Backrooms: Extractions vs Backrooms: Lost
Backrooms: Extractions and Backrooms: Lost both land in Action, Indie, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. Backrooms: Lost (2024) is 1 year older than Backrooms: Extractions (2025). Backrooms: Extractions scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Backrooms: Lost (45.5% 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: Extractions |  Backrooms: Lost | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 71.4% positive (227 reviews) | 45.5% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Headlight Studio | TuJi Game, MuMei Game design |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Early Access on Steam.
- Backrooms: Lost (2024) is 1 year older than Backrooms: Extractions (2025).
- Backrooms: Extractions scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Backrooms: Lost (45.5% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Backrooms: Extractions is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Backrooms: Lost has no Deck rating yet.
Backrooms: Extractions vs Backrooms: Lost — FAQ
- Should I play Backrooms: Extractions or Backrooms: Lost first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: Lost (2024) came out before Backrooms: Extractions (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 Backrooms: Extractions and Backrooms: Lost similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Early Access 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: Extractions and Backrooms: Lost have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Backrooms: Extractions ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Backrooms: Lost ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Backrooms: Extractions run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Backrooms: Extractions is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Backrooms: Lost doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.