Comparison

The Backrooms vs Strangers Here

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Backrooms

Embark on a surreal 2D point-and-click adventure through an endless, reality-defying space. Solve puzzles and discover hidden areas as you try to escape this eerie environment. Uncover lost media clips and find your way back to reality.

Highlights
  • Explore surreal Backrooms environments
  • Solve challenging puzzles
  • Play retro arcade mini-games
  • Discover lost media clips
  • Point-and-click adventure gameplay
Features
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Have you ever found yourself wandering through a liminal space and thought, ‘Am I in the Backrooms?’. In this immersive 2D point-and-click adventure, you may have glitched your way into the Backrooms, a surreal, endless space that defies reality. Explore surreal, and sometimes eerie environments to find your way back out. Each step feels like you’re escaping – or sinking deeper – into the unknown. Glitch or not, you’re here now. Will you find your way out, or will you become lost in the Backrooms forever? Features: • Explore The Backrooms: Navigate surreal spaces in the Backrooms. • Challenging Puzzles: Engage in various puzzles and retro style arcade mini-games to uncover hidden areas within the Backrooms. • Lost Media: Discover and watch short clips of surreal Backrooms lost media.

About

Strangers Here

An atmospheric VHS horror game where you play as an FBI agent hunting creatures that mimic humans. Distinguish between real people and their copies, make critical decisions, and uncover the truth behind the "Strangers."

Highlights
  • VHS horror atmosphere
  • Track human-imitating creatures
  • Distinguish real people from copies
  • Make life-altering decisions
  • Six unique endings
  • Customizable menu background
Features
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Strangers Here — an atmospheric VHS horror about the "Strangers": unsettling creatures that mimic humans with terrifying precision. In the quiet family park of Willingstone, something has gone horribly wrong. People are vanishing, animals are falling ill, and inhuman screams echo from the forest at night. The special agency D.I.C. has been tracking incidents like these for a long time. Now it's your turn — learn to tell the real from the imitation, and uncover the true nature of these beings.

Screenshots

Strangers Here4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Strangers Here at 4.1 against The Backrooms's 2.5. Strangers Here also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Backrooms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Strangers Here asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strangers Here holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strangers Here has 178 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of The Backrooms's written reviews are positive against 71% of Strangers Here's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Backrooms ships an update every 2 months, Strangers Here monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Backrooms versus Strangers Here: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe BackroomsStrangers Here
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (21 ratings)4.1 (178 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21178 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB252 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPaul FemiakElmira Sevostyanova

Customer experience

The Backrooms

All ratings19 ratings
Positive36.8%
Neutral10.5%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Strangers Here

All ratings124 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral15.3%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Backrooms

One-time1
  • Full Game$0.99
None

Strangers Here

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Backrooms free?
The Backrooms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strangers Here free?
Strangers Here is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Backrooms or Strangers Here?
Strangers Here is rated higher. The Backrooms averages 2.5 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Strangers Here averages 4.1 from 178 ratings.
Do The Backrooms or Strangers Here have ads?
Neither The Backrooms nor Strangers Here shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Backrooms or Strangers Here?
The Backrooms ships an update every 2 months, and Strangers Here monthly. Most recently, The Backrooms was updated on October 23, 2026 and Strangers Here on October 25, 2026.

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