Choose The Mirage Project
Choose The Mirage Project if you want the Save Anytime side of the pairing. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. The Mirage Project launched in 2027.
The Mirage Project vs Backrooms With Friends!
The Mirage Project and Backrooms With Friends! both land in Action, 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 Action, Adventure on Steam. Backrooms With Friends! (2026) is 1 year older than The Mirage Project (2027). Backrooms With Friends! has co-op; The Mirage Project does not. 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 Backrooms With Friends!
Choose Backrooms With Friends! if you want an Early Access game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Backrooms With Friends! launched in 2026.
Both The Mirage Project and Backrooms With Friends! sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Camera Comfort and Adjustable Difficulty, 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 Mirage Project |  Backrooms With Friends! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2027 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Joseph Weller | Berry Munchin' |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Backrooms With Friends! (2026) is 1 year older than The Mirage Project (2027).
- Backrooms With Friends! has co-op; The Mirage Project does not.
The Mirage Project vs Backrooms With Friends! — FAQ
- Should I play The Mirage Project or Backrooms With Friends! first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms With Friends! (2026) came out before The Mirage Project (2027). 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 Mirage Project and Backrooms With Friends! similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does The Mirage Project have multiplayer like Backrooms With Friends!?
- No. Backrooms With Friends! supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while The Mirage Project is listed as single-player only.