Choose Welcome To Lakewood
Choose Welcome To Lakewood if it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. Welcome To Lakewood launched in 2021.
Welcome To Lakewood vs Backrooms: New Gate
Welcome To Lakewood and Backrooms: New Gate both land in Indie, Adventure 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 share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Welcome To Lakewood (2021) is 4 years older than Backrooms: New Gate (2025). Welcome To Lakewood is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: New Gate (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 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 Backrooms: New Gate
Choose Backrooms: New Gate if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Backrooms: New Gate launched in 2025.
Both Welcome To Lakewood and Backrooms: New Gate sit in Indie and Adventure 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 |  Backrooms: New Gate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 84.6% positive (13 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Space Slug Studios | Torna Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Welcome To Lakewood (2021) is 4 years older than Backrooms: New Gate (2025).
- Welcome To Lakewood is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: New Gate (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
Welcome To Lakewood vs Backrooms: New Gate — FAQ
- Should I play Welcome To Lakewood or Backrooms: New Gate first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome To Lakewood (2021) came out before Backrooms: New Gate (2025). 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 Backrooms: New Gate similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.