Comparison

The Backrooms experience vs Backrooms Union Multiplayer

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

Head to head
About

The Backrooms experience

Navigate an infinite, terrifying maze filled with lurking entities and unsettling sounds. Your goal is to escape this nightmarish world by hiding from dangers and solving puzzles. Experience true horror as you try to find a way out of the endless, monotone environment.

Highlights
  • Infinite maze exploration
  • Entity avoidance and hiding
  • Atmospheric horror sound design
  • Multiple distinct stages
  • Stealth mechanics
Features
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This infinite maze like world can make you insane and no one has ever been able to escape the Backrooms. Can a super average dude escape this maze what they call "The Backrooms". In The Backrooms Experience you go through the true horror people go through when they end up in The Backrooms and are desperate to find a way out! Hide from the so called "Smilers" and try to run from unknown entities that haven' t been discovered yet. Go through many different stages, from the endless maze, with the buzzing sound and yellow monotone colours, to Swimming pools where something is lurking in the water. If you hear anything lurking near you, you better don't make any sound or you will be as good as dead! The mono-yellow, endless background noise of fluorescent lights constantly buzzing, may drive you insane but always watch your back, you don't know what's wandering around!

About

Backrooms Union Multiplayer

Explore the eerie, maze-like dimensions of the Backrooms with friends or solo. Scavenge for resources, survive lurking horrors, and uncover the mysterious purpose of the Union. Each level offers new challenges, traps, and unpredictable encounters.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer co-op exploration
  • Scavenge for critical scraps
  • Survive lurking horrors and monsters
  • Explore maze-like dimensions
  • Uncover Union's secrets
  • Unpredictable challenges and traps
Features
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Step into the eerie world of Backrooms Union Multiplayer, a unique multiplayer horror game that immerses you in the spine-chilling, maze-like dimensions of the Backrooms. As part of the Union, you and your team are tasked with exploring these endless, shifting corridors, scavenging for critical scraps, and surviving the lurking horrors. Whether you choose to go solo or collaborate with friends, every decision matters as you delve deeper into the unknown. Each level of the Backrooms presents a fresh challenge. Maze-like environments keep you disoriented, while deadly traps and relentless monsters test your courage and strategy. The Backrooms are unpredictable, with surprises hiding around every corner, ensuring no two experiences are alike. Every level is a new test of survival, with sinister entities and hidden mysteries waiting to be uncovered. In Backrooms Union Multiplayer, your mission goes beyond mere survival. The Union’s true purpose remains shrouded in mystery. Why are you sent into these terrifying realms? What secrets is the Union hiding? As you gather scraps and uncover fragments of information, you’ll piece together the chilling truth behind the organization and their connection to the Backrooms. This game combines the heart-pounding tension of survival horror with co-op multiplayer. Whether you're working with your team to evade monsters or navigating solo through the darkness, Backrooms Union Multiplayer promises a thrilling and unpredictable experience. Inspired by the mysteries of the Backrooms and creepypasta lore, it offers a rich, suspenseful adventure for horror fans. Surprises and challenges await at every turn. Will you and your team uncover the truth and make it out alive, or will the Backrooms claim you? Test your courage, wit, and teamwork in Backrooms Union Multiplayer—a horror experience like no other

Screenshots

The Backrooms experience4 screens
Backrooms Union Multiplayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backrooms Union Multiplayer at 4.6 against The Backrooms experience's 3.8. Backrooms Union Multiplayer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 72). The Backrooms experience's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 experience sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Backrooms Union Multiplayer sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backrooms Union Multiplayer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backrooms Union Multiplayer has 3.4K ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of The Backrooms experience's written reviews are positive against 50% of Backrooms Union Multiplayer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Backrooms experience ships an update every 16 months, Backrooms Union Multiplayer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Backrooms experience versus Backrooms Union Multiplayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Backrooms experienceBackrooms Union Multiplayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (72 ratings)4.6 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better49.7% of reviews
Number of ratings723.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size492 MB281 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMilan JanssenPedro Crispim

Customer experience

The Backrooms experience

All ratings49 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral14.3%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral22.5%
Negative17.5%

Backrooms Union Multiplayer

All ratings3,058 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive49.7%
Neutral12.4%
Negative37.8%

Bugs and requests

The Backrooms experience

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Backrooms Union Multiplayer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Items phasing through the ground
  • Multiplayer not working
  • Ads breaking game audio
  • Portal being busy even when closed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to kill monsters with bats
  • Improve multiplayer functionality
  • Reduce number of ads
  • Add more level varieties, entities, and rooms

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Backrooms experience

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
8 purchases

Backrooms Union Multiplayer

One-time8
  • Gold 1$0.99
  • Gold 2$1.99
  • Gold 3$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Gold 4$7.99
  • Gold 5$24.99
  • Gold 6$49.99

Questions

Is The Backrooms experience free?
The Backrooms experience is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backrooms Union Multiplayer free?
Backrooms Union Multiplayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Backrooms experience or Backrooms Union Multiplayer?
Backrooms Union Multiplayer is rated higher. The Backrooms experience averages 3.8 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Backrooms Union Multiplayer averages 4.6 from 3.4K ratings.
Do The Backrooms experience or Backrooms Union Multiplayer have ads?
Both The Backrooms experience and Backrooms Union Multiplayer show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Backrooms experience or Backrooms Union Multiplayer?
The Backrooms experience ships an update every 16 months, and Backrooms Union Multiplayer every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Backrooms experience was updated on October 27, 2026 and Backrooms Union Multiplayer on October 31, 2026.

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