Choose In The Backrooms
Choose In The Backrooms if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation experience. In The Backrooms launched in 2022.
In The Backrooms vs No Clean Start
In The Backrooms and No Clean Start 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. 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 No Clean Start
Choose No Clean Start if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Both In The Backrooms and No Clean Start 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 |  No Clean Start | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 54% positive (50 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BLOCK 211 | Indiegala |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
In The Backrooms vs No Clean Start — FAQ
- Are In The Backrooms and No Clean Start 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.