Choose Journey Into Darkness
Choose Journey Into Darkness if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 44% cheaper on the Steam Store. Journey Into Darkness launched in 2023.
Journey Into Darkness vs Backroom Company
Journey Into Darkness and Backroom Company 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. Journey Into Darkness (2023) is 2 years older than Backroom Company (2025). Journey Into Darkness is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Backroom Company (4.99 USD vs. 8.99 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 Backroom Company
Choose Backroom Company if you want the LAN Co-op side of the pairing. Backroom Company launched in 2025.
Both Journey Into Darkness and Backroom Company sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, 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
 Journey Into Darkness |  Backroom Company | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 73.4% positive (79 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Star Seeker Studio | Hypercent Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Journey Into Darkness (2023) is 2 years older than Backroom Company (2025).
- Journey Into Darkness is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Backroom Company (4.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Backroom Company is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Journey Into Darkness has no Deck rating yet.
Journey Into Darkness vs Backroom Company — FAQ
- Should I play Journey Into Darkness or Backroom Company first?
- If you want chronology, Journey Into Darkness (2023) came out before Backroom Company (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 Journey Into Darkness and Backroom Company 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.
- Do both Journey Into Darkness and Backroom Company have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Journey Into Darkness ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Backroom Company ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.