Games Like Backrooms - 2005

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.9%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 12%, Realistic 11.7%, Linear 9.3%

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: Adventure 18.8%, Realistic 17.8%, 1990's 16.1%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 13.3%

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 30.8%, Realistic 15.8%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 8.3%

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 23.9%, Realistic 12.8%, 1990's 12.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 11%

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: 1990's 22.4%, Exploration 18.7%, Adventure 17.2%, Open World 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%

A roguelite multiplayer Backrooms game that bases itself on The Backrooms Deluxe's levels and expands on the mechanics, levels, networking and enemy AI.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.5%, Adventure 14.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Exploration 12.1%, Simulation 9.3%

Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Realistic 22.2%, First-Person 17%, Adventure 15.2%, Horror 11.2%

The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Realistic 23.3%, Adventure 18.7%, Simulation 16.8%, Atmospheric 7%

SKUF BACKROOMS is a psychological horror game that takes the player to the Backrooms level, consisting of intertwining transition zones of post-Soviet living spaces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Realistic 16.9%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

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 49.2%, Adventure 19.8%, First-Person 17.4%, Horror 12.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Backrooms: What's Next is a Co-op horror game up to 4 players, where you and your friends will explore the game, try to pass the game level using your mind, wit, remembering the places where you were

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Exploration 16%, First-Person 13.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Adventure 9.9%

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 43.8%, Exploration 18.1%, First-Person 15.6%, Horror 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%

You are trapped in an underground subway. Observe your surroundings carefully and take the correct trains to reach the 'Station 5' and exit the subway.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, Adventure 16.7%, Simulation 14.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Realistic 9.7%

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: Realistic 26.8%, First-Person 22.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Horror 14.4%, Simulation 9%

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: Walking Simulator 32.7%, First-Person 15.2%, Exploration 13.8%, Horror 9.9%, Adventure 7.3%

The Backrooms Experiment is a co-op walking simulator with horror and thriller elements. Find your way in Backrooms, avoid the entities, cheese entities with voices, explore the levels, cooperate with your friends, and most importantly, do not die.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.6%, Adventure 21.8%, Realistic 19.3%, First-Person 14.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Behind the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game

Why similar: Exploration 24.5%, First-Person 22.7%, Horror 17.3%, Simulation 17.2%, Adventure 16.4%

The Backrooms: Found Footage is a survival horror game with rogue-lite elements, where you explore 600 million miles of randomly generated office space, contend with entities, collect unique and useful lore- all while attempting to maintain your sanity as you try to escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.3%, Exploration 17%, Realistic 15.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Horror 9.1%

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 44%, Realistic 20%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%

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: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Realistic 15.9%, Exploration 15.2%, First-Person 15%, Open World 13.1%

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: Walking Simulator 30.7%, First-Person 14.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Horror 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, First-Person 19.8%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 19.2%, Atmospheric 10.2%

The Backrooms is a first person survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Explore an ever evolving nightmare while running from terrifying creatures to stay alive.

Why similar: Realistic 27.9%, Adventure 22.7%, First-Person 21.8%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Horror 9.5%

An unsettling rogue-lite survival horror adventure. Iconic levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Exploration 15.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Open World 12%, First-Person 11.3%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Realistic 13.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Simulation 10.5%

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: Realistic 21.2%, Exploration 15.2%, 1990's 11.6%, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 9.6%

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 38.5%, Realistic 18.7%, First-Person 13.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.9%

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 41%, Realistic 17.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Horror 8.2%, Simulation 8%

Explore 20+ handcrafted levels filled with puzzles, secrets, and hidden lore. Collect, trade, and upgrade your tools as you uncover the story behind a realistic world full of danger and discovery.

Why similar: First-Person 29.7%, Adventure 21.3%, Horror 19%, Exploration 18.1%, Strategy 9.8%

A first-person exploration game where you walk through eerie and realistic spaces, searching for an exit. Powered by Unreal Engine's Lumen, it's perfect for those who enjoy quiet walks or simple games. Use the sandbox feature to create your own space! Requires a DirectX12-compatible GPU.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 59.2%, Simulation 23.4%, Adventure 8.5%, Horror 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

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: Realistic 21.4%, First-Person 14.1%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Simulation 10.3%

Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.

