Choose Backrooms: Extractions
Choose Backrooms: Extractions if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. Backrooms: Extractions launched in 2025.
Backrooms: Extractions vs Forest Escape: Last Train
Backrooms: Extractions and Forest Escape: Last Train 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: Extractions (2025) is 1 year older than Forest Escape: Last Train (2026). Forest Escape: Last Train scores higher on Steam reviews (81.6% positive) than Backrooms: Extractions (71.4% positive). 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 Forest Escape: Last Train
Choose Forest Escape: Last Train if you want an Adventure game with Custom Volume Controls and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.6% positive across 402 reviews.
Both Backrooms: Extractions and Forest Escape: Last Train sit in Action, Indie, and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Backrooms: Extractions |  Forest Escape: Last Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.4% positive (227 reviews) | 81.6% positive (402 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Headlight Studio | Frag Lab, LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Early Access on Steam.
- Backrooms: Extractions (2025) is 1 year older than Forest Escape: Last Train (2026).
- Forest Escape: Last Train scores higher on Steam reviews (81.6% positive) than Backrooms: Extractions (71.4% positive).
- Backrooms: Extractions is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Forest Escape: Last Train (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Backrooms: Extractions vs Forest Escape: Last Train — FAQ
- Which is better, Backrooms: Extractions or Forest Escape: Last Train?
- On Steam reviews Forest Escape: Last Train scores higher (81.6% positive) than Backrooms: Extractions (71.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Forest Escape: Last Train is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Backrooms: Extractions or Forest Escape: Last Train first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: Extractions (2025) came out before Forest Escape: Last Train (2026). 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 Forest Escape: Last Train 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 Forest Escape: Last Train have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Backrooms: Extractions ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Forest Escape: Last Train ships Online Co-op, Co-op.