Lost Hope: Backrooms vs Mining Company
Lost Hope: Backrooms and Mining Company 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. Lost Hope: Backrooms (2023) is 2 years older than Mining Company (2025). Mining Company is currently ~43% cheaper on Steam than Lost Hope: Backrooms (3.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 Lost Hope: Backrooms |  Mining Company | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.8% positive (33 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | mdvd | SoG |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Lost Hope: Backrooms (2023) is 2 years older than Mining Company (2025).
- Mining Company is currently ~43% cheaper on Steam than Lost Hope: Backrooms (3.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Lost Hope: Backrooms vs Mining Company — FAQ
- Should I play Lost Hope: Backrooms or Mining Company first?
- If you want chronology, Lost Hope: Backrooms (2023) came out before Mining Company (2025). 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 Lost Hope: Backrooms and Mining Company 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 Lost Hope: Backrooms and Mining Company have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Lost Hope: Backrooms ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Mining Company ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.