Choose Forever In The Backrooms
Choose Forever In The Backrooms if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Forever In The Backrooms launched in 2023.
Forever In The Backrooms vs 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent
Forever In 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. Forever In 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 Forever In 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 Forever In 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
| Forever In The Backrooms |  9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nippos Studios | I SEE 3D |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Forever In 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 Forever In The Backrooms (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Forever In The Backrooms vs 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent — FAQ
- Should I play Forever In The Backrooms or 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent first?
- If you want chronology, Forever In 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 Forever In 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.