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 Grinnel
Backrooms: Lost Tape and Grinnel 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 4 years older than Grinnel (2026). Backrooms: Lost Tape is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Grinnel 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 Grinnel
Choose Grinnel if you want the Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Grinnel launched in 2026.
Both Backrooms: Lost Tape and Grinnel 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 |  Grinnel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 10.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 81.1% positive (530 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cortez Productions | ReaskGames |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) is 4 years older than Grinnel (2026).
- Backrooms: Lost Tape is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Grinnel has no Deck rating yet.
Backrooms: Lost Tape vs Grinnel — FAQ
- Should I play Backrooms: Lost Tape or Grinnel first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: Lost Tape (2022) came out before Grinnel (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 Backrooms: Lost Tape and Grinnel 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. Grinnel doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.