Choose Backrooms: The Silence
Choose Backrooms: The Silence if you want a Simulation game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Backrooms: The Silence launched in 2025.
Backrooms: The Silence vs Fragments of Fear
Backrooms: The Silence and Fragments of Fear both land in Indie, Adventure, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. Backrooms: The Silence (2025) is 1 year older than Fragments of Fear (2026). Backrooms: The Silence is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Fragments of Fear (0.79 USD vs. 1.99 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 Fragments of Fear
Choose Fragments of Fear if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Fragments of Fear launched in 2026.
Both Backrooms: The Silence and Fragments of Fear sit in Indie, Adventure, and Early Access 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
 Backrooms: The Silence |  Fragments of Fear | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access | Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.79 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Skmaestro | Pradyum Mistry |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Early Access on Steam.
- Backrooms: The Silence (2025) is 1 year older than Fragments of Fear (2026).
- Backrooms: The Silence is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Fragments of Fear (0.79 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Backrooms: The Silence has co-op; Fragments of Fear does not.
Backrooms: The Silence vs Fragments of Fear — FAQ
- Should I play Backrooms: The Silence or Fragments of Fear first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: The Silence (2025) came out before Fragments of Fear (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: The Silence and Fragments of Fear similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Early Access 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 Fragments of Fear have multiplayer like Backrooms: The Silence?
- No. Backrooms: The Silence supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Fragments of Fear is listed as single-player only.