Choose Welcome to Hanwell
Choose Welcome to Hanwell if you want an Action, Free To Play, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Welcome to Hanwell launched in 2017.
Welcome to Hanwell vs LOCIS
Welcome to Hanwell and LOCIS 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 Hanwell (2017) is 3 years older than LOCIS (2020). LOCIS scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Welcome to Hanwell (44% 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 LOCIS
Choose LOCIS if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. LOCIS launched in 2020.
Both Welcome to Hanwell and LOCIS sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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 Hanwell |  LOCIS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 44% positive (182 reviews) | 78.6% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Steel Arts | Giuseppe Bonanno, Francesco D'Auria |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Welcome to Hanwell (2017) is 3 years older than LOCIS (2020).
- LOCIS scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Welcome to Hanwell (44% positive).
- Welcome to Hanwell is free; LOCIS is paid (4.99 USD).
- Welcome to Hanwell is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; LOCIS has no Deck rating yet.
Welcome to Hanwell vs LOCIS — FAQ
- Should I play Welcome to Hanwell or LOCIS first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome to Hanwell (2017) came out before LOCIS (2020). 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 Hanwell and LOCIS 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.
- Is Welcome to Hanwell free?
- Yes — Welcome to Hanwell is a free-to-play Steam title. LOCIS is paid (4.99 USD).
- Does Welcome to Hanwell run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Welcome to Hanwell is rated Deck Playable by Valve. LOCIS doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.