Choose Welcome to Hanwell
Choose Welcome to Hanwell if you want an Action and Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards. Welcome to Hanwell launched in 2017.
Welcome to Hanwell vs Generation Streets
Welcome to Hanwell and Generation Streets both land in Indie, Free To Play, Casual 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, Free To Play, Casual on Steam. Welcome to Hanwell (2017) is 3 years older than Generation Streets (2020). Generation Streets scores higher on Steam reviews (49.1% 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 Generation Streets
Choose Generation Streets if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Generation Streets launched in 2020.
Both Welcome to Hanwell and Generation Streets sit in Indie, Free To Play, and Casual 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
 Welcome to Hanwell |  Generation Streets | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 44% positive (182 reviews) | 49.1% positive (53 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Steel Arts | Roman Shuvalov |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Free To Play, Casual on Steam.
- Welcome to Hanwell (2017) is 3 years older than Generation Streets (2020).
- Generation Streets scores higher on Steam reviews (49.1% positive) than Welcome to Hanwell (44% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Welcome to Hanwell is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Generation Streets has no Deck rating yet.
Welcome to Hanwell vs Generation Streets — FAQ
- Should I play Welcome to Hanwell or Generation Streets first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome to Hanwell (2017) came out before Generation Streets (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 Generation Streets similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Free To Play, Casual 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.
- Does Welcome to Hanwell run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Welcome to Hanwell is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Generation Streets doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.