Choose Wild Downtown
Choose Wild Downtown if you want an Action experience. Wild Downtown launched in 2017.
Wild Downtown vs Welcome Above
Wild Downtown and Welcome Above both land in Adventure, Early Access, Racing 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 Adventure, Early Access, Racing on Steam. Wild Downtown (2017) is 1 year older than Welcome Above (2018). Welcome Above is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Wild Downtown (8.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Above
Choose Welcome Above if you want an Indie experience. Welcome Above launched in 2018.
Both Wild Downtown and Welcome Above sit in Adventure, Early Access, and Racing on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 Wild Downtown |  Welcome Above | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Early Access, Racing | Indie, Adventure, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | U24 Solutions | Framefield GmbH |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Early Access, Racing on Steam.
- Wild Downtown (2017) is 1 year older than Welcome Above (2018).
- Welcome Above is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Wild Downtown (8.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Wild Downtown vs Welcome Above — FAQ
- Should I play Wild Downtown or Welcome Above first?
- If you want chronology, Wild Downtown (2017) came out before Welcome Above (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 Wild Downtown and Welcome Above similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Early Access, Racing 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.