Choose Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
Choose Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms if you want an Action and RPG experience. Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms launched in 2022.
Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms vs Backrooms - Surreality
Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms and Backrooms - Surreality both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms (2022) is 1 year older than Backrooms - Surreality (2023). Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (93% positive) than Backrooms - Surreality (36.4% 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 Backrooms - Surreality
Choose Backrooms - Surreality if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 68% cheaper on the Steam Store. Backrooms - Surreality launched in 2023.
Both Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms and Backrooms - Surreality sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation 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
 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms |  Backrooms - Surreality | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Early Access | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 12.49 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive (115 reviews) | 36.4% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Corey Jeffries | Big Deal Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms (2022) is 1 year older than Backrooms - Surreality (2023).
- Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms scores higher on Steam reviews (93% positive) than Backrooms - Surreality (36.4% positive).
- Backrooms - Surreality is currently ~68% cheaper on Steam than Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms (3.99 USD vs. 12.49 USD).
- Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Backrooms - Surreality has no Deck rating yet.
Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms vs Backrooms - Surreality — FAQ
- Should I play Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms or Backrooms - Surreality first?
- If you want chronology, Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms (2022) came out before Backrooms - Surreality (2023). 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 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms and Backrooms - Surreality similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.