Games Like BABBDI

You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.

Why similar: Surreal 37.5%, Walking Simulator 29.9%, First-Person 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Horror 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the surreal, dreamlike architecture and sense of wandering through a bizarre, non-linear environment.

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Surreal 22.1%, Exploration 20.2%, Atmospheric 14%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features vast, abstract, and imposing architectural structures that evoke a similar sense of scale and isolation.

The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Surreal 17.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the liminal space aesthetic, emphasizing the feeling of wandering through empty, unsettling environments.

Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.

Why similar: Surreal 25.7%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer as Off-Peak, it captures that same eccentric, immersive, and surreal exploration vibe.

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: Surreal 31.3%, Horror 14%, Experimental 13.3% ★, Walking Simulator 12%, Atmospheric 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly, surreal horror experience that mirrors the unsettling, fragmented narrative style found in BABBDI.

Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.

Why similar: Surreal 24.9%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Horror 8.5%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a retro-styled, surreal atmosphere where exploration and strange interactions drive the experience.

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 27.7%, Surreal 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Exploration 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure exploration experience centered on liminal spaces, mirroring the quiet, eerie traversal of BABBDI.

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14%, Exploration 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play exploration game that relies on environmental storytelling and a sense of unease.

They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Horror 14.3%, Surreal 12.4%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of surreal, dream-like spaces that prioritize exploration and abstract storytelling.

A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 17.5%, Surreal 10%, First-Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and deeply atmospheric experience that captures the same sense of dread and curiosity.

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 26.5%, Surreal 25%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Exploration 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the surreal, atmospheric, and walking-simulator elements of BABBDI in a compact, mysterious setting.

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 27.2%, Surreal 18.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the dreamcore aesthetic, emphasizing exploration of liminal, surreal, and unsettling environments.

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Surreal 27.1%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal horror experience that prioritizes atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

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 30.1%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that leans into atmospheric horror and exploration within a confined, surreal space.

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Horror 19.8%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Exploration 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive, atmospheric exploration experience with a strong focus on mystery and psychological tension.

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Why similar: Surreal 32.1%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Horror 16.3%, Exploration 15.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, stylized horror experience that emphasizes exploration and a dark, dream-like atmosphere.

You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.

Why similar: Surreal 33.1%, Exploration 18.6%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Open World 14.2%, Walking Simulator 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the liminal space genre with a focus on atmospheric, surreal, and retro-inspired environments.

A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wilderness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below. Encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemy types!

Why similar: Atmospheric 28.6%, Exploration 26.7%, Horror 17.6%, First-Person 17.3%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, surreal exploration game with a distinct visual style and a focus on discovering a strange, handcrafted world.

Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Atmospheric 24.7%, Exploration 18.5%, First-Person 13.6%, Casual 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric journey that focuses on dialogue and the feeling of being in a liminal, dream-like state.

A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.1%, Atmospheric 16.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Casual 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play, atmospheric walking simulator that emphasizes exploration and a sense of wonder.

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 41%, First-Person 15.9%, Exploration 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses perspective-based puzzles to create a surreal, dream-like environment that feels both playful and unsettling.

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?

Why similar: Exploration 24%, Horror 15.6%, First-Person 15%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, first-person exploration game that captures the eerie, empty feeling of liminal spaces.

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 26.1%, Surreal 24%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, walking-simulator experience that focuses on dark, indie-style environmental storytelling.

Get out of the building via the stairway. Observe the levels carefully for a successful exit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.2%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, First-Person 12.4%, Immersive Sim 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive, psychological-horror walking simulator that emphasizes mystery and environmental exploration.

A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina

Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.5%, First-Person 22.9%, Experimental 10.2% ★, Atmospheric 7.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, meta-narrative walking simulator that shares the quirky, experimental spirit of BABBDI.

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: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Exploration 14.1%, First-Person 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that leans heavily into the liminal space aesthetic.

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: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Experimental 16.2% ★, Psychological Horror 15%, Surreal 14.4%, Horror 12%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses procedural generation to create a sense of endless, surreal exploration.

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Horror 18.8%, Exploration 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, dark walking simulator that focuses on atmospheric exploration and surreal imagery.

Find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Surreal 24.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Explore quiet liminal spaces that feel familiar, yet strangely wrong. Walk, climb, and swim through five handcrafted stages, then build worlds of your own in a powerful sandbox. Publish them through LIMSCAPERS, visit other creators’ spaces, and explore together in Multiplay Beta.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Surreal 19%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Horror 9.8%

Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...

Why similar: Open World 70.5%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that uses atmospheric horror to create a sense of isolation.

Welcome to Liminal Lane. A short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Exploration 18.5%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Dystopian 11.7%

Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Surreal 14.5%, First-Person 13.9%

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 25.4%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.2%

The Backrooms: Escape is an experience in the liminal world of backrooms. Move freely, explore the secrets of the corporation, but remember - you are not alone.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Exploration 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.5%, First-Person 11.8%

Find clues and solve puzzles to escape

Why similar: Experimental 33% ★, Dystopian 20.8%, First-Person 19.3%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Casual 10.7%

A short psychological horror game where your friends invite you to hang out tonight — you have 7 days to think about it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Surreal 17.8%, Exploration 17.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, First-Person 9.1%

You’ve wandered into a strange dimension while shopping.A mysterious monster is chasing you.You must escape."Backmooms" is a first-person adventure game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Exploration 14.3%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 8.4%

You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Exploration 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Horror 9.8%

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 25.7%, Exploration 15.7%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.2%

Backrooms Doors - This is an atmospheric first-person horror game. Explore spaces that can't exist in the real world and find your way out before the entities find you.

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, First-Person 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Surreal 15%, Atmospheric 14.1%

The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.

Why similar: Exploration 29.3%, First-Person 24.2%, Horror 17.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Exploration 29.8%, First-Person 17.8%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Surreal 16.7%, Exploration 14%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11%

You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 12.4%

A short, 3D narrative-driven horror platformer. Journey deep into the meat tunnel and talk with survivors to uncover the grim truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Exploration 21.6%, 3D Platformer 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 11.2%

Explore the strange world within the screen in this ambient exploration experience featuring the music of Red Vox.

Why similar: Surreal 35.5%, Walking Simulator 29.1%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Horror 4.9%

In Our Parlor is a short, horror walking simulator. The player must make their way through a mysterious manor to unfold the story, find the parlor, and escape this nightmare. Navigate a series of dark set pieces and follow the music to discover the path forward.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, First-Person 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Horror 9%

Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Exploration 17.5%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 12%, First-Person 10.1%

Noclipped is a Survival Horror Adventure game located in the Backrooms. Explore infinite levels, collect resources, fight or flee from dangerous beings and survive in the harsh environments of the Backrooms.

Why similar: Exploration 20.1%, Open World 17.1%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 12.5%

wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.8%, Atmospheric 20.4%, First-Person 17.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 1.7%

An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga

Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Surreal 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, First-Person 9.5%

BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.5%, Surreal 24%, Exploration 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%, First-Person 8.6%

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 34.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 12.3%

Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…

Why similar: Surreal 22.4%, Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.7%, Atmospheric 11%

An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.5%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Surreal 14.9%, Adventure 5.4%, Immersive Sim 2.4%

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 22.7%, Surreal 22.2%, Exploration 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.2%

The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free Simple Linear single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.7%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 12.9%

Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 13.6%, First-Person 12.3%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Surreal 19.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Horror 9.2%