Comparison

Hide in The Backroom vs Shuriken Cut

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

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About

Hide in The Backroom

Experience a thrilling horror adventure where you must escape a mysterious backroom filled with monsters and mazes. Choose to be a fugitive hiding from threats or a hunter tracking down your prey. Utilize superpowers and beat the clock in this suspenseful game.

Highlights
  • Multiple backroom environments
  • Hunter and fugitive game modes
  • Horror atmosphere with strange sounds
  • Superpowers like invisibility and super speed
  • Timed escape and hunt challenges
  • Creepy monsters and nextbots
Features
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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

About

Shuriken Cut

Throw shurikens by dragging the screen to hit enemies. The angle of your drag determines the shuriken's trajectory and how it splits the target. Aim precisely to slice through your opponents.

Highlights
  • Drag to throw shurikens
  • Angle-based trajectory
  • Split enemies in two
  • Precise aiming
  • Action-packed gameplay
Features
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Drag the screen to throw shurikens at the enemy! The shuriken will fly according to the angle of the drag line, and cut the enemy at that angle!

Screenshots

Hide in The Backroom4 screens
Shuriken Cut3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shuriken Cut at none against Hide in The Backroom's 4. Hide in The Backroom's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Hide in The Backroom sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Shuriken Cut asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hide in The Backroom against 4.8 for Shuriken Cut. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25K and 25K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Hide in The Backroom's written reviews are positive against 84% of Shuriken Cut's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hide in The Backroom ships an update every 3 weeks, Shuriken Cut every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hide in The Backroom versus Shuriken Cut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHide in The BackroomShuriken Cut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25K ratings)4.8 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews84.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K25K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size365 MB93 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperAI Games FZKAYAC Inc.

Customer experience

Hide in The Backroom

All ratings24,763 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative9.2%

Shuriken Cut

All ratings21,793 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews776 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

Hide in The Backroom

From 25K App Store ratings

What 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

Shuriken Cut

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Great graphics
  • 💡 Satisfying gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive levels
  • 💤 Gets boring quickly
  • 🔍 Lack of content

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

Shuriken Cut

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Shurikens don't always go where directed
  • Inability to restart levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Implement sandbox mode
  • Add randomized enemy/level generator
  • Allow users to create and share custom levels

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Hide in The Backroom

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly VIP Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly VIP Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP Subscription$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • No ADS$2.99
None

Shuriken Cut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hide in The Backroom free?
Hide in The Backroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shuriken Cut free?
Shuriken Cut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hide in The Backroom or Shuriken Cut?
Shuriken Cut is rated higher. Hide in The Backroom averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Shuriken Cut averages 4.8 from 25K ratings.
Do Hide in The Backroom or Shuriken Cut have ads?
Both Hide in The Backroom and Shuriken Cut show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hide in The Backroom or Shuriken Cut?
Hide in The Backroom ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shuriken Cut every 3 months. Most recently, Hide in The Backroom was updated on November 7, 2026 and Shuriken Cut on November 7, 2026.

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