Visage vs The Backrooms: Expedition
Visage and The Backrooms: Expedition both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Visage (2020) is 5 years older than The Backrooms: Expedition (2025). Visage scores higher on Steam reviews (85.8% positive) than The Backrooms: Expedition (57.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 Visage |  The Backrooms: Expedition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 34.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.8% positive (3,985 reviews) | 57.1% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | SadSquare Studio | Sylvester |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Visage (2020) is 5 years older than The Backrooms: Expedition (2025).
- Visage scores higher on Steam reviews (85.8% positive) than The Backrooms: Expedition (57.1% positive).
- The Backrooms: Expedition is currently ~89% cheaper on Steam than Visage (3.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Visage is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Backrooms: Expedition has no Deck rating yet.
Visage vs The Backrooms: Expedition — FAQ
- Should I play Visage or The Backrooms: Expedition first?
- If you want chronology, Visage (2020) came out before The Backrooms: Expedition (2025). 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 Visage and The Backrooms: Expedition similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Visage run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Visage is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Backrooms: Expedition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.