Choose Transmissions: Element 120
Choose Transmissions: Element 120 if you want an Indie and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 5,145 Steam reviews back the pick.
Transmissions: Element 120 vs Half-Life: Alyx
Transmissions: Element 120 and Half-Life: Alyx 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. Transmissions: Element 120 (2016) is 4 years older than Half-Life: Alyx (2020). Half-Life: Alyx scores higher on Steam reviews (98.2% positive) than Transmissions: Element 120 (94.6% 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 Half-Life: Alyx
Choose Half-Life: Alyx if you want an Adventure game with Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, and Subtitle Options. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 98.2% positive across 60,789 reviews.
Both Transmissions: Element 120 and Half-Life: Alyx 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
 Transmissions: Element 120 |  Half-Life: Alyx | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.6% positive (5,145 reviews) | 98.2% positive (60,789 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Shokunin, Thomas M. Visser, Vincent Thiele | Valve |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Transmissions: Element 120 (2016) is 4 years older than Half-Life: Alyx (2020).
- Half-Life: Alyx scores higher on Steam reviews (98.2% positive) than Transmissions: Element 120 (94.6% positive).
- Transmissions: Element 120 is free; Half-Life: Alyx is paid (59.99 USD).
- Half-Life: Alyx is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Transmissions: Element 120 has no Deck rating yet.
Transmissions: Element 120 vs Half-Life: Alyx — FAQ
- Which is better, Transmissions: Element 120 or Half-Life: Alyx?
- On Steam reviews Half-Life: Alyx scores higher (98.2% positive) than Transmissions: Element 120 (94.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Half-Life: Alyx is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Transmissions: Element 120 or Half-Life: Alyx first?
- If you want chronology, Transmissions: Element 120 (2016) came out before Half-Life: Alyx (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 Transmissions: Element 120 and Half-Life: Alyx 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.
- Is Transmissions: Element 120 free?
- Yes — Transmissions: Element 120 is a free-to-play Steam title. Half-Life: Alyx is paid (59.99 USD).