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What The Maze vs Backrooms: Collision Not Found

What The Maze and Backrooms: Collision Not Found 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 Backrooms: Collision Not Found (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 What The Maze

Choose What The Maze if it matches what drew you to this matchup. What The Maze launched in 2021.

Choose Backrooms: Collision Not Found

Choose Backrooms: Collision Not Found if you want a Strategy and Early Access game with Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Backrooms: Collision Not Found launched in 2026.

Both What The Maze and Backrooms: Collision Not Found sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN 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 vs Backrooms: Collision Not Found — Steam metadata comparison
What The Maze — Steam game coverWhat The MazeBackrooms: Collision Not Found — Steam game coverBackrooms: Collision Not Found
Released20212026
GenresAction, Indie, Adventure, CasualAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Early Access
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price5.99 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews1 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-opMulti-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op
DevelopersJannis CloodtLz Games

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What The Maze vs Backrooms: Collision Not Found — FAQ

Should I play What The Maze or Backrooms: Collision Not Found first?
If you want chronology, What The Maze (2021) came out before Backrooms: Collision Not Found (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 Backrooms: Collision Not Found 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 Backrooms: Collision Not Found have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: What The Maze ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Backrooms: Collision Not Found ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
What The Maze vs Backrooms: Collision Not Found (2026) · imho.run