Choose Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy
Choose Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy launched in 2024.
Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy vs Backrooms: Overstay
Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy and Backrooms: Overstay both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Backrooms: Overstay has co-op; Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy does not. 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 Backrooms: Overstay
Choose Backrooms: Overstay if you want an Action game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy and Backrooms: Overstay sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation 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
 Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy |  Backrooms: Overstay | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | — |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Lunsemo Studio | L&L Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Backrooms: Overstay has co-op; Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy does not.
Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy vs Backrooms: Overstay — FAQ
- Are Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy and Backrooms: Overstay similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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 Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy have multiplayer like Backrooms: Overstay?
- No. Backrooms: Overstay supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy is listed as single-player only.