Choose Sempiternal The Backrooms
Choose Sempiternal The Backrooms if you want an Early Access experience. Sempiternal The Backrooms launched in 2023.
Sempiternal The Backrooms vs Backrooms: The Labyrinth
Sempiternal The Backrooms and Backrooms: The Labyrinth both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Sempiternal The Backrooms (2023) is 1 year older than Backrooms: The Labyrinth (2024). Backrooms: The Labyrinth is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Sempiternal The Backrooms (5.99 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.
Which should you pick?
Choose Backrooms: The Labyrinth
Choose Backrooms: The Labyrinth if you want a Simulation experience. Backrooms: The Labyrinth launched in 2024.
Both Sempiternal The Backrooms and Backrooms: The Labyrinth sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Sempiternal The Backrooms |  Backrooms: The Labyrinth | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 73.3% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Onizuka | Revane Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Sempiternal The Backrooms (2023) is 1 year older than Backrooms: The Labyrinth (2024).
- Backrooms: The Labyrinth is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Sempiternal The Backrooms (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
Sempiternal The Backrooms vs Backrooms: The Labyrinth — FAQ
- Should I play Sempiternal The Backrooms or Backrooms: The Labyrinth first?
- If you want chronology, Sempiternal The Backrooms (2023) came out before Backrooms: The Labyrinth (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 Sempiternal The Backrooms and Backrooms: The Labyrinth similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.