Choose Transformice
Choose Transformice if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 8,689 Steam reviews back the pick.
Transformice vs Fall Guys
Transformice and Fall Guys both land in Indie, Massively Multiplayer 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, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Transformice (2015) is 5 years older than Fall Guys (2020). Transformice scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Fall Guys (83.8% 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 Fall Guys
Choose Fall Guys if you want an Action, Sports, and Casual game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 148,234 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Transformice and Fall Guys sit in Indie and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.7% vs 83.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Transformice |  Fall Guys | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 85.7% positive (8,689 reviews) | 83.8% positive (148,234 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Atelier 801 | Mediatonic |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Transformice (2015) is 5 years older than Fall Guys (2020).
- Transformice scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Fall Guys (83.8% positive).
- Transformice is free; Fall Guys is paid (Price unknown).
- Fall Guys has co-op; Transformice does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Transformice vs Fall Guys — FAQ
- Which is better, Transformice or Fall Guys?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Transformice sits at 85.7% positive (8,689 reviews), Fall Guys at 83.8% (148,234). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Transformice or Fall Guys first?
- If you want chronology, Transformice (2015) came out before Fall Guys (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 Transformice and Fall Guys similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Massively Multiplayer 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 Transformice free?
- Yes — Transformice is a free-to-play Steam title. Fall Guys is paid (Price unknown).