Choose Within the Backrooms
Choose Within the Backrooms if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.3% positive across 134 reviews.
Within the Backrooms vs Liminalcore
Within the Backrooms and Liminalcore 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. Within the Backrooms (2023) is 1 year older than Liminalcore (2024). Within the Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (96.3% positive) than Liminalcore (82.9% 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 Liminalcore
Choose Liminalcore if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Liminalcore launched in 2024.
Both Within the Backrooms and Liminalcore 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
 Within the Backrooms |  Liminalcore | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.3% positive (134 reviews) | 82.9% positive (410 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Shattered Display | Shadow Owl Studios, Ashen Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Within the Backrooms (2023) is 1 year older than Liminalcore (2024).
- Within the Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (96.3% positive) than Liminalcore (82.9% positive).
- Liminalcore is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Within the Backrooms (7.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Liminalcore is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Within the Backrooms has no Deck rating yet.
Within the Backrooms vs Liminalcore — FAQ
- Which is better, Within the Backrooms or Liminalcore?
- On Steam reviews Within the Backrooms scores higher (96.3% positive) than Liminalcore (82.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Within the Backrooms is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Within the Backrooms or Liminalcore first?
- If you want chronology, Within the Backrooms (2023) came out before Liminalcore (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 Within the Backrooms and Liminalcore 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.