Games Like Backrooms: Lost Tape

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: Survival Horror 26.1%, Thriller 23.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Dark 13.1%, Realistic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the found-footage aesthetic and the intense, claustrophobic atmosphere of the Backrooms.

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 23.7%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 7.6%, Mystery 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A staple of the genre that combines survival-horror mechanics with the iconic yellow-room aesthetic of the Backrooms.

The Classrooms is a procedural, liminal-space, found-footage, survival horror game. Explore The Classrooms and discover the various anomalies it contains; from malicious entities, to harmless oddities. And remember, it's different every time you play, so your found footage is uniquely yours.

Why similar: Survival Horror 13.5%, Surreal 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Investigation 10.2%, 1980s 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes procedural generation to create a constantly shifting, unsettling school environment that mimics the infinite nature of the Backrooms.

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: Thriller 15.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features high-fidelity graphics that enhance the realism and psychological dread of navigating liminal spaces.

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: Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Realistic 9.7%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the found-footage style of the seed game with a focus on singleplayer immersion and entity avoidance.

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: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Surreal 19.6%, Realistic 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Exploration 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on pure liminal space exploration, emphasizing the unsettling feeling of being lost in an endless, empty environment.

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 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Realistic 11.6%, Cinematic 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the exploration and survival aspects of navigating a vast, mysterious facility.

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: Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.6%, Surreal 11.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Cinematic 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly atmospheric exploration of liminal spaces with a focus on environmental storytelling and mystery.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Dark 21.1%, Horror 19.9%, Thriller 19.8%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Exploration 15.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it starts with a mundane job and descends into a terrifying, atmospheric horror experience.

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: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Realistic 12.5%, Dark 12%, Investigation 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core loop of wandering through infinite, procedurally generated rooms while avoiding entities.

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: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Surreal 16.8%, Realistic 14.2%, Mystery 14%, Exploration 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that leans entirely into the aesthetic of liminal spaces and quiet, unsettling exploration.

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 36.4%, Survival Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, First-Person 7.6%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive Backrooms experience that includes various levels and entity types for a complete survival-horror loop.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dark 10%, Sci-fi 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a claustrophobic, entity-avoidance experience that relies on limited visibility and environmental dread.

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 34%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, First-Person 9.6%, Cinematic 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a found-footage narrative structure to build intense, realistic horror from everyday situations.

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: Survival Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 18.9%, Surreal 14.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that excels at making the player feel trapped in a surreal, claustrophobic environment.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.3%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Exploration 9.5%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a persistent, terrifying entity and requires careful resource management in a confined, dark space.

"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: Survival Horror 15.2%, Thriller 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 11%, Dark 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric horror game that prioritizes exploration and psychological tension in a confined setting.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 22%, Survival Horror 18%, Dark 11%, Surreal 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A premier psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and the slow-burn dread of a haunted environment.

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: Horror 14.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Realistic 11.6%, Dark 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the visual fidelity and the feeling of being an isolated observer in a hostile, infinite space.

A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13%, Surreal 12.2%, Mystery 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre that focuses on surviving a facility filled with anomalous entities through exploration and stealth.

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: Survival Horror 32.8%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 19.3%, Surreal 12.9%, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An early pioneer in the Backrooms genre that emphasizes the survival and procedural aspects of the yellow rooms.

Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 14%, Lore-Rich 11%, Dark 10.9%, Thriller 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and first-person exploration in a dark, mysterious setting.

Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15.9%, Cinematic 13.7%, Dark 11.2%, Realistic 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a VHS-style filter and found-footage tropes to create a nostalgic yet terrifying horror experience.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Surreal 14.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Thriller 10.6%, Dark 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Blends investigation mechanics with high-stakes horror, requiring the player to solve puzzles while being hunted.

Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 17.2%, 1980s 13.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Dark 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same 'trapped in a workplace' vibe as the seed game, focusing on investigation and survival.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Dark 14.3%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a camera mechanic to reveal hidden mysteries and entities in a confined space.

The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Surreal 11%, Mystery 8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another Chilla's Art title that masterfully turns a mundane night shift into a terrifying, lore-rich horror story.

You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Dark 8.4%, Lore-Rich 8.2%

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Cinematic 10.4%, Dark 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that relies on environmental storytelling and a sense of isolation to build dread.

Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 15.8%, Surreal 14.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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: Survival Horror 13.1%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Thriller 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 9.8%

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: Survival Horror 32.7%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, Realistic 10.2%, First-Person 8.9%

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: Survival Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Dark 10.5%

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 16.1%, Horror 15.2%, Surreal 12.5%, Exploration 7.8%, Cinematic 7.8%

Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Dark 9.6%

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Survival Horror 13.3%, Thriller 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Cinematic 11.1%, Dark 10.9%

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: Survival Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 14.1%, Mystery 8.2%

Explore the monster-occupied levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dreads that reside below as you are now completely on your own. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12%, Dark 10.7%

You're trapped in an apartment with ever-changing rooms. Capture anomalies on camera, survive deadly entities and escape an endless nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 17.2%, Exploration 9.5%, Realistic 9.5%, Survival Horror 9%

Explore the abandoned levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the residents of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Dark 10.4%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, 1980s 11.9%, Surreal 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%

Backroom Loop is a first-person psychological horror (entertainment) game. You are trapped in a familiar-feeling space, exploring and escaping… only to return to the start. Can you break free from the loop?

Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, First-Person 22.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, Singleplayer 4%

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 10.2%

You have found a camera with a footage in it. For some reason you can't rewind the video, and as soon as you try winding it forward you find yourself in the Backrooms. Figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 19.6%, Cinematic 18.9%, Mystery 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.8%, Surreal 14.4%, Exploration 10.8%, Mystery 9.3%

If you are not careful enough, you may end up in that place, the place some call The Backrooms. The Backrooms of existence, a hellish dimension of infinite maze-like constructs, each level pushing deeper into the despair. Could you, a normal person find the way out? Dive deeper into the horror

Why similar: Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.5%, Realistic 9.3%, Exploration 8.8%

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: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Surreal 18%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Realistic 10%

Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.

Why similar: Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10%, Survival Horror 9.7%, 1980s 7.6%

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: Lore-Rich 33.1%, Surreal 30.6%, Exploration 15.6%, Atmospheric 13.4%, First-Person 4.7%

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: Lore-Rich 21.7%, Surreal 18%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 9.8%

In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.

Why similar: Surreal 18%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Investigation 10.5%, Horror 10%, Exploration 7.7%

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: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Mystery 17.2%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 12%, Thriller 11.5%, Dark 9.7%

An observation-driven psychological horror set inside an endless furniture superstore. Spot anomalies, choose the correct path, complete your shopping list — and escape the loop.

Why similar: Survival Horror 13.6%, Thriller 13.4%, Surreal 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 9.5%

There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Thriller 16.8%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Dark 11.1%

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: Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Exploration 19.4%, First-Person 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Are you ready to survive in this hostile world? Discover who you are and how you ended up in this dimension. But don't worry, you can rely on warm company that will make your experience much more 'pleasant.' Oh, and good luck, you'll need it.

Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Cinematic 17.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Puzzle 10.5%

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: Survival Horror 24.4%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Realistic 8.1%, Atmospheric 5.8%

It Reaches is a first person horror game, captured through the lens of a police officer’s body cam. Trapped inside the facilities of an abandoned hospital, find a way to escape the horrors lurking underground. Uncover a dark mystery left behind and don't get caught! They will reach for you…

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Thriller 10.5%

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: Survival Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 14.5%, Cinematic 13.4%