Choose The Backrooms: Forsaken
Choose The Backrooms: Forsaken if you want an Action and Strategy experience. The Backrooms: Forsaken launched in 2025.
The Backrooms: Forsaken vs The Order of Things
The Backrooms: Forsaken and The Order of Things both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. The Backrooms: Forsaken (2025) is 1 year older than The Order of Things (2026). The Order of Things is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than The Backrooms: Forsaken (3.99 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 The Order of Things
Choose The Order of Things if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Order of Things launched in 2026.
Both The Backrooms: Forsaken and The Order of Things sit in Indie, Adventure, 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
 The Backrooms: Forsaken |  The Order of Things | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fred Grant Studios | Ilshim_united |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- The Backrooms: Forsaken (2025) is 1 year older than The Order of Things (2026).
- The Order of Things is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than The Backrooms: Forsaken (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
The Backrooms: Forsaken vs The Order of Things — FAQ
- Should I play The Backrooms: Forsaken or The Order of Things first?
- If you want chronology, The Backrooms: Forsaken (2025) came out before The Order of Things (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 The Backrooms: Forsaken and The Order of Things similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.