Transomnia Horror Gamebook vs Layer2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transomnia Horror Gamebook
Embark on a narrative-driven adventure where your choices shape the story. Collect items, manage your life and sanity, and face the elements of luck in this horror-inspired gamebook. Unlock beautiful illustrations as you navigate a dreamlike nightmare.
- Interactive narrative choices
- Item collection
- Life and sanity management
- Character sheet tracking
- Luck-based challenges
- Unlockable illustrations
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"Transomnia Horror Gamebook" is an interactive adventure and narrative - a gamebook (in the tradition of the "Fighting Fantasy" series). It tells a story in which you are the HERO! *Play for FREE – NO in-app purchases, NO advertisements!* Expect an adventure inspired by the books of Lovecraft and Stephen King. Better pull the curtains, turn on the bedside lamp and let the luck be with you to get you to the end of this nightmare... - Decide how the main character acts throughout the story; - Collect items; - Maintain and protect your key statistics: life and sanity; - Keep track of your traits and inventory in the Character Sheet; - Face the element of luck and try to overcome it; - Unlock and enjoy 8 wonderful illustrations in the gallery. *What is this strange feeling? What is happening to you? Are you dreaming? Yeah... that's it. The worst part is, you are lost in a nightmare from which you can get away only if you take the right decisions. This macabre world that fills you with horror is the world of your dreams. Experience an adventure that goes beyond common sense. Try to discern truth from falsehood to escape from the monsters that your own dream created.* "Transomnie" is the gamebook the app is based on. It's written by Emmanuel Quaireau and illustrated by Elodie Marze. It was awarded "Yaztromo" for best gamebook in France of 2010. "Yaztromo" is the biggest annual competition for gamebooks held for nearly a decade.
Layer2
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Layer2 is a free-to-play location-based GPS MMORPG laid over the real world, played in the streets you already walk through. _______________ · BECOME STRONGER Build your homestead, collect resources, and fight monsters in real-time to become stronger! Your commute and usual walking routes are filled with encounters waiting to be discovered. · CONQUER YOUR CITY Complete missions with your guild to gain control of your city. Choose the city's specialization to give a strong buff to every player affiliated with it! · ONE GLOBAL SERVER Thousands of players, one persistent global world. Whether you play in your neighbourhood or at the other side of the globe, there is always something to uncover and take back home! · PARTY UP! Team up and take ground. Challenging boss monsters are roaming around - party up with your friends to tackle difficult enemies! · MAKE A NAME FOR YOURSELF Build your reputation by completing quests and climb the leaderboards of your city!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Transomnia Horror Gamebook at 5.0 against Layer2's 4.0. Transomnia Horror Gamebook also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Layer2's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Transomnia Horror Gamebook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Transomnia Horror Gamebook ships an update every 5 months, Layer2 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transomnia Horror Gamebook | Layer2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Prime Games EOOD | 2AM |
In-app purchases
Transomnia Horror Gamebook
No in-app purchases
Layer2
No in-app purchases
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