Choose Welcome to Kowloon
Choose Welcome to Kowloon if you want an Adventure experience. Welcome to Kowloon launched in 2023.
Welcome to Kowloon vs Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
Welcome to Kowloon and Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] 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 Kowloon (2023) is 1 year older than Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] (2024). Both sit near 85% positive on Steam (Welcome to Kowloon: 594 reviews, Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]: 45). 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 Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
Choose Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] launched in 2024.
Both Welcome to Kowloon and Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (84.8% vs 84.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Welcome to Kowloon | ![Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3344150/bff098e67d344d62dbf47a2b982c06d81b3eb5cb/header.jpg?t=1776012747) Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.8% positive (594 reviews) | 84.4% positive (45 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | a1esska, Notex, N4bA, Admia | Notex, a1esska, Admia |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Welcome to Kowloon (2023) is 1 year older than Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] (2024).
- Both sit near 85% positive on Steam (Welcome to Kowloon: 594 reviews, Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]: 45).
- Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Welcome to Kowloon (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Welcome to Kowloon is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] has no Deck rating yet.
Welcome to Kowloon vs Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] — FAQ
- Should I play Welcome to Kowloon or Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome to Kowloon (2023) came out before Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] (2024). 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 Kowloon and Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] 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.