Choose Welcome Above
Choose Welcome Above if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 55% cheaper on the Steam Store. Welcome Above launched in 2018.
Welcome Above vs Beat Blaster
Welcome Above and Beat Blaster both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 Indie, Adventure, Racing on Steam. Welcome Above (2018) is 1 year older than Beat Blaster (2019). Welcome Above is currently ~55% cheaper on Steam than Beat Blaster (8.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Beat Blaster
Choose Beat Blaster if you want an Action, Simulation, and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. Beat Blaster launched in 2019.
Both Welcome Above and Beat Blaster sit in Indie, Adventure, 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
 Welcome Above |  Beat Blaster | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Early Access, Racing | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Framefield GmbH | Ivanovich Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Racing on Steam.
- Welcome Above (2018) is 1 year older than Beat Blaster (2019).
- Welcome Above is currently ~55% cheaper on Steam than Beat Blaster (8.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Beat Blaster is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Welcome Above has no Deck rating yet.
Welcome Above vs Beat Blaster — FAQ
- Should I play Welcome Above or Beat Blaster first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome Above (2018) came out before Beat Blaster (2019). 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 Above and Beat Blaster similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.