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Games Like BACK*SPACE

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Walking Simulator, First-Person, Atmospheric, Exploration.

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You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave.

Reviews: Very Positive — 91% — of 147 reviews
Released: 2026-04-29
Developer: Mostly Farmless Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchVery Positive90% of 172 reviews2024
    Dev: Brian Gonnet
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 48.1%, Psychological 22.3%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Exploration 7%

  2. #2 The Backrooms
    97% matchMostly Negative23% of 59 reviews2019
    Dev: WASABAE Studios
    Windows

    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 31.3%, Hidden Object 20.4%, Exploration 12%, Casual 9.9%, First-Person 8%

  3. #3 Interior Worlds
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 623 reviews2023
    Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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 33.4%, Hidden Object 23%, Exploration 14.6%, Casual 8.9%, First-Person 6.9%

  4. #4 Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
    95% matchMostly Positive72% of 420 reviews2026
    Dev: Ankoku
    Windows

    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 32.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Surreal 9.6%, Nonlinear 9%, First-Person 7.8%

  5. #5 Dreamcore
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 2,017 reviews2025
    Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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 28.2%, Surreal 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Minimalist 10.5%, Exploration 10%

  6. #6 Within the Backrooms
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 236 reviews2023
    Dev: Shattered Display
    Windows

    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 25.8%, Exploration 21.9%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%

  7. #7 BACKROOMS ANOMALY
    93% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2026
    Dev: liminal_games
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological 11.4%, Simulation 10.4%, Surreal 9.6%, Minimalist 9.4%

  8. #8 The Exit 8
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 11,657 reviews2023
    Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

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

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Psychological 9.4%, Simulation 8.4%, Surreal 8.3%

  9. #9 POOLS
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,717 reviews2024
    Dev: Tensori
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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 35%, Surreal 11.7%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Minimalist 7.8%

  10. #10 Liminalcore
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 760 reviews2024
    Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 43.6%, Realistic 13.5%, Exploration 13%, Surreal 11.4%, Nonlinear 7.8%

  11. #11 LIMSCAPE : THE LIMINAL SPACE EXPLORER
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2025
    Dev: SMOOTHEA
    Windows

    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 35.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Surreal 12.3%, Simulation 11%, First-Person 8.3%

  12. #12 The Complex: Found Footage
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 9,931 reviews2022
    Dev: pgWave
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    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 39.5%, Exploration 16.7%, Realistic 14.4%, First-Person 14.1%, Atmospheric 5.8%

  13. #13 Forgot
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 111 reviews2025
    Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
    Windows

    You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Hidden Object 24.4%, Psychological 14.1%, Casual 8%, Realistic 7.7%

  14. #14 Liminal Universe
    89% matchMixed60% of 165 reviews2024
    Dev: Gvn Games
    Windows

    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 29.1%, Psychological 11.7%, Surreal 11.3%, Minimalist 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%

  15. #15 Cloudrooms
    87% matchNo user reviews64% of 74 reviews2026
    Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
    Windows

    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 35.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Realistic 11.5%, Surreal 10.4%, Minimalist 9.8%

  16. #16 False Mall
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 151 reviews2024
    Dev: TenkaiGames
    Windows

    You have wandered into an infinite looping shopping mall in Japan. If you notice changes within the mall, you might be able to escape.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 41%, Hidden Object 23.2%, Surreal 12.7%, Realistic 11.9%, First-Person 5.2%

  17. #17 Reflection
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2025
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.7%, Realistic 16.2%, Psychological 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%, First-Person 5.8%

  18. #18 World Alone
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: DCE Projects
    Windows

    World Alone 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 28.7%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Psychological 12.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Realistic 10%

  19. #19 SKUF BACKROOMS
    85% matchMixed57% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: akhsotoen
    Windows

    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 32%, Hidden Object 13%, Simulation 11.1%, Realistic 10.6%, Exploration 9%

  20. #20 Hotel 188
    83% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
    Windows

    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 33.7%, Minimalist 11.7%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Realistic 11.1%, First-Person 8.5%

  21. #21 The Backrooms: Escape
    84% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2023
    Dev: QuixM Interactive
    Windows

    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 45.8%, Exploration 16.5%, Realistic 15.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%

  22. #22 The Elision Effect
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 184 reviews2024
    Dev: teamakes.games
    Windows · Linux

    The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Psychological 13.8%, Surreal 13.4%, Minimalist 9.5%, Exploration 9.3%

  23. #23 Anomaly Loop
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: DidOne
    Windows

    You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.8%, Simulation 34.8%, First-Person 8.5%, 3D 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%

  24. #24 Liminal Shroud
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2026
    Dev: Everdeep Studios
    Windows

