Choose Citizen Sleeper
Choose Citizen Sleeper if you want an Adventure and RPG game with Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls. 6,169 Steam reviews back the pick.
Citizen Sleeper vs Thorns: Police never sleeps
Citizen Sleeper and Thorns: Police never sleeps both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Citizen Sleeper (2022) is 2 years older than Thorns: Police never sleeps (2024). Thorns: Police never sleeps is free; Citizen Sleeper is paid (5.99 USD). 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 Thorns: Police never sleeps
Choose Thorns: Police never sleeps if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Thorns: Police never sleeps launched in 2024.
Both Citizen Sleeper and Thorns: Police never sleeps sit in Indie 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
 Citizen Sleeper |  Thorns: Police never sleeps | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 93.7% positive (6,169 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Jump Over The Age | BRNLG |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Citizen Sleeper (2022) is 2 years older than Thorns: Police never sleeps (2024).
- Thorns: Police never sleeps is free; Citizen Sleeper is paid (5.99 USD).
- Citizen Sleeper is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Thorns: Police never sleeps has no Deck rating yet.
Citizen Sleeper vs Thorns: Police never sleeps — FAQ
- Should I play Citizen Sleeper or Thorns: Police never sleeps first?
- If you want chronology, Citizen Sleeper (2022) came out before Thorns: Police never sleeps (2024). 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 Citizen Sleeper and Thorns: Police never sleeps similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Thorns: Police never sleeps free?
- Yes — Thorns: Police never sleeps is a free-to-play Steam title. Citizen Sleeper is paid (5.99 USD).
- Does Citizen Sleeper run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Citizen Sleeper is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Thorns: Police never sleeps doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.