Choose Magrunner: Dark Pulse
Choose Magrunner: Dark Pulse if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78% positive across 209 reviews.
Magrunner: Dark Pulse vs Transient: Extended Edition
Magrunner: Dark Pulse and Transient: Extended Edition both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Magrunner: Dark Pulse (2013) is 7 years older than Transient: Extended Edition (2020). Magrunner: Dark Pulse scores higher on Steam reviews (78% positive) than Transient: Extended Edition (65.3% 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 Transient: Extended Edition
Choose Transient: Extended Edition if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Transient: Extended Edition launched in 2020.
Both Magrunner: Dark Pulse and Transient: Extended Edition sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Magrunner: Dark Pulse |  Transient: Extended Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive (209 reviews) | 65.3% positive (150 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frogwares | Stormling Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Magrunner: Dark Pulse (2013) is 7 years older than Transient: Extended Edition (2020).
- Magrunner: Dark Pulse scores higher on Steam reviews (78% positive) than Transient: Extended Edition (65.3% positive).
- Transient: Extended Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Magrunner: Dark Pulse (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Magrunner: Dark Pulse vs Transient: Extended Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Magrunner: Dark Pulse or Transient: Extended Edition?
- On Steam reviews Magrunner: Dark Pulse scores higher (78% positive) than Transient: Extended Edition (65.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Magrunner: Dark Pulse is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Magrunner: Dark Pulse or Transient: Extended Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Magrunner: Dark Pulse (2013) came out before Transient: Extended Edition (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 Magrunner: Dark Pulse and Transient: Extended Edition similar?
- They overlap on 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.