Backrooms Media vs Backrooms: Extractions
Backrooms Media and Backrooms: Extractions 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. Both released in 2025. Backrooms: Extractions scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Backrooms Media (47% positive). 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
 Backrooms Media |  Backrooms: Extractions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive (134 reviews) | 71.4% positive (227 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | NPK Games | Headlight Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- Backrooms: Extractions scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Backrooms Media (47% positive).
- Backrooms: Extractions is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms Media (6.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Backrooms Media is Deck Unsupported, Backrooms: Extractions is Deck Playable.
Backrooms Media vs Backrooms: Extractions — FAQ
- Which is better, Backrooms Media or Backrooms: Extractions?
- On Steam reviews Backrooms: Extractions scores higher (71.4% positive) than Backrooms Media (47% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Backrooms: Extractions is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Backrooms Media and Backrooms: Extractions 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 Media and Backrooms: Extractions have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Backrooms Media ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Backrooms: Extractions ships Online Co-op, Co-op.