Choose Traum
Choose Traum if you want a Free To Play, Violent, and Gore experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.4% positive across 251 reviews.
Traum vs Slender Threads
Traum and Slender Threads both land in Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Traum (2018) is 7 years older than Slender Threads (2025). Traum scores higher on Steam reviews (92.4% positive) than Slender Threads (89.7% 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 Slender Threads
Choose Slender Threads if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Slender Threads launched in 2025.
Both Traum and Slender Threads sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Traum |  Slender Threads | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Violent, Gore | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.4% positive (251 reviews) | 89.7% positive (292 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ruskatuli | Blyts |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Traum (2018) is 7 years older than Slender Threads (2025).
- Traum scores higher on Steam reviews (92.4% positive) than Slender Threads (89.7% positive).
- Traum is free; Slender Threads is paid (9.99 USD).
- Slender Threads is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Traum has no Deck rating yet.
Traum vs Slender Threads — FAQ
- Which is better, Traum or Slender Threads?
- On Steam reviews Traum scores higher (92.4% positive) than Slender Threads (89.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Traum is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Traum or Slender Threads first?
- If you want chronology, Traum (2018) came out before Slender Threads (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 Traum and Slender Threads similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 Traum free?
- Yes — Traum is a free-to-play Steam title. Slender Threads is paid (9.99 USD).