Choose Transient: Extended Edition
Choose Transient: Extended Edition if you want an Adventure experience. Transient: Extended Edition launched in 2020.
Transient: Extended Edition vs Rainy City: Pandemic
Transient: Extended Edition and Rainy City: Pandemic both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Both released in 2020. Rainy City: Pandemic scores higher on Steam reviews (76.9% 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 Rainy City: Pandemic
Choose Rainy City: Pandemic if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Rainy City: Pandemic launched in 2020.
Both Transient: Extended Edition and Rainy City: Pandemic sit in Indie 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 |  Rainy City: Pandemic | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 65.3% positive (150 reviews) | 76.9% positive (26 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stormling Studios | LunaBeat |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2020.
- Rainy City: Pandemic scores higher on Steam reviews (76.9% positive) than Transient: Extended Edition (65.3% positive).
- Rainy City: Pandemic is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Transient: Extended Edition (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Transient: Extended Edition vs Rainy City: Pandemic — FAQ
- Are Transient: Extended Edition and Rainy City: Pandemic similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.