Choose Great Toilet Simulator
Choose Great Toilet Simulator if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Great Toilet Simulator launched in 2019.
Great Toilet Simulator vs In The Backrooms
Great Toilet Simulator and In The Backrooms both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Great Toilet Simulator (2019) is 3 years older than In The Backrooms (2022). Great Toilet Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than In The Backrooms (54% 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 it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. In The Backrooms launched in 2022.
Both Great Toilet Simulator and In The Backrooms sit in Action, 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
 Great Toilet Simulator |  In The Backrooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.4% positive (272 reviews) | 54% positive (50 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Kiddy | BLOCK 211 |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Great Toilet Simulator (2019) is 3 years older than In The Backrooms (2022).
- Great Toilet Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than In The Backrooms (54% positive).
- In The Backrooms is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Great Toilet Simulator (0.99 USD vs. 0.99 USD).
Great Toilet Simulator vs In The Backrooms — FAQ
- Should I play Great Toilet Simulator or In The Backrooms first?
- If you want chronology, Great Toilet Simulator (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 Great Toilet Simulator and In The Backrooms similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.