Why similar: Horror 37.7%, First-Person 24.7%, Exploration 19.7%, Adventure 15.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%

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 35.1%, Realistic 15.7%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 12.9%, Adventure 8.4%

You are the exploration team from company Async, you arrive to reported anomaly place and searching for anomalies, but what would you find? Prepare yourself for a gripping and heart-pounding adventure in EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS, where every step could be your last.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41%, Realistic 17.1%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 12.8%, Horror 8.3%

Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.

Why similar: Realistic 27.8%, First-Person 24.4%, Horror 18.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%

A short horror experience rendered with a real-time VHS filter (grain, scan lines). Freely explore the spaces of a strange yellow maze. Independently created by a 12-year-old developer using UE5, it immerses you in a purely liminal space atmosphere.

Why similar: 1990's 34.6%, Adventure 24.5%, First-Person 22.3%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Return the Backrooms is a Co-op horror game for 1-4 players where you can have a great time with your friends. Think, Explore, Wander, find the key items and try to escape. but be careful because something is lurking in the dark...

Why similar: Exploration 22.8%, First-Person 21.8%, Linear 19.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Horror 12.3%

A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.

Why similar: Realistic 23.7%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 17%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 12.6%

这是一款以后室题材的游戏，主要是一些恐怖元素和解谜内容组合起来的元素，这是我们的第一款游戏也是开始

Why similar: Exploration 23.9%, Realistic 22.9%, First-Person 20.7%, 1990's 12.6%, Horror 12%

Free single-player Backrooms game developed on a low budget.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.8%, Adventure 29%, Horror 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%

A Liminal Place RMSTER is a solitary game, and relaxing on some levels. ALPR Uses Body-Cam, Analog Horror and Found Footage style. Including realistic Liminal Spaces, and "Backrooms" levels.

Why similar: Exploration 26.3%, First-Person 21%, 1990's 15.5%, Simulation 15.3%, Adventure 12.8%

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 37.2%, Exploration 17.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%

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 33%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 14.3%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Explore the Poolrooms as if it were lost media from 1998.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, 1990's 19.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 8%, Linear 5.8%

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 30.7%, Realistic 15%, First-Person 12.5%, Linear 11.4%, Exploration 10.6%

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 39.9%, Realistic 15.1%, First-Person 13.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Horror 8%

Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, 1990's 12%, Adventure 11.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Simulation 10%

Welcome to the Backrooms is a indie horror game developed by Brickmade Productions. This game will bring you the ultimate Backrooms survival experience, crafting, lore, entities, and a very in-depth health system which will keep you checking your watch non-stop.

Why similar: Realistic 26.9%, Exploration 17.4%, Open World 17%, First-Person 15.5%, Strategy 12.2%

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

Why similar: Adventure 33.6%, Realistic 20.7%, Exploration 18.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%

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 32%, Realistic 14.5%, First-Person 11.2%, Exploration 9.4%, 1990's 7.2%

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 40.9%, Realistic 17.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%

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 48.5%, Exploration 16.7%, First-Person 15.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Horror 8%

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 24.8%, 1990's 15.6%, Realistic 14.2%, First-Person 12%, Exploration 11.5%

CantEscapeTheBackrooms is a single player horror game. Explore numerous treacherous and dangerous levels, avoid contact with evil entities, and do whatever it takes to find your way out!

Why similar: First-Person 30.8%, Strategy 26.9%, Horror 19.8%, Adventure 19.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Backrooms Lost Runners is a co-op survival horror with team play, voice-reactive AI, and immersive puzzles. This isn’t a “walking simulator”: explore liminal spaces, outsmart entities, and remember—even a whisper can give you away.

Why similar: 1990's 41.2%, Adventure 22.3%, Exploration 21.1%, Horror 15.5%

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 34.3%, Realistic 15.9%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 12.9%, Adventure 8.6%

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 30.9%, Realistic 15.8%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.2%, 1990's 8.4%

The Descent, a horror walking sim in Rockwell Mine, immerses players in miners' harsh life and unsettling mine encounters. Play as an investigator uncovering a hometown mystery.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Simulation 17.5%, Realistic 16.3%, First-Person 12.7%, Linear 6.4%

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: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 12.6%, 1990's 10.3%, First-Person 10.2%