Choose The Backrooms Multiplayer
Choose The Backrooms Multiplayer if you want a Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, and Early Access game with MMO, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. The Backrooms Multiplayer launched in 2022.
The Backrooms Multiplayer vs Backrooms Media
The Backrooms Multiplayer and Backrooms Media 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 Multiplayer (2022) is 3 years older than Backrooms Media (2025). Both sit near 47% positive on Steam (The Backrooms Multiplayer: 34 reviews, Backrooms Media: 134). 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 Media
Choose Backrooms Media if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Backrooms Media launched in 2025.
Both The Backrooms Multiplayer and Backrooms Media sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (47.1% vs 47% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Backrooms Multiplayer |  Backrooms Media | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 47.1% positive (34 reviews) | 47% positive (134 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Untold Backrooms Stories | NPK Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Backrooms Multiplayer (2022) is 3 years older than Backrooms Media (2025).
- Both sit near 47% positive on Steam (The Backrooms Multiplayer: 34 reviews, Backrooms Media: 134).
- Backrooms Media is currently ~11% cheaper on Steam than The Backrooms Multiplayer (7.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Backrooms Media is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Backrooms Multiplayer has no Deck rating yet.
The Backrooms Multiplayer vs Backrooms Media — FAQ
- Should I play The Backrooms Multiplayer or Backrooms Media first?
- If you want chronology, The Backrooms Multiplayer (2022) came out before Backrooms Media (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 Multiplayer and Backrooms Media 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 Multiplayer and Backrooms Media have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Backrooms Multiplayer ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Backrooms Media ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.