Choose Intruders: Hide and Seek
Choose Intruders: Hide and Seek if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Intruders: Hide and Seek launched in 2019.
Intruders: Hide and Seek vs The Persistence
Intruders: Hide and Seek and The Persistence both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Intruders: Hide and Seek (2019) is 1 year older than The Persistence (2020). The Persistence scores higher on Steam reviews (66.7% positive) than Intruders: Hide and Seek (64.6% 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 The Persistence
Choose The Persistence if you want the Multi-player, LAN Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. The Persistence launched in 2020.
Both Intruders: Hide and Seek and The Persistence sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list VR Supported, 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
 Intruders: Hide and Seek |  The Persistence | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 64.6% positive (158 reviews) | 66.7% positive (63 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Tessera Studios | Firesprite Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Intruders: Hide and Seek (2019) is 1 year older than The Persistence (2020).
- The Persistence scores higher on Steam reviews (66.7% positive) than Intruders: Hide and Seek (64.6% positive).
- Intruders: Hide and Seek is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than The Persistence (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- The Persistence has co-op; Intruders: Hide and Seek does not.
Intruders: Hide and Seek vs The Persistence — FAQ
- Should I play Intruders: Hide and Seek or The Persistence first?
- If you want chronology, Intruders: Hide and Seek (2019) came out before The Persistence (2020). 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 Intruders: Hide and Seek and The Persistence similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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 Intruders: Hide and Seek have multiplayer like The Persistence?
- No. The Persistence supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op), while Intruders: Hide and Seek is listed as single-player only.