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Games like Welcome to Goodland

If Welcome to Goodland is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crow's Requiem, This Is the President and Kudos 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices genuinely affect outcomes, contemplative and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Welcome to Goodland: It is a strategy/adventure game set in a small, quiet town. Survive as an ordinary salaryman under a ruthless Mexican cartel by laundering money, making tough decisions, acquiring businesses, and finding trustworthy allies. But in this cutthroat world, will you be able to keep to your humanity?

2023StrategyIndieAdventureSimulation16.99 USDWindows · macOSby Big City Lab
Welcome to Goodland — Steam game cover
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Choices genuinely affect outcomesDark criminal atmosphere immerses youStory feels like a tv showContemplativeDarkImmersive

Players who liked Welcome to Goodland also play

Steam players who put hours into Welcome to Goodland also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Crow's Requiem

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Welcome to Goodland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    A narrative-heavy, comic-infused survival visual novel & puzzle game where you are a licensed body collector navigating a dystopian world of moral dilemmas and resource management; where belief, rebellion, or control will prevail through your choices. 

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. This Is the President

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Second-strongest match for Welcome to Goodland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    This Is the President is a political thriller. You are the newly elected leader with a shady background. It is up to you to abuse the position of the most powerful man in the world to escape justice for past crimes – even if that pitches the country into utter chaos.

    2021StrategyAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Kudos 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource allocation and a contemplative mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Third-strongest match for Welcome to Goodland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    Kudos is a turn-based game that puts you in control of a single character and manages their life from age 20 to 30. You get to pick their friends, their job, and how they spend their free time, but there is a catch! You can only choose to do one thing each day, or two at the weekends.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Suzerain

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource allocation and a tense mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Ranked #4 for Welcome to Goodland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. For the People

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource allocation, time management and a contemplative mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Ranked #5 for Welcome to Goodland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    For the People is a mix of a political management sim and a visual novel, putting players in the shoes of an idealistic young state official tasked with shaping the future of a communist factory town. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine?..

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Politics The Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Welcome to Goodland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    Become a parliamentarian, create a powerful party, and lead it to victory in this humorous adventure game. Manage your popularity and dignity, use unique powers, and navigate a storyline inspired by current events.

    2025StrategyAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Expelled!

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a tense mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Ranked #7 for Welcome to Goodland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sultan's Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a tense mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Ranked #8 for Welcome to Goodland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Welcome to Goodland

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Papers, Please

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Reviewers of Welcome to Goodland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

    2013IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sneaky Sneaky

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Welcome to Goodland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    Sneak through the shadows, dash to cover, pick your moment and strike! Unleash your inner thief in this strategic stealth adventure.

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. OZARK

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Welcome to Goodland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    A search and rescue gone wrong, crash landing in a remote mountain. A derelict facility, signals lost. Nothing is quite as it seems. Fight for your life in this side-scrolling action adventure and unravel the mysteries that lie beneath.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Breaking Box

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Welcome to Goodland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    Breaking Box is a 3D multiplayer game with a level editor in-game. You can create your own levels, challenge levels, and enjoy the competition with friends!

    2023ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Cartel Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource allocation and a dark mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Reviewers of Welcome to Goodland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Welcome to Goodland at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Welcome to Goodland on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Welcome to Goodland on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welcome to Goodland.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Welcome to Goodland on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Welcome to Goodland on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welcome to Goodland.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Welcome to Goodland on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Welcome to Goodland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Welcome to Goodland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Welcome to Goodland on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welcome to Goodland.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welcome to Goodland.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welcome to Goodland.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welcome to Goodland.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Suzerain

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource allocation and a tense mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Politics The Game

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    Become a parliamentarian, create a powerful party, and lead it to victory in this humorous adventure game. Manage your popularity and dignity, use unique powers, and navigate a storyline inspired by current events.

    2025StrategyAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Expelled!

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a tense mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Welcome to Goodland.

    A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sultan's Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a tense mood with Welcome to Goodland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to Goodland.

    Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Welcome to Goodland

How much does Welcome to Goodland cost?
Welcome to Goodland is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Welcome to Goodland?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Welcome to Goodland are Crow's Requiem, This Is the President, Kudos 2.
Who developed Welcome to Goodland?
Welcome to Goodland was developed by Big City Lab.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Welcome to Goodland.

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