Choose Welcome to the Game
Choose Welcome to the Game if you want a Sexual Content, Nudity, and Violent experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,586 Steam reviews back the pick.
Welcome to the Game vs Welcome to the Game II
Welcome to the Game and Welcome to the Game II both land in Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Welcome to the Game (2016) is 2 years older than Welcome to the Game II (2018). Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Welcome to the Game: 1,586 reviews, Welcome to the Game II: 1,880). 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 the Game II
Choose Welcome to the Game II if you want a Strategy experience. 1,880 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Welcome to the Game and Welcome to the Game II sit in Indie and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.3% vs 81.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Welcome to the Game |  Welcome to the Game II | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violent, Gore | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.3% positive (1,586 reviews) | 81.4% positive (1,880 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Reflect Studios | Reflect Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Welcome to the Game (2016) is 2 years older than Welcome to the Game II (2018).
- Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Welcome to the Game: 1,586 reviews, Welcome to the Game II: 1,880).
- Welcome to the Game is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Welcome to the Game II (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Welcome to the Game is Deck Playable, Welcome to the Game II is Deck Unsupported.
Welcome to the Game vs Welcome to the Game II — FAQ
- Which is better, Welcome to the Game or Welcome to the Game II?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Welcome to the Game sits at 82.3% positive (1,586 reviews), Welcome to the Game II at 81.4% (1,880). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Welcome to the Game or Welcome to the Game II first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome to the Game (2016) came out before Welcome to the Game II (2018). 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 the Game and Welcome to the Game II similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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.