Choose Sentience: The Android's Tale
Choose Sentience: The Android's Tale if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Sentience: The Android's Tale launched in 2017.
Sentience: The Android's Tale vs Welcome To Mars 9
Sentience: The Android's Tale and Welcome To Mars 9 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. Sentience: The Android's Tale (2017) is 9 years older than Welcome To Mars 9 (2026). Sentience: The Android's Tale is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Welcome To Mars 9 has no Deck rating yet. 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 Mars 9
Choose Welcome To Mars 9 if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Welcome To Mars 9 launched in 2026.
Both Sentience: The Android's Tale and Welcome To Mars 9 sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Sentience: The Android's Tale |  Welcome To Mars 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 92.1% positive (76 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Pilgrim Adventures | Sonomio Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Sentience: The Android's Tale (2017) is 9 years older than Welcome To Mars 9 (2026).
- Sentience: The Android's Tale is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Welcome To Mars 9 has no Deck rating yet.
Sentience: The Android's Tale vs Welcome To Mars 9 — FAQ
- Should I play Sentience: The Android's Tale or Welcome To Mars 9 first?
- If you want chronology, Sentience: The Android's Tale (2017) came out before Welcome To Mars 9 (2026). 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 Sentience: The Android's Tale and Welcome To Mars 9 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.