Choose Welcome To Lakewood
Choose Welcome To Lakewood if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Welcome To Lakewood launched in 2021.
Welcome To Lakewood vs Haunted Shift
Welcome To Lakewood and Haunted Shift 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. Welcome To Lakewood (2021) is 5 years older than Haunted Shift (2026). Welcome To Lakewood is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Haunted Shift (0.99 USD vs. 2.67 USD). 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 Haunted Shift
Choose Haunted Shift if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Haunted Shift launched in 2026.
Both Welcome To Lakewood and Haunted Shift 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
 Welcome To Lakewood |  Haunted Shift | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 2.67 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Space Slug Studios | HowdyCrocGames |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Welcome To Lakewood (2021) is 5 years older than Haunted Shift (2026).
- Welcome To Lakewood is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Haunted Shift (0.99 USD vs. 2.67 USD).
Welcome To Lakewood vs Haunted Shift — FAQ
- Should I play Welcome To Lakewood or Haunted Shift first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome To Lakewood (2021) came out before Haunted Shift (2026). 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 Welcome To Lakewood and Haunted Shift 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.