Choose Backrooms: Lost Tape
Choose Backrooms: Lost Tape if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Backrooms: Lost Tape launched in 2022.
Backrooms: Lost Tape vs SleepWalk
Backrooms: Lost Tape and SleepWalk 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. Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) is 1 year older than SleepWalk (2023). SleepWalk is currently ~82% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: Lost Tape (1.99 USD vs. 10.99 USD). 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 SleepWalk
Choose SleepWalk if it's currently about 82% cheaper on the Steam Store. SleepWalk launched in 2023.
Both Backrooms: Lost Tape and SleepWalk sit in Action, 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 |  SleepWalk | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 10.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.1% positive (530 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cortez Productions | Richard Bueno |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) is 1 year older than SleepWalk (2023).
- SleepWalk is currently ~82% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: Lost Tape (1.99 USD vs. 10.99 USD).
- Backrooms: Lost Tape is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; SleepWalk has no Deck rating yet.
Backrooms: Lost Tape vs SleepWalk — FAQ
- Should I play Backrooms: Lost Tape or SleepWalk first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) came out before SleepWalk (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 SleepWalk 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.
- Does Backrooms: Lost Tape run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Backrooms: Lost Tape is rated Deck Playable by Valve. SleepWalk doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.