Choose The Backrooms: Survival
Choose The Backrooms: Survival if you want a Simulation and Massively Multiplayer game with Steam Leaderboards. The Backrooms: Survival launched in 2023.
The Backrooms: Survival vs Dolls: The Hunt
The Backrooms: Survival and Dolls: The Hunt 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. The Backrooms: Survival (2023) is 3 years older than Dolls: The Hunt (2026). Dolls: The Hunt scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than The Backrooms: Survival (80.8% 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 Dolls: The Hunt
Choose Dolls: The Hunt if you want a Strategy and Early Access game with DualShock Controller Support. On Steam, it's currently about 28% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dolls: The Hunt launched in 2026.
Both The Backrooms: Survival and Dolls: The Hunt sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 The Backrooms: Survival |  Dolls: The Hunt | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 7.19 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.8% positive (511 reviews) | 91.7% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | RE:CODE | Fake Fox |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Backrooms: Survival (2023) is 3 years older than Dolls: The Hunt (2026).
- Dolls: The Hunt scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than The Backrooms: Survival (80.8% positive).
- Dolls: The Hunt is currently ~28% cheaper on Steam than The Backrooms: Survival (7.19 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
The Backrooms: Survival vs Dolls: The Hunt — FAQ
- Should I play The Backrooms: Survival or Dolls: The Hunt first?
- If you want chronology, The Backrooms: Survival (2023) came out before Dolls: The Hunt (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 The Backrooms: Survival and Dolls: The Hunt 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 The Backrooms: Survival and Dolls: The Hunt have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Backrooms: Survival ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Dolls: The Hunt ships Online Co-op, Co-op.