Choose The Backrooms : Lost Guest
Choose The Backrooms : Lost Guest if you want an Action and Casual game with HDR available, Keyboard Only Option, and Mouse Only Option. The Backrooms : Lost Guest launched in 2027.
The Backrooms : Lost Guest vs Backrooms: Misstep
The Backrooms : Lost Guest and Backrooms: Misstep 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. Backrooms: Misstep (2026) is 1 year older than The Backrooms : Lost Guest (2027). 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: Misstep
Choose Backrooms: Misstep if you want the Surround Sound and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. Backrooms: Misstep launched in 2026.
Both The Backrooms : Lost Guest and Backrooms: Misstep sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls, 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 Backrooms : Lost Guest |  Backrooms: Misstep | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2027 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | SternRise | stonystudios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Backrooms: Misstep (2026) is 1 year older than The Backrooms : Lost Guest (2027).
- Both support cooperative play.
The Backrooms : Lost Guest vs Backrooms: Misstep — FAQ
- Should I play The Backrooms : Lost Guest or Backrooms: Misstep first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: Misstep (2026) came out before The Backrooms : Lost Guest (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 Backrooms : Lost Guest and Backrooms: Misstep 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 The Backrooms : Lost Guest and Backrooms: Misstep have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Backrooms : Lost Guest ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Backrooms: Misstep ships Online Co-op, Co-op.