Choose The Seven Keys: Escape Room
Choose The Seven Keys: Escape Room if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. The Seven Keys: Escape Room launched in 2020.
The Seven Keys: Escape Room vs The Backrooms : Last Expedition
The Seven Keys: Escape Room and The Backrooms : Last Expedition 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. The Seven Keys: Escape Room (2020) is 3 years older than The Backrooms : Last Expedition (2023). The Backrooms : Last Expedition is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than The Seven Keys: Escape Room (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 The Backrooms : Last Expedition
Choose The Backrooms : Last Expedition if you want an Early Access game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Backrooms : Last Expedition launched in 2023.
Both The Seven Keys: Escape Room and The Backrooms : Last Expedition 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
 The Seven Keys: Escape Room |  The Backrooms : Last Expedition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 53.8% positive (13 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Knightsoft Studio | Valkyrie Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Seven Keys: Escape Room (2020) is 3 years older than The Backrooms : Last Expedition (2023).
- The Backrooms : Last Expedition is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than The Seven Keys: Escape Room (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- The Backrooms : Last Expedition has co-op; The Seven Keys: Escape Room does not.
The Seven Keys: Escape Room vs The Backrooms : Last Expedition — FAQ
- Should I play The Seven Keys: Escape Room or The Backrooms : Last Expedition first?
- If you want chronology, The Seven Keys: Escape Room (2020) came out before The Backrooms : Last Expedition (2023). 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 The Seven Keys: Escape Room and The Backrooms : Last Expedition 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.
- Does The Seven Keys: Escape Room have multiplayer like The Backrooms : Last Expedition?
- No. The Backrooms : Last Expedition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while The Seven Keys: Escape Room is listed as single-player only.