Choose Fractal: Make Blooms Not War
Choose Fractal: Make Blooms Not War if it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. Fractal: Make Blooms Not War launched in 2011.
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War vs Splice
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War and Splice 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. Fractal: Make Blooms Not War (2011) is 1 year older than Splice (2012). Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Fractal: Make Blooms Not War: 44 reviews, Splice: 148). 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 Splice
Choose Splice if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Splice launched in 2012.
Both Fractal: Make Blooms Not War and Splice sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (86.4% vs 86.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fractal: Make Blooms Not War |  Splice | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2012 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.4% positive (44 reviews) | 86.5% positive (148 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cipher Prime Studios | Cipher Prime Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Fractal: Make Blooms Not War (2011) is 1 year older than Splice (2012).
- Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Fractal: Make Blooms Not War: 44 reviews, Splice: 148).
- Fractal: Make Blooms Not War is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Splice (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Splice is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Fractal: Make Blooms Not War has no Deck rating yet.
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War vs Splice — FAQ
- Should I play Fractal: Make Blooms Not War or Splice first?
- If you want chronology, Fractal: Make Blooms Not War (2011) came out before Splice (2012). 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 Fractal: Make Blooms Not War and Splice 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.