Games Like Backrooms Anomaly: Pools

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

Why similar: Underground 19.6% ★, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Horror 6.3%

An anomaly-spotting horror game set in Level 0 of the Backrooms. Study the looping corridor and identify changes ranging from subtle details to terrifying entities. Decide to turn back if something has changed, or continue ahead if everything seems normal.

Why similar: Underground 17.1% ★, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Immersive Sim 9%, Surreal 7.6%, Psychological Horror 6.3%

a Train has been infected with mysterious anomalies. G.O.A.B has secretly hired you to inspect the train. It's your job to find the anomalies and terminate them.

Why similar: Underground 19.1% ★, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Surreal 7.7%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

You are trapped in the new company by Lao Liu, and you need to carefully observe whether there are any abnormalities every day, make the right choice within the limited time, and break the cycle.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Surreal 8.1%, Puzzle 7.5%

Infinite Innocence is a game about finding anomalies, but it is very easy to see them with lighting. What if we give it a little more difficulty and tension? Will you be able to remember everything until the end?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Surreal 10.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

“If you find an anomaly, remember it.” Welcome to Hotel The Memory, an anomaly-hunting x memory-matching escape game. Match pairs of rooms with the exact same anomaly to escape from this strange hotel.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.1%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Exploration 9.1%, Puzzle 7.7%, Surreal 7.6%

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: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Surreal 8.4%

I found myself in a strange house and I'm scared

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.1%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Surreal 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Horror 7.1%

You are inside an endless hotel but there is a way you can escape. Search in the hallways of the hotel and find the changes within them to reach Room 13.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Surreal 9.1%, Horror 8.7%

Enter the endless hall where reality distorts. Spot anomalies, correct them, and uncover the dark truth—miss one, and you may be lost forever.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.2%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Surreal 8.5%, Psychological 7.8%

Explore a seemingly endless hotel floor where each identical corridor challenges your perception. This horror walking simulator tests your observation skills as you seek the emergency exit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Surreal 9.1%, Horror 8.8%

The corridor looks the same every time. But does it really? Maybe something has changed. Observe your surroundings carefully.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.2%, Immersive Sim 12%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Surreal 9.7%, Horror 8%

You are trapped in an endlessly repeating place that looks ordinary at first glance. Observe your surroundings carefully, identify subtle anomalies, and make the right choices to escape the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.8%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Surreal 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 7.5%

Trapped in an infinite parking lot, your only escape is through Floor Zero. Detect subtle anomalies and make crucial decisions in this mind-bending, psychological horror experience. Dare to escape the unescapable? If you see an anomaly... turn back.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 8.6%, Surreal 7.8%

You can go left or right, but remember, a mistake will cost you your life…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Surreal 10.5%, Horror 9.2%

You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Surreal 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Psychological 8.1%

You are trapped in the Office. A first-person Observation-Game about walking an endless office, spotting anomalies, and getting off work.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Surreal 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 8.2%, Exploration 8%

Room 808 is a surreal horror game where you wander endless hotel halls in search of your room. Something feels off. Spot the anomalies, and try to get to your room before the hotel halls trap you forever.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.8%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Puzzle 8.6%, Surreal 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

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 17.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Surreal 9%, Horror 7.9%

A first-person horror observation game where you must spot the anomaly to escape. Every platform is randomised, with over 30 anomalies waiting. Every death adds another name to the toll. How many will you sacrifice before you reach Platform 13?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 9.4%, Surreal 8.3%, Exploration 8%

You are a father on a quest for 8 milk cartons. Observe your surroundings carefully to pick up and check out your milk before returning to your family at last.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Surreal 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Horror 9.1%

You’re trapped in a strange communal apartment with no escape. The only way forward is by elevator, but it has only two buttons. Each correct choice brings you closer, but every mistake sends you back to the start.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Surreal 9.4%, Horror 7.8%

First-person anomaly horror game. Spot what's wrong, advance the levels, survive what's hunting your soul and go Beyond the 10th.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Horror 9.4%, Puzzle 8.6%

You find yourself trapped in a haunted VHS rental store, can you survive their twisted games and escape?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Surreal 10.4%, Horror 8.6%

The doctor said today was my last appointment, I'm healthy. Time to go home, what could go wrong?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Surreal 9.7%, Horror 9.4%

A drunk man returns home, but the familiar stairwell turns into an endless, distorted maze. Floors repeat themselves, doors disappear, and every wrong step takes you back to the beginning. Can you make it to your apartment?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 7.1%, Simulation 7%

You find yourself in a quiet room with four doors. There's ALWAYS an anomaly. Choose wisely.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Surreal 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 8.9%

Awakening was only the beginning. RDS is real… consuming anyone who ventures too close.

Why similar: Underground 23.4% ★, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Surreal 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Puzzle 8.4%

Messa Anomaly is a first-person psychological horror game set in an endlessly shifting museum. Observe each corridor, spot unsettling changes, and choose the correct path. One mistake can send you deeper into a night shift that refuses to end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Surreal 10.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

A stalker is terrorizing the neighborhood, and you’re next. Watch for signs he’s been inside your house and make the right choices to avoid becoming his next victim. Test your observation skills in this Exit 8-style game where the threat isn’t supernatural, but a real man and you have three choices.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Surreal 8.9%, Horror 8.6%

DERAIL is a horror anomaly game where instead of spotting anomalies you have to cleanse them with you holy camera to escape the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Immersive Sim 13%, Psychological Horror 12%, Underground 8.8% ★, Puzzle 7.8%

A first-person anomaly-detection horror game set in a bar that never lets you leave. Spot what changed, not what Raz wants you to see. Choose forward or back and survive 11 escalating trials while he watches your every mistake.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Immersive Sim 13%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Surreal 9.5%, Puzzle 8.2%

"Office 8" is a psychological walking simulator exploring the unsettling nature of liminal office spaces. Pay close attention — your sanity depends on it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Surreal 10.4%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 7.3%

Body cam horror game beneath Paris. Navigate claustrophobic catacombs, caves and subway systems while a relentless AI-driven monster stalks you. Can you escape alive?

