Comparison

Backrooms Escape vs MetroSignalCommand

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

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About

Backrooms Escape

Navigate a procedurally generated maze filled with terrifying entities. Manage your flashlight, avoid making noise, and find the exit to survive. Uncover secrets of the Backrooms as you descend deeper into its dangerous levels.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Flashlight battery management
  • Stealth-based survival
  • Multiple unique entities
  • Lore and secrets to uncover
  • Varied level environments
Features
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You woke up in the Backrooms — an endless maze of empty rooms, buzzing lights, and damp yellow wallpaper. You are not alone. Something lives here. Multiple things. And they can hear you. ESCAPE OR BE TAKEN Navigate procedurally generated levels, manage your flashlight battery, and find the exit before the entities find you. One wrong turn could be your last. 5 NIGHTMARES HUNT YOU - The Hound — fast, relentless, drawn to sound - The Smiler — waits in the dark, strikes when you look away - The Lurker — patrols the corridors, never sleeps - The Wretch — mimics human movement to lure you in - The Doppelganger — wears your face SURVIVAL MECHANICS - Flashlight with limited battery — darkness is deadly - Sprint to escape, but noise attracts hunters - Study the minimap. Memorize the layout. Find the exit. - Collect codex entries to uncover the Backrooms secrets MULTIPLE LEVELS Each level is different — flooded basements, industrial warehouses, endless office floors. The deeper you go, the more dangerous it gets. No weapons. No combat. Just you, the dark, and the things that live in it. How long can you survive?

About

MetroSignalCommand

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Metro Signal Command is an offline metro train dispatch puzzle for iPhone. You are the night-shift dispatcher for 50 world cities. From London Circle to Tokyo Ginza, from NYC 1 Train to Sydney Metro, you control the trains through the midnight low-traffic window. Keep them on time, respect speed limits, avoid collisions, and respond to faults. HOW TO PLAY - Tap a train to select it (yellow highlight). The first train is auto-selected at level start. - Tap the green + button to accelerate (+0.05 per tap, up to 2x base speed). - Tap the red brake button to decelerate (-0.05 per tap, down to 0.01). - Watch for speed-limit zones (yellow = warning, red = enforced). Trains auto-brake and lose 8 points if speeding; +2 points per second of safe passage (combo). - Manage multiple trains on the same line. If two trains get too close (under safe following distance), the rear train auto-brakes and loses 10 points. - When a fault hits (signal, door, crowd), tap Resolve Fault quickly — faster resolution means higher score. - Survive 60 seconds per level. Reach the star threshold (3 stars at 80, 2 stars at 60, 1 star at 40) to unlock the next city. 50 WORLD CITIES - Europe (L1-L15): London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, Rome, Madrid, Lisbon, Athens, Warsaw, Prague, Vienna, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen - Asia (L16-L30): Istanbul, Tehran, Dubai, Riyadh, Karachi, Delhi, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Tel Aviv - Africa (L31-L36): Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Casablanca, Addis Ababa - North America (L37-L44): New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Vancouver, San Francisco - South America + Oceania (L45-L50): Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Lima, Bogota, Sydney SCALING DIFFICULTY Trains per level grow from 1 (L1-L10) to 2 (L11-L30), 3 (L31-L40), and 4 (L41-L50). Speed limits tighten. Faults appear at L10, L20, L30, L40, and L50. 1372 real stations across all 50 lines. SCORING Each level is scored on four dimensions: punctuality (40%), fault response (30%), passenger satisfaction (30%), plus a combo bonus from sustained safe speed-limit driving. Total caps at 100. FULLY OFFLINE Metro Signal Command is completely offline. No ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts, no sign-in, no analytics, and no tracking. Your progress (highest unlocked level plus best stars per level) is saved only on your device. KEY FEATURES - 50 real-world metro lines with real station names (1372 stations total). - 1-4 trains per level with staggered dispatch and following-distance collision avoidance. - 3 fault types: signal (speed cap), door (longer dwell), crowd (extra dwell). - Speed-limit zones with combo scoring for safe passage. - 4-dimension scoring: punctuality, fault response, satisfaction, bonus. - 3-star rating per level; progress saved locally. - Portrait orientation, iPhone only, suitable for all ages (4+).

Screenshots

Backrooms Escape4 screens
MetroSignalCommand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MetroSignalCommand at 15.0 against Backrooms Escape's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Backrooms Escape versus MetroSignalCommand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackrooms EscapeMetroSignalCommand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size411 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓 郭Evans Omondi

In-app purchases

None

Backrooms Escape

No in-app purchases

None

MetroSignalCommand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backrooms Escape free?
Backrooms Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MetroSignalCommand free?
MetroSignalCommand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backrooms Escape or MetroSignalCommand have ads?
Neither Backrooms Escape nor MetroSignalCommand shows ads.

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