Choose Cat Bait
Choose Cat Bait if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Cat Bait launched in 2024.
Cat Bait vs Meme Survivors: Backrooms
Cat Bait and Meme Survivors: Backrooms both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Cat Bait (2024) is 1 year older than Meme Survivors: Backrooms (2025). Meme Survivors: Backrooms is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Cat Bait (0.49 USD vs. 4.99 USD). 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 Meme Survivors: Backrooms
Choose Meme Survivors: Backrooms if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Meme Survivors: Backrooms launched in 2025.
Both Cat Bait and Meme Survivors: Backrooms sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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
 Cat Bait |  Meme Survivors: Backrooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 0.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.2% positive (51 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mayni prod. | Gemütlich Kayling |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Cat Bait (2024) is 1 year older than Meme Survivors: Backrooms (2025).
- Meme Survivors: Backrooms is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Cat Bait (0.49 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Cat Bait is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Meme Survivors: Backrooms has no Deck rating yet.
Cat Bait vs Meme Survivors: Backrooms — FAQ
- Should I play Cat Bait or Meme Survivors: Backrooms first?
- If you want chronology, Cat Bait (2024) came out before Meme Survivors: Backrooms (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 Cat Bait and Meme Survivors: Backrooms similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Cat Bait run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cat Bait is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Meme Survivors: Backrooms doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.