Choose Barbotine
Choose Barbotine if you want an Action experience. Barbotine launched in 2024.
Barbotine vs The Backrooms: Liminal Space
Barbotine and The Backrooms: Liminal Space both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Barbotine (2024) is 2 years older than The Backrooms: Liminal Space (2026). Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Barbotine: 128 reviews, The Backrooms: Liminal Space: 68). 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 The Backrooms: Liminal Space
Choose The Backrooms: Liminal Space if it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Backrooms: Liminal Space launched in 2026.
Both Barbotine and The Backrooms: Liminal Space sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.2% vs 92.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Barbotine |  The Backrooms: Liminal Space | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.2% positive (128 reviews) | 92.6% positive (68 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Alex Rassloff | 117PS |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Barbotine (2024) is 2 years older than The Backrooms: Liminal Space (2026).
- Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Barbotine: 128 reviews, The Backrooms: Liminal Space: 68).
- The Backrooms: Liminal Space is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Barbotine (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
Barbotine vs The Backrooms: Liminal Space — FAQ
- Should I play Barbotine or The Backrooms: Liminal Space first?
- If you want chronology, Barbotine (2024) came out before The Backrooms: Liminal Space (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 Barbotine and The Backrooms: Liminal Space similar?
- They overlap on 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.