    A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Surreal 13.3%, Realistic 9.6%, First-Person 9%

  25. #25 Liminal Space
    82% matchMixed50% of 50 reviews2023
    Dev: digitalbathtub
    Windows

    Welcome to Liminal Space. We have been expecting you. Choose your map and try to escape. It's up to you if you want monsters chasing you or if you want a peaceful experience with no threats. With an unsettling soundtrack and fun graphic options, you'll have a good time for a cheap price.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Hidden Object 29.2%, Exploration 15.2%, Psychological 11.5%, 3D 6.5%

  26. #26 LIMINAL SHIFT
    79% matchVery Positive81% of 300 reviews2025
    Dev: NextPhase Studios
    Windows

    Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological 12%, Simulation 10.9%, Minimalist 9.9%, Surreal 8.9%

  27. #27 NO.8 High School
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: MakeThings Group
    Windows

    You've returned to your high school classroom, where time seems to stand still. You need to look around and find something unusual to get through the last 30 days of school.

    Why similar: Hidden Object 22%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Simulation 15.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Casual 7%

  28. #28 Verde Station
    81% matchMostly Positive75% of 353 reviews2014
    Dev: Duelboot
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    What do you trust most — what you see, what you're told, or your instincts? On a year long solo mission aboard Verde Station, you will test your wits and question everything, but you may not find answers. Welcome to solitude.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.2%, Casual 33.9%, Indie 7.9%

  29. #29 Liminal Lane
    78% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: Ravenhome Studios
    Windows

    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 36.4%, Simulation 19.4%, Exploration 12.3%, Casual 11.8%, First-Person 8.7%

  30. #30 Strange Dream
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 95 reviews2025
    Dev: Half Flower
    Windows

    You are trapped in a strange dream from which there is no waking. It is stitched from Chinese nostalgia, childhood echoes, and liminal spaces—where sense and nonsense blend freely. All you can do is keep exploring, until you must choose: return to restless reality, or stay in the dream forever?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Psychological 16.5%, Surreal 14.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Casual 7.5%

  31. #31 Platform 8
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 2,890 reviews2024
    Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Hidden Object 21.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Realistic 8%

  32. #32 Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between
    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 167 reviews2022
    Dev: Silverstring Media Inc.Pub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac

    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 27.4%, Nonlinear 16.7%, Minimalist 14.7%, Casual 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%

  33. #33 StrangePool
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: KomeFukuro
    Windows

    You are trapped in a pool that looks familiar. Take a good look around and try to escape from the pool. This game is an anomaly search game. If you don't find any anomalies, proceed, and if you do find an anomaly, go back.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 38%, Hidden Object 27.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Exploration 9.5%, First-Person 5.6%

  34. #34 ABEL
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 188 reviews2023
    Dev: CNAM-ENJMIN
    Windows

    An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.4%, Psychological 18.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Realistic 5.8%

  35. #35 Condo
    74% matchVery Positive97% of 246 reviews2025
    Dev: FlubbedMachina
    Windows · Mac

    Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.3%, Exploration 16.8%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%, 3D 7.8%

  36. #36 Enter The Backrooms
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,064 reviews2021
    Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    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 38.4%, Psychological 15.4%, Casual 13.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Surreal 9.8%

  37. #37 The Complex: Expedition
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 2,787 reviews2025
    Dev: pgWave
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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 22.8%, Exploration 22.1%, Simulation 20.7%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, First-Person 10.4%

  38. #38 The Backroom - Lost and Found
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 455 reviews2022
    Dev: Lollin' Pony
    Windows

    The Backroom - Lost and Found is a story rich adventure game with some horror elements. Why is there an orphaned room hidden away in the depths of a strange liminal space? Is it "the backrooms" or something else? CYOA? SCP? Weirdcore? No clipping? And what's with the cute paintings?

    Why similar: Exploration 30%, Realistic 27.8%, First-Person 23.1%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Indie 4.2%

  39. #39 Poolscape
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2026
    Dev: CosmicArcade
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Psychological 14%, Surreal 13.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Minimalist 8.8%

  40. #40 monoch room
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: LuuuLuuuL
    Windows

    After losing consciousness, I found myself in a strange room. An unknown figure guided me deeper into the room. "I thought you would make it this far." Eventually, I saw a past I had forgotten... "monoch room" is an adventure game with puzzle elements.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Surreal 17%, Exploration 16.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Psychological 7.8%

  41. #41 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 554 reviews2020
    Dev: mc2games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?

