Choose The Backrooms Project
Choose The Backrooms Project if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards, PvP, and HDR available. The Backrooms Project launched in 2022.
The Backrooms Project vs Together After Dark
The Backrooms Project and Together After Dark both land in Action, Adventure, Casual 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, Adventure, Casual on Steam. The Backrooms Project (2022) is 3 years older than Together After Dark (2025). The Backrooms Project scores higher on Steam reviews (74.7% positive) than Together After Dark (65.2% 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 Together After Dark
Choose Together After Dark if you want the Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Together After Dark launched in 2025.
Both The Backrooms Project and Together After Dark sit in Action, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player and 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 Project |  Together After Dark | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual, Early Access | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.7% positive (79 reviews) | 65.2% positive (132 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | 3AM Studios | RedForge |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- The Backrooms Project (2022) is 3 years older than Together After Dark (2025).
- The Backrooms Project scores higher on Steam reviews (74.7% positive) than Together After Dark (65.2% positive).
- Together After Dark is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than The Backrooms Project (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Together After Dark is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Backrooms Project has no Deck rating yet.
The Backrooms Project vs Together After Dark — FAQ
- Should I play The Backrooms Project or Together After Dark first?
- If you want chronology, The Backrooms Project (2022) came out before Together After Dark (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 The Backrooms Project and Together After Dark similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Casual 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 Project and Together After Dark have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Backrooms Project ships Co-op; Together After Dark ships Online Co-op, Co-op.