Choose Transient: Extended Edition
Choose Transient: Extended Edition if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Transient: Extended Edition launched in 2020.
Transient: Extended Edition vs Moons of Madness
Transient: Extended Edition and Moons of Madness both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Moons of Madness (2019) is 1 year older than Transient: Extended Edition (2020). Moons of Madness scores higher on Steam reviews (77.3% positive) than Transient: Extended Edition (65.3% 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 Moons of Madness
Choose Moons of Madness if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.3% positive across 1,209 reviews.
Both Transient: Extended Edition and Moons of Madness sit in 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
 Transient: Extended Edition |  Moons of Madness | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 65.3% positive (150 reviews) | 77.3% positive (1,209 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stormling Studios | Rock Pocket Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Moons of Madness (2019) is 1 year older than Transient: Extended Edition (2020).
- Moons of Madness scores higher on Steam reviews (77.3% positive) than Transient: Extended Edition (65.3% positive).
- Transient: Extended Edition is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Moons of Madness (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Transient: Extended Edition is Deck Playable, Moons of Madness is Deck Verified.
Transient: Extended Edition vs Moons of Madness — FAQ
- Which is better, Transient: Extended Edition or Moons of Madness?
- On Steam reviews Moons of Madness scores higher (77.3% positive) than Transient: Extended Edition (65.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Moons of Madness is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Transient: Extended Edition or Moons of Madness first?
- If you want chronology, Moons of Madness (2019) came out before Transient: Extended Edition (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 Transient: Extended Edition and Moons of Madness similar?
- They overlap on 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.