Choose The Backrooms Project
Choose The Backrooms Project if you want a Strategy, RPG, and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards, PvP, and HDR available. The Backrooms Project launched in 2022.
The Backrooms Project vs Backrooms: Partygoers
The Backrooms Project and Backrooms: Partygoers 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. The Backrooms Project (2022) is 2 years older than Backrooms: Partygoers (2024). The Backrooms Project is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: Partygoers (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 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: Partygoers
Choose Backrooms: Partygoers if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Backrooms: Partygoers launched in 2024.
Both The Backrooms Project and Backrooms: Partygoers sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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 |  Backrooms: Partygoers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.7% positive (79 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | 3AM Studios | Mascot Bro Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Backrooms Project (2022) is 2 years older than Backrooms: Partygoers (2024).
- The Backrooms Project is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: Partygoers (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
The Backrooms Project vs Backrooms: Partygoers — FAQ
- Should I play The Backrooms Project or Backrooms: Partygoers first?
- If you want chronology, The Backrooms Project (2022) came out before Backrooms: Partygoers (2024). 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 Backrooms: Partygoers 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.
- Do both The Backrooms Project and Backrooms: Partygoers have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Backrooms Project ships Co-op; Backrooms: Partygoers ships Co-op.