Choose Backrooms: The Hunt
Choose Backrooms: The Hunt if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Backrooms: The Hunt launched in 2024.
Backrooms: The Hunt vs Brainrot Online
Backrooms: The Hunt and Brainrot Online both land in Action, Indie, 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Backrooms: The Hunt (2024) is 2 years older than Brainrot Online (2026). Backrooms: The Hunt is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Brainrot Online (0.79 USD vs. 0.99 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 Brainrot Online
Choose Brainrot Online if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with Steam Leaderboards, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort. Brainrot Online launched in 2026.
Both Backrooms: The Hunt and Brainrot Online sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Backrooms: The Hunt |  Brainrot Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.79 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 90.3% positive (144 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | SUDT Games | Pakumi |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Backrooms: The Hunt (2024) is 2 years older than Brainrot Online (2026).
- Backrooms: The Hunt is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Brainrot Online (0.79 USD vs. 0.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Brainrot Online is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Backrooms: The Hunt has no Deck rating yet.
Backrooms: The Hunt vs Brainrot Online — FAQ
- Should I play Backrooms: The Hunt or Brainrot Online first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: The Hunt (2024) came out before Brainrot Online (2026). 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 Backrooms: The Hunt and Brainrot Online similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Do both Backrooms: The Hunt and Brainrot Online have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Backrooms: The Hunt ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Brainrot Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op.