Choose Splice
Choose Splice if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Splice launched in 2024.
Splice vs Backrooms: Final Exam
Splice and Backrooms: Final Exam both land in Adventure, Simulation 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 Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Splice (2024) is 1 year older than Backrooms: Final Exam (2025). Backrooms: Final Exam is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Splice (1.99 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 Backrooms: Final Exam
Choose Backrooms: Final Exam if you want an Indie game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Backrooms: Final Exam launched in 2025.
Both Splice and Backrooms: Final Exam sit in Adventure and Simulation 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
 Splice |  Backrooms: Final Exam | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Black Knife Games | Skmaestro |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Splice (2024) is 1 year older than Backrooms: Final Exam (2025).
- Backrooms: Final Exam is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Splice (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Backrooms: Final Exam has co-op; Splice does not.
Splice vs Backrooms: Final Exam — FAQ
- Should I play Splice or Backrooms: Final Exam first?
- If you want chronology, Splice (2024) came out before Backrooms: Final Exam (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 Splice and Backrooms: Final Exam similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation 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.
- Does Splice have multiplayer like Backrooms: Final Exam?
- No. Backrooms: Final Exam supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Splice is listed as single-player only.