Choose College Kings 2 - Episode 1
Choose College Kings 2 - Episode 1 if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 35% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,181 Steam reviews back the pick.
College Kings 2 - Episode 1 vs Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition
College Kings 2 - Episode 1 and Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition 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. College Kings 2 - Episode 1 (2022) is 3 years older than Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition (2025). Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than College Kings 2 - Episode 1 (76.7% positive). 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 Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition
Choose Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition launched in 2025.
Both College Kings 2 - Episode 1 and Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition 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
 College Kings 2 - Episode 1 |  Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.59 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.7% positive (1,181 reviews) | 94.4% positive (71 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Undergrad Steve | Mr Strangelove |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- College Kings 2 - Episode 1 (2022) is 3 years older than Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition (2025).
- Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than College Kings 2 - Episode 1 (76.7% positive).
- College Kings 2 - Episode 1 is currently ~35% cheaper on Steam than Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition (2.59 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
College Kings 2 - Episode 1 vs Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition — FAQ
- Should I play College Kings 2 - Episode 1 or Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition first?
- If you want chronology, College Kings 2 - Episode 1 (2022) came out before Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition (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 College Kings 2 - Episode 1 and Welcome to Free Will - Complete Edition 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.