Choose Enter The Backrooms
Choose Enter The Backrooms if you want a Casual experience. Enter The Backrooms launched in 2021.
Enter The Backrooms vs Fourth Time Around
Enter The Backrooms and Fourth Time Around both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Enter The Backrooms (2021) is 5 years older than Fourth Time Around (2026). Enter The Backrooms is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Fourth Time Around has no Deck rating yet. 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 Fourth Time Around
Choose Fourth Time Around if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Fourth Time Around launched in 2026.
Both Enter The Backrooms and Fourth Time Around sit in 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
 Enter The Backrooms |  Fourth Time Around | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (579 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Justin Kroh | Pennywhistle Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Enter The Backrooms (2021) is 5 years older than Fourth Time Around (2026).
- Enter The Backrooms is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Fourth Time Around has no Deck rating yet.
Enter The Backrooms vs Fourth Time Around — FAQ
- Should I play Enter The Backrooms or Fourth Time Around first?
- If you want chronology, Enter The Backrooms (2021) came out before Fourth Time Around (2026). 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 Fourth Time Around similar?
- They overlap on 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 Enter The Backrooms run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Enter The Backrooms is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Fourth Time Around doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.