Backrooms: Exploration vs The Wellmonts Case
Backrooms: Exploration and The Wellmonts Case both land in Adventure 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 Adventure games on Steam. Backrooms: Exploration (2025) is 1 year older than The Wellmonts Case (2026). The Wellmonts Case scores higher on Steam reviews (93% positive) than Backrooms: Exploration (71.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 Backrooms: Exploration |  The Wellmonts Case | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 7.19 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.2% positive (59 reviews) | 93% positive (100 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | HNStudios | Zakym s. r. o. |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Backrooms: Exploration (2025) is 1 year older than The Wellmonts Case (2026).
- The Wellmonts Case scores higher on Steam reviews (93% positive) than Backrooms: Exploration (71.2% positive).
- Backrooms: Exploration is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than The Wellmonts Case (1.99 USD vs. 7.19 USD).
- The Wellmonts Case is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Backrooms: Exploration has no Deck rating yet.
Backrooms: Exploration vs The Wellmonts Case — FAQ
- Should I play Backrooms: Exploration or The Wellmonts Case first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: Exploration (2025) came out before The Wellmonts Case (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 Backrooms: Exploration and The Wellmonts Case similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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.