Hide in The Backroom vs Playground Mod
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hide in The Backroom
Experience a thrilling horror adventure in a mysterious backroom maze. Choose to escape from lurking monsters or hunt down those hiding. Test your courage with creepy surprises and supernatural abilities.
- Multiple backroom levels
- Hunter and fugitive game modes
- Horror atmosphere with sound and visuals
- Superpowers like invisibility and super speed
- Timed escape and hunt objectives
- Creepy monsters and nextbots
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Do you like horror games, scary backrooms and mad mazes? Then experience the ultimate horror adventure with Hide in The Backroom! Trapped in a mysterious backroom, your goal is to escape before it's too late or vice versa to catch those trying to hide! The backrooms are filled with creepy surprises, to put your wit and courage on test. Get ready for a heart-pumping and suspenseful game that will keep you on the edge of your seat! There's an endless mono-yellow backroom and many meters of confusing empty backrooms to be trapped in. Creepy vibes are guaranteed! Fortunately, here you can not only try to escape the backrooms while the monsters are chasing you, but also hunt for lost souls yourself! GAME FEATURES: - Lots of back rooms: there is always a new one around the corner, and another behind it, and so on. How many are there? Find out! - Two game modes: you can play as a hunter or a fugitive. If you are a fugitive and hear something wandering around, run as fast as you can, because there's no doubt it has sniffed you out! If you are a hunter, track down the prey on the paths and attack from around the corner! - The atmosphere of horror: time freezes inside the backroom, as there are monochrome yellow walls, strange sounds and scary monsters all around! - Superpowers: swing the power and collect new skills allowing to walk through walls, run superfast and even become invisible! - Beat the timer: every escape has an end, every hunt has a finale. Hurry up before the time runs out! - Creepy monsters and anomalous nextbots! Hide in The Backroom – is a free mobile game in the best traditions of backroom survivals. Challenge yourself in the endless yellow maze! Privacy Policy: https://aigames.ae/policy Terms of Use: https://aigames.ae/policy#terms
Playground Mod
Explore a vast open world with diverse maps and unique characters. Customize your avatar, build your empire, and embark on thrilling journeys with various transport options. Regular updates keep the adventure fresh.
- Open-world exploration
- Character customization
- Intuitive construction mechanics
- Diverse maps and characters
- Multiple transport modes
- Continuous content updates
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Welcome to our mobile game! Dive into a captivating open-world experience where exploration knows no bounds across a plethora of diverse maps. Encounter an array of trendy characters, each with their own unique personalities and stories to uncover. Stay engaged with our game through continuous content updates, ensuring there's always something new to discover. Unleash your creativity with our character editor, allowing you to craft your own personalized avatars and bring them to life in the game. Embark on thrilling journeys using various modes of transport, from sleek vehicles to fantastical mounts. Experiment with injections and enhance your characters' abilities with specialized syringes. Build and expand your virtual empire with our intuitive construction mechanics, enabling you to create stunning landscapes and structures limited only by your imagination. With endless possibilities at your fingertips, the adventure never ends in our immersive mobile game. IGRS rating 13+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hide in The Backroom at 4.6 against Playground Mod's 4.0. Hide in The Backroom also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 56%) and ratings volume (24K vs 4.8K). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Hide in The Backroom sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Playground Mod sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hide in The Backroom holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hide in The Backroom has 24K ratings behind it against 4.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Hide in The Backroom's written reviews are positive against 56% of Playground Mod's.
Hide in The Backroom ships an update monthly, Playground Mod every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Hide in The Backroom | Playground Mod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better | 56.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 4.8K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 365 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AI Games FZ | Vladimir Chernenko |
Customer experience
Hide in The Backroom
Playground Mod
User reviews
Hide in The Backroom
From 24K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🚀 Easy to play
- 💡 Unique backrooms theme
- 🎨 Great graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy behavior
- 🔋 Excessive ads
- 🕹️ Repetitive gameplay
- 🕰️ Levels too short
Playground Mod
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable game
- 🚀 Decent graphics and physics
- 💡 Ability to spawn various characters
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads disrupting gameplay
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Bugs and requests
Hide in The Backroom
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads don't load or freeze the game
- Graphical glitches with certain characters
- Inconsistent player detection by the monster
Requested features
6 requests- Add more levels and chapters
- Implement multiplayer mode
- Introduce more entities and monsters
- Increase level difficulty and complexity
- Add endless/survival mode
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- Improve realism and immersion
Playground Mod
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent character colors and visuals
- Inability to interact with or control spawned characters
- Unlock issues with certain content packs
Requested features
4 requests- Add more characters from popular franchises
- Implement multiplayer functionality
- Improve character abilities and behaviors
- Reduce reliance on ads or offer ad-free option
In-app purchases
Hide in The Backroom
- Weekly VIP Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Monthly VIP Subscription$19.991 Month
- Yearly VIP Subscription$99.991 Year
- No ADS$2.99
Playground Mod
- 100 Gold Coins$0.99
- Zombie Boss$1.99
- Gold crowbar$1.99
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- Rainbow Huggy$2.99
- No Ads$3.99
- Alphabet Characters$4.99
- 500 Gold Coins$5.99
- New Titans Pack$7.99
- Xmas pack$9.99
- Sonics Pack$9.99
- Halldivers pack$9.99
- Toilets Characters Pack$9.99
- 1,100 Gold Coins$11.99
- Titans Mecha Pack$12.99
- Global pack$34.99
Questions
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