Choose Welcome To Lakewood
Choose Welcome To Lakewood if it's currently about 72% cheaper on the Steam Store. Welcome To Lakewood launched in 2021.
Welcome To Lakewood vs The Anomaly Experiment
Welcome To Lakewood and The Anomaly Experiment 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 The Anomaly Experiment (2025). Welcome To Lakewood is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than The Anomaly Experiment (0.99 USD vs. 3.49 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 The Anomaly Experiment
Choose The Anomaly Experiment if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Anomaly Experiment launched in 2025.
Both Welcome To Lakewood and The Anomaly Experiment 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 |  The Anomaly Experiment | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 3.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Space Slug Studios | Authogin |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Welcome To Lakewood (2021) is 4 years older than The Anomaly Experiment (2025).
- Welcome To Lakewood is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than The Anomaly Experiment (0.99 USD vs. 3.49 USD).
Welcome To Lakewood vs The Anomaly Experiment — FAQ
- Should I play Welcome To Lakewood or The Anomaly Experiment first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome To Lakewood (2021) came out before The Anomaly Experiment (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 The Anomaly Experiment 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.