Choose What The Maze
Choose What The Maze if you want the LAN Co-op side of the pairing. What The Maze launched in 2021.
What The Maze vs Benny's Backrooms
What The Maze and Benny's 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. What The Maze (2021) is 5 years older than Benny's Backrooms (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Benny's Backrooms
Choose Benny's Backrooms if you want a Simulation game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Benny's Backrooms launched in 2026.
Both What The Maze and Benny's Backrooms sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 What The Maze |  Benny's Backrooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Jannis Cloodt | GameName |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- What The Maze (2021) is 5 years older than Benny's Backrooms (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
What The Maze vs Benny's Backrooms — FAQ
- Should I play What The Maze or Benny's Backrooms first?
- If you want chronology, What The Maze (2021) came out before Benny's Backrooms (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 What The Maze and Benny's 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.
- Do both What The Maze and Benny's Backrooms have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: What The Maze ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Benny's Backrooms ships Online Co-op, Co-op.