Choose Red Room
Choose Red Room if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Red Room launched in 2019.
Red Room vs In The Backrooms
Red Room and In The Backrooms both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Red Room (2019) is 3 years older than In The Backrooms (2022). In The Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (54% positive) than Red Room (52.9% 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 In The Backrooms
Choose In The Backrooms if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. In The Backrooms launched in 2022.
Both Red Room and In The Backrooms sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (52.9% vs 54% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Red Room |  In The Backrooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 52.9% positive (17 reviews) | 54% positive (50 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cheong TV (Cheongil TV, Jangfolk) | BLOCK 211 |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Red Room (2019) is 3 years older than In The Backrooms (2022).
- In The Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (54% positive) than Red Room (52.9% positive).
- In The Backrooms is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Red Room (0.99 USD vs. 0.99 USD).
Red Room vs In The Backrooms — FAQ
- Should I play Red Room or In The Backrooms first?
- If you want chronology, Red Room (2019) came out before In The Backrooms (2022). 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 Red Room and In The Backrooms similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.