Choose The Experiment
Choose The Experiment if you want an Action and Casual experience. The Experiment launched in 2024.
The Experiment vs Backrooms: The Phobolore
The Experiment and Backrooms: The Phobolore 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. Both released in 2024. Backrooms: The Phobolore is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Experiment (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 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 Backrooms: The Phobolore
Choose Backrooms: The Phobolore if you want an Early Access game with Online PvP and PvP. Backrooms: The Phobolore launched in 2024.
Both The Experiment and Backrooms: The Phobolore sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 The Experiment |  Backrooms: The Phobolore | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68.4% positive (79 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Carrot Studios | SUDT Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2024.
- Backrooms: The Phobolore is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Experiment (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
The Experiment vs Backrooms: The Phobolore — FAQ
- Are The Experiment and Backrooms: The Phobolore 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.
- Do both The Experiment and Backrooms: The Phobolore have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Experiment ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Backrooms: The Phobolore ships Online Co-op, Co-op.