Choose Backrooms: Lost Tape
Choose Backrooms: Lost Tape if you want an Action experience. Backrooms: Lost Tape launched in 2022.
Backrooms: Lost Tape vs Finish Report
Backrooms: Lost Tape and Finish Report 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. Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) is 1 year older than Finish Report (2023). Finish Report scores higher on Steam reviews (86.4% positive) than Backrooms: Lost Tape (81.1% 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 Finish Report
Choose Finish Report if it's currently about 73% cheaper on the Steam Store. Finish Report launched in 2023.
Both Backrooms: Lost Tape and Finish Report 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
 Backrooms: Lost Tape |  Finish Report | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 10.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.1% positive (530 reviews) | 86.4% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cortez Productions | D4 |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) is 1 year older than Finish Report (2023).
- Finish Report scores higher on Steam reviews (86.4% positive) than Backrooms: Lost Tape (81.1% positive).
- Finish Report is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: Lost Tape (2.99 USD vs. 10.99 USD).
- Backrooms: Lost Tape is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Finish Report has no Deck rating yet.
Backrooms: Lost Tape vs Finish Report — FAQ
- Should I play Backrooms: Lost Tape or Finish Report first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) came out before Finish Report (2023). 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 Backrooms: Lost Tape and Finish Report 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 Backrooms: Lost Tape run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Backrooms: Lost Tape is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Finish Report doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.