Choose Welcome Above
Choose Welcome Above if you want an Adventure experience. Welcome Above launched in 2018.
Welcome Above vs Beat Bolt City
Welcome Above and Beat Bolt City both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Early Access, Racing on Steam. Welcome Above (2018) is 3 years older than Beat Bolt City (2021). Beat Bolt City is currently ~11% cheaper on Steam than Welcome Above (7.99 USD vs. 8.99 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 Bolt City
Choose Beat Bolt City if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beat Bolt City launched in 2021.
Both Welcome Above and Beat Bolt City sit in Indie, 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
 Welcome Above |  Beat Bolt City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Early Access, Racing | Action, Indie, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Framefield GmbH | Beach Day Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Early Access, Racing on Steam.
- Welcome Above (2018) is 3 years older than Beat Bolt City (2021).
- Beat Bolt City is currently ~11% cheaper on Steam than Welcome Above (7.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
Welcome Above vs Beat Bolt City — FAQ
- Should I play Welcome Above or Beat Bolt City first?
- If you want chronology, Welcome Above (2018) came out before Beat Bolt City (2021). 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 Bolt City similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.