Games Like Backrooms: Perpetual

Redlight is a chilling multiplayer first-person horror experience. Traverse a liminal maze alongside friends while being hunted by a relentless AI-driven terror lurking in the shadows. Work together to activate generators, but remember: survival demands stealth when the lights turn red.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.6%, Cinematic 9.6%

You and your friends 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 all find yourself in the Backrooms. Together figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!

Why similar: Cinematic 14.1%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 9.6%

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 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, 1990's 8.3%

Play as plague doctors with your friends in this multiplayer co-op medieval horror! Purge the plague. Create the cure. Escape the mutated creatures. Make the queen proud.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 15.1%, Online Co-Op 15%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.6%

By all measures Isaac Llewellyn is a success in life. So why doesn't it feel like that? Something is horribly wrong. Join Isaac as he returns to his childhood home to try to make sense of what happened in his youth. To reconcile truth with memory, Isaac must explore a horrifying past.

Why similar: Abstract 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Cinematic 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Horror 10.3%

A cooperative psychological horror game where you are a test subject in a series of inhuman experiments. Open the door to the unknown, team up with fellow sufferers and together try to find a way out of this nightmare.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.7%, Multiplayer 12.1%

After his daughter disappears under mysterious circumstances, Liam Henderson takes matters into his own hands to find, investigate and safely bring her back from the depths of a multi-faceted cacophony of rooms known as "The Complex". Will he find her? Only time can tell, but it's unreliable here.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, 1990's 13.2%, Abstract 11.9%

A 1-4 player coop horror experience. Find your way through everchanging environments to gather precious treasures for your kidnappers. The more you gather the longer you will survive.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Procedural Generation 18.4%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Horror 12.5%, Realistic 6.8%

'The Bunker Complex' is a 2 player co-op horror game. Players fight for survival in an old bunker.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, 1990's 13.1%, Horror 12.8%, Realistic 9.2%

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 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Cinematic 14.1%, Realistic 11%, Exploration 8.9%

A psychological horror where you play a man who can no longer even recognize his own reflection, tormented and at the same time welcomed by a mysterious figure with a book embedded in his face.

Why similar: Abstract 19.2%, Cinematic 15.6%, Philosophical 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9%, Realistic 8.1%

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 13.1%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Cinematic 11.3%, Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 9.8%

Multiplayer horror × audio hunting × liminal spaces. In a world of endless corridors and infinite pools, everyone is invisible. Run, and your footsteps give you away – hear them, find them, execute them. Here, silence is the only law.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 13.9%, Multiplayer 12.9%

Anna, an 18-year-old university freshman in a different city. Together with her friend, she rented a small apartment in the station district. They had no idea what would happen during their very first week in the new place.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 15%, 1990's 10%, Exploration 8.7%

Explore an abandoned liminal space. Uncover dark secrets through eerie exploration and environmental storytelling. Evade unpredictable supernatural entities and face psychological horror. Will you reveal the truth or become another lost soul?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Exploration 8.1%

Fall into the Mirror Backrooms, alone or with up to 3 friends. Two corridors look identical, but something is always wrong. More than 100 Crawlers and ever-changing room laws make your eyes, your memory—even “identical” itself—impossible to trust. The exit is ahead. Where does it lead?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 15.4%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Exploration 8.9%

"D.V. Ex Agent" is a narrative game with elements of horror, telling the dramatic story of the main character. You will have to come face to face with skeletons in the closet along with him. The events unfold in the post-Soviet era.

Why similar: Abstract 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Cinematic 11.5%, 1990's 10.1%

An online 1-6 player co-op game about investigating and collecting data in the Backrooms with your fellow employees. Explore. Do your job. Return alive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Multiplayer 18%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Horror 9.9%

You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

Lost August is a single-player open-world walking simulator game based on the concept of liminal spaces and the backrooms. Experience a dream-like world through the lens of a VHS camera as you explore the contents of a recently discovered video tape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Cinematic 13.5%, 1990's 11.2%, Exploration 9.2%

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: Online Co-Op 18.4%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Procedural Generation 11%

S.I.F: The Missing Rescue is a 1-4 player co-op horror game set deep within a U.S. National Park. Someone is missing. Your team is going in. Navigate a labyrinth of trees while something watches your every move. But the missing person is still out there. Step into the danger. Because that's the job.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.8%

Surreal horror game. You have been selected by a sinister group to participate in a twisted game of exploration and escape. Wander through colorful, nostalgic environments that feel increasingly disturbing and discover why nobody ever leaves.

Why similar: Cinematic 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Realistic 10.2%

A first-person psychological horror set in a decaying hotel that does not want to let you leave. Explore a dark, interconnected environment where sound, lighting, and subtle details drive a slow, relentless sense of dread. You are moving forward, whether you want to or not.

Why similar: Cinematic 19.1%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, First-Person 8.5%

Hallness is an online co-op VR horror game set in unsettling liminal spaces. Explore impossible environments, physically barricade doors, fumble with flashlights in the dark, and hold your breath in VR as a reactive creature hunts you through impossible, shifting corridors.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Horror 13.1%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Psychological 7.1%

A first-person Backrooms game about understanding it, not escaping. Mark routes, claim a room to hold out in, and record what you find - unfamiliar ground will take you apart, and you aren't alone. Solo or co-op.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 21.2%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Exploration 10.3%

Trapped in a nightmare hallway. Spot the difference to survive. Featuring over 100 randomized anomalies and a hidden Brutal Mode. Consult the mysterious Tomes to escape, but choose wisely: the hall is listening, and it may not like what you do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 8.9%

The Butcher's Village is a psychological slasher horror game that provides a horrifying experience. Explore unsettling environments, solve intricate puzzles, and struggle to survive in a village that is at once eerily familiar and terrifyingly real.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Cinematic 14.1%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 6.7%

A first-person psychological horror game where you explore surreal labyrinths, solve abstract puzzles, and interact with glowing objects using the mouse. Wahm evolves with continuous updates, adding new levels and terrifying experiences.

