Choose Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Choose Life is Strange: Double Exposure if you want an Action game with Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort. 4,279 Steam reviews back the pick.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure vs Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting
Life is Strange: Double Exposure and Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Life is Strange: Double Exposure (2024) is 3 years older than Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting (2027). Life is Strange: Double Exposure is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting 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 Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting
Choose Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting if you want the Save Anytime side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting launched in 2027.
Both Life is Strange: Double Exposure and Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input, 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
 Life is Strange: Double Exposure |  Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2027 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 49.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 67.4% positive (4,279 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Deck Nine Games | Petallix Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure (2024) is 3 years older than Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting (2027).
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting has no Deck rating yet.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure vs Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting — FAQ
- Should I play Life is Strange: Double Exposure or Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting first?
- If you want chronology, Life is Strange: Double Exposure (2024) came out before Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting (2027). 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 Life is Strange: Double Exposure and Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting similar?
- They overlap on 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 Life is Strange: Double Exposure run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Life is Strange: Double Exposure is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.