Choose The Backrooms Experiment
Choose The Backrooms Experiment if you want an Early Access game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. The Backrooms Experiment launched in 2023.
The Backrooms Experiment vs Death From The Darkness
The Backrooms Experiment and Death From The Darkness both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. The Backrooms Experiment (2023) is 1 year older than Death From The Darkness (2024). Death From The Darkness is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than The Backrooms Experiment (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 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 Death From The Darkness
Choose Death From The Darkness if it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. Death From The Darkness launched in 2024.
Both The Backrooms Experiment and Death From The Darkness sit in 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
 The Backrooms Experiment |  Death From The Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Efe Mert | Vitalii Pepko |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Backrooms Experiment (2023) is 1 year older than Death From The Darkness (2024).
- Death From The Darkness is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than The Backrooms Experiment (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- The Backrooms Experiment has co-op; Death From The Darkness does not.
The Backrooms Experiment vs Death From The Darkness — FAQ
- Should I play The Backrooms Experiment or Death From The Darkness first?
- If you want chronology, The Backrooms Experiment (2023) came out before Death From The Darkness (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 The Backrooms Experiment and Death From The Darkness similar?
- They overlap on 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 Death From The Darkness have multiplayer like The Backrooms Experiment?
- No. The Backrooms Experiment supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Death From The Darkness is listed as single-player only.