Why similar: Cinematic 17%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Horror 12.6%, Walking Simulator 11.4%

Backrooms #999999999 is a singleplayer/4 player co-op horror exploration game. Unlock the puzzles, survive the entities, escape the deadly geometry and try to reach the final level in one piece. Good luck, wanderer!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Abstract 14.4%, Horror 13.4%, Multiplayer 12.3%

You've been called into the forest to investigate a wounded deer, but the forest is dark and all you have is a flashlight. Oh bother, what a Tuesday you're having.A retro PSX style horror game

Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Cinematic 12.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Multiplayer 11%

INVARIANT is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shattered mind of a mathematician. Rely on your destructive addiction to bend reality, explore ever-changing environments, and hide from the terrifying manifestations of your grief. Truth and lies are a sip apart.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Horror 12.8%, Cinematic 11%, Realistic 8.6%

Your goal is simple, spot anomalies to escape. Play alone or together with up to 8 players in online co-op. Make the right decisions to advance to the next level, or risk being reset to the beginning!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Multiplayer 11.3%

Step into the frozen unknown in Forsaken Frontiers, a cooperative analog horror adventure set in the unforgiving embrace of an everlasting winter.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 16%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%

Survive ancient monsters together with 1-4 of your friends while stealing the treasures they guard. Use tools from the early 1900s to navigate tombs and fight back against the horrors within. Find clues, solve puzzles, avoid deadly traps and get to the treasure and back out.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.9%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Procedural Generation 12%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.9%

An interactive visual experience at the intersection of psychological horror and art installation. Explore fractured spaces, collect symbolic objects, and uncover a multi-layered truth. Episode 1 of a planned trilogy, built by a solo developer.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Cinematic 14.5%, Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Philosophical 11%

The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Horror 15.1%, Cinematic 15%, Psychological Horror 15%, 1990's 9.6%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Use a digital camera to take photos of ghosts. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 15.6%, 1990's 13.2%, Realistic 10.7%

A 1-4 player co-op horror experience. Navigate hyper-realistic Backrooms levels and liminal spaces, survive unique entities, and uncover the dark mystery behind those levels. Extreme visual fidelity meets psychological dread.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.9%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Exploration 8%

You’re operating a drill machine beneath an abandoned chemical lab. You’ll feel the ground tremble, hear faint whispers in the dark, and glimpse shadows just beyond your lights. Stay focused—ignore what you see and hear—and keep drilling until your tasks are done.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.5%, Cinematic 13.4%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Abstract 11.3%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Horror 15.5%, 1990's 15.3%, Psychological 7.7%

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 23.7%, Horror 17.9%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 9.3%

A co-op horror for 1–4 players inspired by the Backrooms. Procedurally generated levels, terrifying entities, and a realistic atmosphere powered by Unreal Engine 5. Every playthrough is a unique experience. Try to find the way out, but don’t trust everything you hear and see.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.6%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Monsters jumping towards at your screen. Do housework. You get haunted by a monsters.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 15.6%, 1990's 13.3%, Psychological 9.9%

Survive the graveyard shift as a pizza delivery driver in decaying suburban America. Step out of the safety of your car, serve unpredictable customers, and try to ignore the things watching you from the dark. Your rent is due.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Cinematic 12.2%, 1990's 8.7%

A co-op horror game about the Special Emergency Group, whose goal is to rescue valuable experimental objects and data, while exploring the laboratory and neutralizing threats.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 18.2%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?

Why similar: Abstract 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Cinematic 12%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Horror 10.6%

A signal has been detected deep inside the Backrooms. Go on your first mission with PATROL, explore levels, avoid entities, and work together to find John B., before all that's left of him is his Final Signal.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Horror 14.3%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Exploration 9.3%

ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Cinematic 12.5%, Horror 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Goodbye Dr. Sanchez is a first person two player coop horror game where you must escape from the evil Dr. Sanchez’s imprisonment. Explore Sanchez’s domains. Avoid traps and other perils. Communicate with your partner and provide them useful information in order to survive.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Exploration 8.8%

Las 5 Celdas is a short first-person psychological horror experience. Explore five impossible cells, each based on a different human fear, and face disturbing situations where there may be no perfect answer.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Horror 14.6%, Cinematic 9.2%, First-Person 7.2%

"Stories to Tell" Is a psychological horror game series developed by a 15 year old kid were each installment is based on a dream/nightmare me the developer has had. This is a game you wouldn't want to miss...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, 1990's 12.1%, Horror 11.1%, Realistic 9.8%

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 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Cinematic 7.5%, First-Person 6.5%

What hides in the depths of the forest?!

Why similar: Cinematic 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Horror 13%, Realistic 8.9%

A psychological horror experience about a lonely mind haunted by guilt it can’t escape.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 17.3%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Abstract 11.8%, Mystery 8.2%

In this weirdcore 1-4 player survival horror wander the infinite mall and encounter the strange and unique entities that inhabit it. Death is your best guide in learning how to exist in this place.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 21%, Abstract 20.1%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Straying Rules is a co-op horror game for 1-4 players. You need to escape from various worlds governed by strange rules within 12 hours by all means. Levels, objectives and dangers are ever-changing every time you enter. You must discover and interpret the rules to find your only hope of survival.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Horror 14.5%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.2%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 12%, Multiplayer 11.6%