hold Your Own and Lumber and Plunder both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Hold Your Own (2017) is 8 years older than Lumber and Plunder (2025). Hold Your Own scores higher on Steam reviews (71.1% positive) than Lumber and Plunder (30% 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 Lumber and Plunder
Choose Lumber and Plunder if it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Lumber and Plunder launched in 2025.
Both Hold Your Own and Lumber and Plunder sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam, 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
 Hold Your Own |  Lumber and Plunder | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.1% positive (363 reviews) | 30% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DistrictWare inc. | Cozy Fox |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Hold Your Own (2017) is 8 years older than Lumber and Plunder (2025).
- Hold Your Own scores higher on Steam reviews (71.1% positive) than Lumber and Plunder (30% positive).
- Lumber and Plunder is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Hold Your Own (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Hold Your Own is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Lumber and Plunder has no Deck rating yet.
Hold Your Own vs Lumber and Plunder — FAQ
- Should I play Hold Your Own or Lumber and Plunder first?
- If you want chronology, Hold Your Own (2017) came out before Lumber and Plunder (2025). 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 Hold Your Own and Lumber and Plunder similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.