Choose The Room
Choose The Room if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.3% positive across 14,196 reviews.
The Room vs iREC
The Room and iREC both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. The Room (2014) is 3 years older than iREC (2017). The Room scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than iREC (31.1% 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 iREC
Choose iREC if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. iREC launched in 2017.
Both The Room and iREC sit in Indie 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
 The Room |  iREC | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.3% positive (14,196 reviews) | 31.1% positive (122 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fireproof Games | Labory |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- The Room (2014) is 3 years older than iREC (2017).
- The Room scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than iREC (31.1% positive).
- iREC is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Room (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- The Room is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; iREC has no Deck rating yet.
The Room vs iREC — FAQ
- Which is better, The Room or iREC?
- On Steam reviews The Room scores higher (97.3% positive) than iREC (31.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Room is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Room or iREC first?
- If you want chronology, The Room (2014) came out before iREC (2017). 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 The Room and iREC similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.
- Does The Room run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Room is rated Deck Verified by Valve. iREC doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.