Choose Through The Backrooms
Choose Through The Backrooms if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Through The Backrooms vs Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Through The Backrooms and Static Dread: The Lighthouse 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. Static Dread: The Lighthouse is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Through The Backrooms has no Deck rating yet. 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 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Choose Static Dread: The Lighthouse if you want an Action and Casual game with Camera Comfort and Stereo Sound. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Static Dread: The Lighthouse launched in 2025.
Both Through The Backrooms and Static Dread: The Lighthouse 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
 Through The Backrooms |  Static Dread: The Lighthouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 10.90 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 89% positive (356 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Framen's Production | solarsuit.games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Static Dread: The Lighthouse is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Through The Backrooms has no Deck rating yet.
Through The Backrooms vs Static Dread: The Lighthouse — FAQ
- Are Through The Backrooms and Static Dread: The Lighthouse 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.