Why similar: Underground 25.9% ★, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10%

You start from the 10th floor in a hotel and must make your way to the exit. However, you must look for any potential anomalies on each floor to safely make it out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological 8.5%

Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.8%, Immersive Sim 12%, Surreal 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 7.6%

You wake up. Everything seems normal. Click. Is something wrong? One anomaly. One chance. One mistake, and it all begins again. A horror experience woven from paranoia, where your attention to detail is the only thing that can save you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.3%, Surreal 8.9%

Stuck in an infinite loop inside a computer lab. To escape, you need to find the necessary anomalies to break the loop, making it possible to get out of this place. Good luck ;)

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Surreal 10.2%

Trapped in an endlessly-looping underpass, you must stay alert for changes - large or small - to escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Underground 11.7% ★, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 7.8%

You are an anomaly researcher trapped inside a looping facility. Inspect corridors, identify changes, break the cycle and escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Underground 15.2% ★, Surreal 10.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Psychological 6.6%

You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Surreal 10.5%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological 8.7%

You’re trapped in an endless maze of alleys. Carefully observe your surroundings and complete the Bagua to escape the infinite labyrinth!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Puzzle 8.4%, Simulation 7.8%, Exploration 6.5%

8 Days at the Motel is a first-person anomaly horror game. Inspect the motel, memorize your surroundings, and look for anything that has changed. Report DANGER if you spot an anomaly. Report SAFE if everything seems normal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Surreal 9.4%, Exploration 7.2%

You are trying to reach classroom 1.09. Nobody is around, and the atmosphere feels wrong. Trapped in looping corridors, your only way out is to observe carefully, spot anomalies, and choose the right door… or remain trapped.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Surreal 10.8%, Horror 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.1%

You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.9%, Puzzle 8.2%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

A psychological horror game inspired by the unsettling atmosphere of P.T. and the anomaly-detection gameplay of The Exit 8, where players must detect anomalies to escape a looping abandoned hospital.

Why similar: Horror 12.6%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%

Escape the never-ending hallway of the Hudson: A hotel that doesn’t want its guests to leave. Spot anomalies, explore hidden spaces, collect narrative clues, and uncover the stories of the previous guests.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Surreal 11%, Exploration 9.3%

You are trapped on a bizarre bus traveling through the afterlife. Observe everything carefully. If you notice an anomaly, ring the bell; if not, take a seat and proceed to the next stop. Can you reach your destination safely?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological 14%, Psychological Horror 13%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Exploration 7.4%

Descend the infinite office staircase. The Darkness follows you. Squeeze the rubber duck to not be afraid. And never look back. Psychological horror in a dreamcore aesthetic

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Horror 10.1%, Surreal 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

You are trapped in a never-ending street loop. Observe your surroundings carefully and identify anomalies. Make the right choice at the end of each street and try to escape the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 8.7%, Realistic 6.6%

Spot 9 anomalies in a looping surreal Shinjuku street. One mistake resets the counter. Can you escape, or will you become part of the loop?

Why similar: Underground 17.5% ★, Walking Simulator 15%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Surreal 8.5%

Angstraum is an oppressive horror game that traps you in a threatening, never-ending loop. Observe your surroundings, uncover deviant anomalies, and escape deadly threats to find the exit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Surreal 9.5%, Exploration 8.7%

8-hour Workday is an anomaly search game inspired by Exit 8 and Platform 8. The player needs to explore a creepy, ominous office where dangerous anomalies are lurking around and try to make it through the work hours. There are 27 anomalies in the game. See if you can solve them all!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.5%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Surreal 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Puzzle 9.3%

The workday is over. It's time to go home. But a familiar way out begins to lead somewhere unfamiliar. After Work is a short, atmospheric first-person journey into increasingly strange and dreamlike places.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Underground 21.4% ★, Exploration 10.7%, Surreal 10.5%, Psychological 8.7%

You are a SCP Foundation employee. One day, you find yourself going through corridor, which suddenly starts to repeat itself. Explore SCP 970 and maybe you can escape...

Why similar: Underground 35.9% ★, Immersive Sim 16%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Exploration 6.4%

Don't trust your eyes. A spot-the-difference horror with photography and a mysterious story. Explore 3 levels, find 100+ anomalies, and manage your sanity — mistakes warp reality. Uncover the truth of Project 404!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Surreal 11.9%, Horror 9.2%, Exploration 8.3%

A co-op anomaly horror game for 1–6 players. Trapped in an abandoned manor that continuously changes, you must compare your surroundings, question every movement, and detect unsettling anomalies to survive the deadly ritual.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Surreal 9.2%, Horror 8.3%

Watch the behavior of the office clerks closely and find the one who is merely pretending to be human. You have only one bullet to survive this cycle. Make a mistake, and the anomaly will attack you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Surreal 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.4%

The Door Factory is a first-person horror game where you inspect mysterious doors before they are sent into production. Step inside, observe the environment, spot anomalies, and decide whether each door should be approved or reported.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Immersive Sim 15%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.4%, Surreal 9%

Welcome to the Shark Tunnel. Please remain on the walkway and do not tap the glass. Irregularities have been reported. If you observe one, exit the way you came. If you do not, continue forward.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Linear 9%, First-Person 7.9%, Psychological Horror 6.7%