Choose In The Backrooms
Choose In The Backrooms if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. In The Backrooms launched in 2022.
In The Backrooms vs Last Half of Darkness
In The Backrooms and Last Half of Darkness both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. In The Backrooms (2022) is 3 years older than Last Half of Darkness (2025). Last Half of Darkness scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than In The Backrooms (54% 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 Last Half of Darkness
Choose Last Half of Darkness if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Last Half of Darkness launched in 2025.
Both In The Backrooms and Last Half of Darkness sit in 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
 In The Backrooms |  Last Half of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 54% positive (50 reviews) | 89.2% positive (37 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BLOCK 211 | WRF Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- In The Backrooms (2022) is 3 years older than Last Half of Darkness (2025).
- Last Half of Darkness scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than In The Backrooms (54% positive).
- In The Backrooms is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than Last Half of Darkness (0.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
In The Backrooms vs Last Half of Darkness — FAQ
- Should I play In The Backrooms or Last Half of Darkness first?
- If you want chronology, In The Backrooms (2022) came out before Last Half of Darkness (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 In The Backrooms and Last Half of Darkness similar?
- They overlap on 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.