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Backrooms: No Level vs Holy Shroom!

Backrooms: No Level and Holy Shroom! both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Backrooms: No Level (2025) is 1 year older than Holy Shroom! (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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: No Level

Choose Backrooms: No Level if you want the Online Co-op and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. Backrooms: No Level launched in 2025.

Choose Holy Shroom!

Choose Holy Shroom! if you want a Casual game with Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. Holy Shroom! launched in 2026.

Both Backrooms: No Level and Holy Shroom! sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player and 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: No Level vs Holy Shroom! — Steam metadata comparison
Backrooms: No Level — Steam game coverBackrooms: No LevelHoly Shroom! — Steam game coverHoly Shroom!
Released20252026
GenresIndie, Adventure, SimulationIndie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price0.79 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-opMulti-player, Co-op
DevelopersSUDT GamesGameWood

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Backrooms: No Level vs Holy Shroom! — FAQ

Should I play Backrooms: No Level or Holy Shroom! first?
If you want chronology, Backrooms: No Level (2025) came out before Holy Shroom! (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: No Level and Holy Shroom! similar?
They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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: No Level and Holy Shroom! have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Backrooms: No Level ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Holy Shroom! ships Co-op.
Backrooms: No Level vs Holy Shroom! — Verdict (2026) · imho.run