Choose Backrooms: The Others
Choose Backrooms: The Others if you want a Simulation and Early Access experience. Backrooms: The Others launched in 2025.
Backrooms: The Others vs H.Z.T.
Backrooms: The Others and H.Z.T. both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2025. H.Z.T. is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: The Others (0.59 USD vs. 2.99 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 H.Z.T.
Choose H.Z.T. if you want an Action and Massively Multiplayer game with Custom Volume Controls and Stereo Sound. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. H.Z.T. launched in 2025.
Both Backrooms: The Others and H.Z.T. sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, 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
 Backrooms: The Others |  H.Z.T. | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 0.59 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | SUDT Games | InterAxis Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- H.Z.T. is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Backrooms: The Others (0.59 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Backrooms: The Others vs H.Z.T. — FAQ
- Are Backrooms: The Others and H.Z.T. similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Do both Backrooms: The Others and H.Z.T. have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Backrooms: The Others ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; H.Z.T. ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.