Transience

Transience

Shooter· FPS· PvE· 3D
Released Dec 2025

Become an Accountant - a hired mercenary who keeps the books balanced by any means necessary. This time though, you are the intended target. Take a journey through New Houston in the year 2056 and follow one man's tale of revenge as he escapes Transience.

68% positive · 802 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Transience launched on December 4, 2025 as a complete, self-contained single-player campaign with 9 missions, a Holdout wave mode, a digital artbook, and an original soundtrack — everything the developer promised was included at launch. Following release, RESURGENT shipped a rapid series of post-launch patches (Day One through Patch #09) addressing bugs, AI behavior, performance, and quality-of-life issues. In the January 25, 2026 Patch #09 post — the most recent developer communication — the team explicitly described this as the point where "post-launch efforts have largely transitioned from reaction to resolution," stating that "the vast majority of significant issues reported since launch" had been addressed and that the game "is functioning as intended for the majority of players." An earlier patch (Patch #08, January 11, 2026) also noted that "future updates are expected to be smaller in scope and more targeted," signaling a wind-down of active patching. Regarding future content: the Supporter Edition listing on the store stated that "future content" referenced in marketing copy applies to "potential for future Resurgent games and projects" — explicitly clarifying it does not refer to additional content for Transience itself. No DLC expansions, roadmaps, or additional content have been announced. Both DLC items (artbook and soundtrack) were released at launch. The developer has made no promises of further Transience content. Taken together, the developer's own words describe a completed post-launch stabilization effort with no outstanding commitments, and the game launched as a finished product with all promised content included.
Evidence
Patch #09 post states post-launch efforts have 'largely transitioned from reaction to resolution,' that the 'vast majority of significant issues' have been addressed, and the game 'is functioning as intended for the majority of players.' This is the last developer communication on record.
news post · Jan 25, 2026 source development ending
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Transience launched with a complete single-player campaign (9 missions), Holdout mode, artbook, and soundtrack — all content promised pre-launch was included at release.
news post · Dec 4, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
RESURGENT
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

In Transience, you become the hunter - an Accountant. Armed with the latest weaponry and tech, your job is to keep the books balanced... By any means necessary. Only this time, you are the intended target.

Single-Player Campaign

A story told through the lens of Eli Reed, an accountant-for-hire who ends up on the wrong side of the gun. Redlisted and on the run, you must uncover the mystery of who placed the bounty and why. Utilize near-future weaponry to take out your enemies as you take steps to clear your name.

Heavily inspired by gritty narratives we played growing up, the story unfolds in a way that keeps you at the edge of your seat. 9 missions spread out over 9 incredible hand-crafted environments, telling the story of one mans journey out of Transience.

Fully Voiced Dialogue
Combat and Stealth Gadgets
Multi-Approach Maps

Tactical Stealth Action

Inspired by many tactical games from back in the day, we aimed to combine the maneuverability and fluidity of a Third Person Stealth game, with the slower pacing of a First Person Shooter. Become the spectre in the walls, the shadow picking off survivors one by one. Sometimes staying out of sight is only one way to complete the objective. Sometimes a more active and aggressive hand is required. Transience offers the player a ton of ways to approach objectives, from Stalking in the shadows, Running and Gunning down corridors or a blend of both. Utilize an arsenal of customizable weaponry to make your enemies fear your presence. You are the accountant.

Deep Weapon Customization

Powered by NWS™ (New World Systems) this industry-wide standard has allowed weapons manufacturers to interchange attachments and core parts at will. Take an SMG and turn it into an Assault Rifle or take an Assault Rifle and modify it into a DMR. Throughout the story, you will find attachments and weapons via stashes found around the environments that allow you to build and customize weapons on the fly. With 13 base weapons to discover throughout the campaign, NWS™ makes your survival odds that much easier.

A Whole New World

Take on the city of New Houston in the year 2056. Peace has been torn apart by a sudden conflict overseas, resulting in war-time prosperity. Government contracts are king, and advancement at any cost for the war effort drives industry in America. Corporations have gained so much influence from the new status quo that they have become the de facto law of the land. Currency is shifting towards digital under the government’s nose, funded by the innovative new technologies in their most dangerous forms being researched and shipped out to the war. Propaganda insists that the scraps of progress trickle down to the citizens, a half-truth. Access the advanced technology of corporate influence, from shrinking forms of medical tech to quieter suppressors and magnetic subway lines, the city is full of gadgets to use and weaknesses to exploit.

NNCG "Eclipse" Suit

Developed by NOVASKIN™ - This Nitro-capsule Gilded Undersuit was initially built for the war efforts overseas. The suit provided the wearer with solid kevlar-superior protection for quick engagements, featuring lightweight armor panels attached to a thin form-fitting undersuit. Powered by N-caps, this low-energy-consumption equipment is one of several premier front-line suit designs in existence today, always outperforming its competition by a country mile. The secret is in the underlying layer of specially developed Non-Newtonian Colloid that temporarily provides the wearer with reactive armor. Hardly anything can pierce this extremely effective protection whilst it's active. This suit will also give you access to a number of gadgets to help you along your journey: from a distraction tool, to a Flash Pulse for blinding enemies. And, of course, Night Vision.

Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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