Choose Transience
Choose Transience if you want an Indie game with Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort. Transience launched in 2025.
Transience vs The Nom
Transience and The Nom both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. The Nom (2024) is 1 year older than Transience (2025). The Nom is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Transience (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 The Nom
Choose The Nom if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Nom launched in 2024.
Both Transience and The Nom sit in Action 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
 Transience |  The Nom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.2% positive (617 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | RESURGENT | VOODOO |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- The Nom (2024) is 1 year older than Transience (2025).
- The Nom is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Transience (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Transience is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Nom has no Deck rating yet.
Transience vs The Nom — FAQ
- Should I play Transience or The Nom first?
- If you want chronology, The Nom (2024) came out before Transience (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 Transience and The Nom similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.