Choose Enter The Backrooms
Choose Enter The Backrooms if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Enter The Backrooms launched in 2021.
Enter The Backrooms vs Backrooms - Surreality
Enter The Backrooms and Backrooms - Surreality both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Enter The Backrooms (2021) is 2 years older than Backrooms - Surreality (2023). Enter The Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Backrooms - Surreality (36.4% 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 Backrooms - Surreality
Choose Backrooms - Surreality if you want a Simulation and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Backrooms - Surreality launched in 2023.
Both Enter The Backrooms and Backrooms - Surreality sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual 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
 Enter The Backrooms |  Backrooms - Surreality | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (579 reviews) | 36.4% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Justin Kroh | Big Deal Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Enter The Backrooms (2021) is 2 years older than Backrooms - Surreality (2023).
- Enter The Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Backrooms - Surreality (36.4% positive).
- Backrooms - Surreality is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Enter The Backrooms (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Enter The Backrooms vs Backrooms - Surreality — FAQ
- Should I play Enter The Backrooms or Backrooms - Surreality first?
- If you want chronology, Enter The Backrooms (2021) came out before Backrooms - Surreality (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 Enter The Backrooms and Backrooms - Surreality similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.