Recursion vs Steer Madness
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recursion
Embark on a mind-bending puzzle adventure where you're trapped in a repeating time loop. Use your wits and a special device to solve mysteries, find clues, and shut down a machine before the loop resets. This compact mystery game offers challenging puzzles and a unique narrative.
- Time-loop mechanic
- First-person point and click adventure
- Mystery and puzzle solving
- Clue finding
- Hint system
- Immersive soundtrack and sound effects
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Enter a mind-bending first-person puzzle adventure. Explore mysterious rooms, solve glitches, and navigate a time loop to uncover the truth. Something is wrong. All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again. Explore a strange, glitch-filled facility and uncover the secrets hidden within Recursion. Features: • Immersive first-person escape room gameplay • Mind-bending riddles, hidden clues, and layered mysteries • The Glitch Camera — capture details and reveal secrets others miss • Intuitive controls for a smooth, engaging experience • No ads, no interruptions — just pure puzzle adventure Can you escape the glitch? Download Recursion now and dive into a sci-fi puzzle adventure unlike any other! From Glitch Games, a small indie team crafting unique memory puzzles, point-and-click mysteries, and immersive story experiences. Follow us for updates, news, and behind-the-scenes content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlitchGames/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/glitch.games Newsletter: https://glitch.games/newsletter Twitter: https://x.com/GlitchGames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglitchgames/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GlitchGames
Steer Madness
Embark on an adventure as a talking cow on a mission to save animals from a slaughterhouse. Explore a vibrant city, interact with characters, and undertake missions to rescue animals and promote veganism. The game features full voice acting and a detailed urban environment.
- Play as a talking cow
- Explore a detailed urban environment
- Interact with characters
- Undertake undercover investigations
- Engage in animal rescues
- Full voice acting
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Steer Madness is an adventure game where the player takes on the role of Bryce, a walking talking cow, who was recently rescued from the slaughterhouse and is now on a mission to save all his fellow animals. It takes place in the fictional city of Fairview, where the player is free to explore, interact with other characters, and join in various missions including undercover investigations and animal rescues. Features - Voice acting for all characters - Explore a colourful and detailed urban environment - Interact with characters and learn the stories behind the animals that need to be rescued - Raise money to fund activism missions - Obtain and use dozens of different items - Your actions will result in animals being saved and businesses becoming vegan!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Steer Madness at Free against Recursion's $3.99. Steer Madness also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%). Recursion's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 4) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Steer Madness is free to download; Recursion costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Recursion holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recursion has 67 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Recursion's written reviews are positive against 100% of Steer Madness's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Recursion ships an update every 2 weeks, Steer Madness monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recursion | Steer Madness |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (67 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 550 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glitch Games | Johnathan Skinner |
Customer experience
Recursion
Steer Madness
Bugs and requests
Recursion
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lift doors in chapter 3 wouldn't open
- Wireless controller doesn't appear
- Game crashes on start-up
- Stuck in the elevator (potential bug)
Requested features
6 requests- Add a setting to remove the time loop
- Option to disable the timer
- Longer game duration
- Richer story content
- More variety in game environments (less industrial)
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- Sequels to previous games (Veritas, All That Remains)
Steer Madness
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Recursion
No in-app purchases
Steer Madness
No in-app purchases
