Choose To Be Headed Or Not To Be
Choose To Be Headed Or Not To Be if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. To Be Headed Or Not To Be launched in 2019.
To Be Headed Or Not To Be vs Climb The Backrooms
To Be Headed Or Not To Be and Climb The Backrooms both land in Adventure, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. To Be Headed Or Not To Be (2019) is 6 years older than Climb The Backrooms (2025). Climb The Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (83.9% positive) than To Be Headed Or Not To Be (55.5% 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 Climb The Backrooms
Choose Climb The Backrooms if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Save Anytime side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.9% positive across 664 reviews.
Both To Be Headed Or Not To Be and Climb The Backrooms sit in Adventure and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 To Be Headed Or Not To Be |  Climb The Backrooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 55.5% positive (146 reviews) | 83.9% positive (664 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fruits of Yggdrasil Studio | LovDEV |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- To Be Headed Or Not To Be (2019) is 6 years older than Climb The Backrooms (2025).
- Climb The Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (83.9% positive) than To Be Headed Or Not To Be (55.5% positive).
- To Be Headed Or Not To Be is free; Climb The Backrooms is paid (4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Climb The Backrooms is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; To Be Headed Or Not To Be has no Deck rating yet.
To Be Headed Or Not To Be vs Climb The Backrooms — FAQ
- Which is better, To Be Headed Or Not To Be or Climb The Backrooms?
- On Steam reviews Climb The Backrooms scores higher (83.9% positive) than To Be Headed Or Not To Be (55.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Climb The Backrooms is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play To Be Headed Or Not To Be or Climb The Backrooms first?
- If you want chronology, To Be Headed Or Not To Be (2019) came out before Climb The Backrooms (2025). 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 To Be Headed Or Not To Be and Climb The Backrooms similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Casual 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.
- Do both To Be Headed Or Not To Be and Climb The Backrooms have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: To Be Headed Or Not To Be ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Climb The Backrooms ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is To Be Headed Or Not To Be free?
- Yes — To Be Headed Or Not To Be is a free-to-play Steam title. Climb The Backrooms is paid (4.99 USD).