Choose Into The Backrooms
Choose Into The Backrooms if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Into The Backrooms launched in 2023.
Into The Backrooms vs 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent
Into The Backrooms and 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Into The Backrooms (2023) is 1 year older than 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent (2024). 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Into The Backrooms (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent
Choose 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent launched in 2024.
Both Into The Backrooms and 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual 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
 Into The Backrooms |  9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lydo Studios | I SEE 3D |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Into The Backrooms (2023) is 1 year older than 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent (2024).
- 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Into The Backrooms (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Into The Backrooms is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent has no Deck rating yet.
Into The Backrooms vs 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent — FAQ
- Should I play Into The Backrooms or 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent first?
- If you want chronology, Into The Backrooms (2023) came out before 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent (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 Into The Backrooms and 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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.