Choose Backrooms: Lost Tape
Choose Backrooms: Lost Tape if you want an Action experience. Backrooms: Lost Tape launched in 2022.
Backrooms: Lost Tape vs Backrooms Level X
Backrooms: Lost Tape and Backrooms Level X 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 3 years older than Backrooms Level X (2025). Backrooms Level X is currently ~9% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: Lost Tape (9.99 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 Backrooms Level X
Choose Backrooms Level X if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Backrooms Level X launched in 2025.
Both Backrooms: Lost Tape and Backrooms Level X 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 |  Backrooms Level X | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 10.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.1% positive (530 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cortez Productions | José Manuel Conesa Hernández, Firenut Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) is 3 years older than Backrooms Level X (2025).
- Backrooms Level X is currently ~9% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: Lost Tape (9.99 USD vs. 10.99 USD).
- Backrooms: Lost Tape is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Backrooms Level X has no Deck rating yet.
Backrooms: Lost Tape vs Backrooms Level X — FAQ
- Should I play Backrooms: Lost Tape or Backrooms Level X first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) came out before Backrooms Level X (2025). 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 Backrooms Level X 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. Backrooms Level X doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.