Choose Project Winter
Choose Project Winter if you want an Action, Adventure, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,737 Steam reviews back the pick.
Project Winter vs Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity
Project Winter and Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity both land in Strategy, Indie 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 on Steam. Project Winter (2019) is 4 years older than Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity (2023). Project Winter scores higher on Steam reviews (86.9% positive) than Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity (73.2% 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 Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity
Choose Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity launched in 2023.
Both Project Winter and Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Project Winter |  Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 12.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.9% positive (4,737 reviews) | 73.2% positive (71 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Other Ocean Interactive | Fifth Harbour Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Project Winter (2019) is 4 years older than Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity (2023).
- Project Winter scores higher on Steam reviews (86.9% positive) than Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity (73.2% positive).
- Project Winter is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity (9.99 USD vs. 12.49 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Project Winter vs Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity — FAQ
- Should I play Project Winter or Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity first?
- If you want chronology, Project Winter (2019) came out before Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity (2023). 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 Project Winter and Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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 Project Winter and Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Project Winter ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Project Winter and Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.