Games Like Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Surreal 14%, Realistic 10.7%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the liminal, water-filled aesthetic of empty, dream-like spaces with a focus on exploration.

Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, 1990's 9.2%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the 'found footage' aesthetic and the claustrophobic, endless nature of liminal office environments.

Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 9.7%, Realistic 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, first-person exploration experience that mirrors the dream-like, nostalgic quality of Anemoiapolis.

Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Surreal 14.4%, Realistic 11.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game is built specifically around the concept of liminal spaces and the uncanny valley of architecture.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13%, Surreal 11.4%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully uses the concept of looping, mundane environments to create a sense of unease through subtle, uncanny changes.

Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Realistic 11.5%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses explicitly on the exploration of empty, realistic urban environments that evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and dread.

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Cinematic 14.5%, Dark 9%, Mystery 9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply psychological horror experience set within the confines of a domestic space that feels increasingly wrong.

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a surreal, exploration-heavy experience that prioritizes atmosphere and psychological mystery over traditional combat.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Surreal 24.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Cinematic 14.3%, First-Person 14.1%, Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: It features surreal, dream-like architecture and perspective-based puzzles that evoke a similar sense of uncanny wonder.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Experimental 23.2%, Surreal 20.5%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its low-poly, surreal aesthetic creates a uniquely unsettling and dream-like atmosphere that feels very similar to liminal horror.

"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Surreal 10.4%, 1980s 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a slow-burn, atmospheric horror experience with a strong focus on exploration and environmental storytelling.

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Surreal 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterfully atmospheric and isolated experience that feels both grounded and deeply uncanny.

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 9%, Mystery 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It uses mundane, everyday settings to craft a psychological horror experience that feels unsettlingly familiar.

An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.

Why similar: Experimental 23%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Procedural Generation 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Horror 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is one of the foundational games for the 'Backrooms' aesthetic, which is the primary inspiration for Anemoiapolis.

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Cinematic 11%, Realistic 8.5%, Horror 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: As a successor to The Exit 8, it continues the trend of finding anomalies in a repetitive, liminal transit environment.

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, First-Person 7%, Horror 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, abstract exploration experience that feels like wandering through a dream-like art installation.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Lovecraftian 22.1%, Horror 19%, Surreal 14.9%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It uses claustrophobic, surreal environments to create a sense of dread that resonates with fans of liminal spaces.

Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Lovecraftian 11.9%, Surreal 11.3%, Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, atmospheric, and surreal journey that leans into psychological horror.

Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Surreal 12.4%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the surreal, first-person exploration mechanics of the original Dreamcore with new, uncanny environments.

Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Realistic 12.8%, Surreal 12.3%, Mystery 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a dedicated exploration of the liminal space aesthetic, focusing on the feeling of being lost in familiar yet wrong places.

Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.2%, Exploration 9.2%, First-Person 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the concept of 'noclipping' through reality, directly referencing the core theme of liminal space horror.

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 14.8%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines walking-simulator mechanics with the need to identify subtle, reality-bending anomalies in empty spaces.

Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Cinematic 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a grounded, atmospheric, and psychological horror experience in an isolated setting.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, First-Person 13.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Mystery 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It explores surreal, office-like environments with a meta-narrative that plays with the player's expectations of space.

Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 16.2%, First-Person 9.9%, Realistic 9.7%, Surreal 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features dream-like, surreal environments that prioritize a sense of unease and psychological exploration.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.2%, Horror 39.7%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It forces the player to carefully observe static, liminal environments for subtle, uncanny anomalies.

Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Surreal 13.8%, Horror 10.5%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific dread of being alone in a large, empty office building at night.

Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 10%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a first-person, atmospheric exploration experience that focuses on the mystery of an abandoned facility.

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.6%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 7.7%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Surreal 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 9.8%

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 13%, Horror 8.3%

Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Cinematic 14.9%, Surreal 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Realistic 9.6%

Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Surreal 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, First-Person 12.4%, Horror 11.5%

Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 10.7%, First-Person 8.6%

When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Realistic 11.8%, Cinematic 11.7%, Mystery 9.8%

Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.

Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Exploration 17.5%, First-Person 14.4%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is an abstract, minimalist exploration game that focuses on navigating surreal, empty, and geometric spaces.

You are trapped in a corridor suspended above the clouds. Each time you open the door at the end of the corridor, explore the environment that awaits you, find anomalies, use the alarm, and break the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Surreal 11.3%, Realistic 11%, Horror 10.6%

Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Surreal 13.5%, Horror 9.2%, 1990's 9.1%

Explore, Listen and Observe. LIMINAL WATERS is a liminal space exploration game. Discover a large facility with diverse rooms and themes and be enchanted by the radiant beauty of Unreal Engine 5.6. Relaxation, anxiety, confusion or familiarity? The mysterious Poolrooms are waiting for you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Surreal 18.9%, Horror 14.8%, Realistic 12.7%, Dark 8.9%

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 8.5%

Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Surreal 13.9%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 9.5%

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 17.1%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.7%

In this single-player experience, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Horror 14.4%, Surreal 11.3%, First-Person 8.1%

Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Realistic 14.9%, First-Person 11.7%, Exploration 8%

Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, 1990's 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 8.6%

In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Dark 8.7%

A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 12.8%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 8.4%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Cinematic 13.9%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 7.5%

Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Surreal 17.6%, Exploration 12%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.2%

You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 16.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Exploration 9.8%

World Alone: Dreampools is a single-player Backrooms experience focused on dreamlike liminal pools. The game features a narrative told through cinematic sequences and immersive environments. Feel the true essence of solitude in World Alone...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Realistic 11.1%, Cinematic 9.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Exploration 8.7%

Hollowbrook is a stylized horror experience told through multiple episodes. Each chapter immerses you in the life of a new character, blending personal backstories with chilling encounters that react to your decisions.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Walking Simulator 16%, 1990's 14.2%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 10.9%

An exploration game that delves into the depths of loneliness. Wander through empty rooms, search for signs of an abandoned world, and listen to the sounds around you. No dangerous chases, just silence and an empty world to explore.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Surreal 13.3%, Cinematic 10.7%, Horror 9.8%

Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

Why similar: Cinematic 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10%, Horror 9.4%, 1980s 8.1%

Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Realistic 10.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Horror 8.4%

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Surreal 12.5%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 9.2%

Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Horror 20.6%, Exploration 17.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%

A photographer enters the Great Pyramids to photograph Pharaoh Rudamon’s remains, but is soon overwhelmed by a sinister curse, as the ancient tomb awakens dark forces that claw at his sanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Horror 15.1%, 1980s 11.5%, Cinematic 11.1%, Dark 10%

Explore a looping corridor filled with anomalies. Walk through the fluorescent-lit backrooms environment, examine your surroundings, and spot subtle changes in reality.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Surreal 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.4%, Realistic 10.1%

Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 11.4%