Choose Thorns: Police never sleeps
Choose Thorns: Police never sleeps if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Thorns: Police never sleeps launched in 2024.
Thorns: Police never sleeps vs Transregnum
Thorns: Police never sleeps and Transregnum both land in Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Thorns: Police never sleeps (2024) is 1 year older than Transregnum (2025). Thorns: Police never sleeps is free; Transregnum is paid (2.99 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 Transregnum
Choose Transregnum if you want an Adventure experience. Transregnum launched in 2025.
Both Thorns: Police never sleeps and Transregnum sit in Indie and Casual 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
 Thorns: Police never sleeps |  Transregnum | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BRNLG | Yunus Emre Aydar, Can Telkenaroglu |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Thorns: Police never sleeps (2024) is 1 year older than Transregnum (2025).
- Thorns: Police never sleeps is free; Transregnum is paid (2.99 USD).
Thorns: Police never sleeps vs Transregnum — FAQ
- Should I play Thorns: Police never sleeps or Transregnum first?
- If you want chronology, Thorns: Police never sleeps (2024) came out before Transregnum (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 Thorns: Police never sleeps and Transregnum similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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. Transregnum is paid (2.99 USD).