Choose Backrooms - Surreality
Choose Backrooms - Surreality if you want a Casual and Early Access experience. Backrooms - Surreality launched in 2023.
Backrooms - Surreality vs Abyssal Trench
Backrooms - Surreality and Abyssal Trench 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. Backrooms - Surreality (2023) is 3 years older than Abyssal Trench (2026). Abyssal Trench is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms - Surreality (3.99 USD vs. 3.99 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 Abyssal Trench
Choose Abyssal Trench if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Abyssal Trench launched in 2026.
Both Backrooms - Surreality and Abyssal Trench 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
 Backrooms - Surreality |  Abyssal Trench | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 36.4% positive (11 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Big Deal Studios | Haunt Labs |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Backrooms - Surreality (2023) is 3 years older than Abyssal Trench (2026).
- Abyssal Trench is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms - Surreality (3.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
Backrooms - Surreality vs Abyssal Trench — FAQ
- Should I play Backrooms - Surreality or Abyssal Trench first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms - Surreality (2023) came out before Abyssal Trench (2026). 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 Backrooms - Surreality and Abyssal Trench 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.