Choose In The Backrooms
Choose In The Backrooms if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. In The Backrooms launched in 2022.
In The Backrooms vs The House: A Maple Street Story
In The Backrooms and The House: A Maple Street Story 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. In The Backrooms (2022) is 2 years older than The House: A Maple Street Story (2024). In The Backrooms is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The House: A Maple Street Story (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 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 The House: A Maple Street Story
Choose The House: A Maple Street Story if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The House: A Maple Street Story launched in 2024.
Both In The Backrooms and The House: A Maple Street Story sit in Action, Indie, and 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 |  The House: A Maple Street Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 54% positive (50 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BLOCK 211 | Krondak Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- In The Backrooms (2022) is 2 years older than The House: A Maple Street Story (2024).
- In The Backrooms is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The House: A Maple Street Story (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
In The Backrooms vs The House: A Maple Street Story — FAQ
- Should I play In The Backrooms or The House: A Maple Street Story first?
- If you want chronology, In The Backrooms (2022) came out before The House: A Maple Street Story (2024). 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 The House: A Maple Street Story 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.