File Destined vs The Backrooms: Expedition
File Destined and The Backrooms: Expedition 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. File Destined (2023) is 2 years older than The Backrooms: Expedition (2025). File Destined scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than The Backrooms: Expedition (57.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 File Destined |  The Backrooms: Expedition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.1% positive (139 reviews) | 57.1% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Metavision Studio | Sylvester |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- File Destined (2023) is 2 years older than The Backrooms: Expedition (2025).
- File Destined scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than The Backrooms: Expedition (57.1% positive).
- The Backrooms: Expedition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than File Destined (3.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- File Destined is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Backrooms: Expedition has no Deck rating yet.
File Destined vs The Backrooms: Expedition — FAQ
- Should I play File Destined or The Backrooms: Expedition first?
- If you want chronology, File Destined (2023) came out before The Backrooms: Expedition (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 File Destined and The Backrooms: Expedition 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.
- Does File Destined run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — File Destined is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Backrooms: Expedition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.