    Why similar: Hidden Object 46.6%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Casual 8.4%, First-Person 4.9%

  42. #42 PLATONICA SPACE
    72% matchMostly Positive72% of 67 reviews2026
    Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
    Windows · Mac

    Open the door and step into someone's memories. Platonica Space is a sci-fi exploration adventure where you search countless rooms to recover lost memories.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.5%, Hidden Object 31.2%, Exploration 12.2%, 3D 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%

  43. #43 There Exists Nobody
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 931 reviews2024
    Dev: HeavyLight Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    You arrive at a deserted street that feels familiar yet is filled with unease. Pick up your camera, capture the hidden anomalies, and break this endless loop.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.6%, Surreal 13.7%, First-Person 11.6%, Realistic 11.5%, 3D 8.4%

  44. #44 BUTTON PRISON
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: daimaGAME
    Windows

    You find yourself trapped in a mysterious room upon awakening. Surrounding you are sparse pieces of furniture, mannequins, and countless buttons. Can you safely escape this room?

    Why similar: Hidden Object 44.9%, Simulation 34.9%, Exploration 16.5%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  45. #45 The Space Between
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 66 reviews2021
    Dev: Christoph Frey
    Windows

    The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.8%, Surreal 17.7%, Psychological 13.7%, First-Person 7.5%, Exploration 7.2%

  46. #46 Blind Touch
    70% matchNo user reviews86% of 81 reviews2026
    Dev: Flygogo Games
    Windows

    A "Blind" simulator that lets you experience a new perspective and immersive sensory journey. Step into a world of darkness using your guide cane.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.6%, Psychological 16.2%, Simulation 14.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Minimalist 9.6%

  47. #47 DREAM LOGIC
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 409 reviews2022
    Dev: Teleopsia Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    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 46.7%, Exploration 20.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%, 3D 5.2%

  48. #48 False Dream
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 496 reviews2024
    Dev: TenkaiGames
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    You find yourself trapped in a dream. If you capture anomalies in the dream with a camera, you might be able to escape.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 37%, Hidden Object 29.7%, Casual 9.3%, Realistic 8.6%, First-Person 7.7%

  49. #49 Liminal City
    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 113 reviews2025
    Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
    Windows

    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 39.1%, Realistic 13.7%, Exploration 13%, Simulation 10.7%, First-Person 8.9%

  50. #50 Millennium Dream
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 2,716 reviews2026
    Dev: LucidDreamLab
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Wander through dreamscapes woven from memories of the millennium. Use your camera to freeze tender fragments of days gone by, collecting lost shards of childhood. In an atmosphere where Chinese Dreamcore and Liminal Space intertwine, savor a warmth that feels both familiar and strange.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.1%, Exploration 13.8%, Simulation 10.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Realistic 7.6%

  51. #51 LIMINAL WATERS - ENHANCED EDITION
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2025
    Dev: DK Productions
    Windows

    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 41.5%, Surreal 15.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Realistic 11.8%, Minimalist 5.9%

  52. #52 Unanswered
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2026
    Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Exploration 18.4%, First-Person 15.9%, Psychological 12.8%, Realistic 10.2%

  53. #53 Liminal Exit
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 135 reviews2025
    Dev: LittleRedDread
    Windows

    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 31.4%, Psychological 11.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Nonlinear 10.5%, Surreal 10.3%

  54. #54 Fugue in Void
    71% matchMixed67% of 259 reviews2018
    Dev: Moshe LinkePub: Sedoc LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A walking sim in which you can explore all kinds of mysterious places and dive into a world full of atmosphere. Let this experience unfold in your head. Let it inspire you.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.3%, Simulation 25.8%, Casual 17.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Indie 3.9%

  55. #55 [SUBJECT]
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2023
    Dev: RUDZKI
    Windows

    [SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.4%, Psychological 17.7%, Hidden Object 14.7%, First-Person 7.3%, Atmospheric 7%

  56. #56 Homesick
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,455 reviews2015
    Dev: Lucky Pause
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.7%, Exploration 20.3%, First-Person 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Indie 3.2%

  57. #57 7 Days To Think About It
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2026
    Dev: Mankind GamesPub: viviON Lab
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 28%, Hidden Object 23.7%, Simulation 13.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Surreal 8%

  58. #58 The Anomalous Hour
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 89 reviews2024
    Dev: Gambir Studio
    Windows

    You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Hidden Object 23.6%, Simulation 12.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Realistic 8.8%

  59. #59 Overtime Anomaly
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: BiteMe Games
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Psychological 16%, Surreal 12%, Exploration 10.4%, Realistic 9.6%

  60. #60 Floor 9
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2024
    Dev: Room Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Nine floors down to the exit of Hotel Liminal. Some are exactly as they should be. Some hide an anomaly. Everything depends on spotting the difference, and one mistake sends you back to the top.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Hidden Object 22.3%, Surreal 11.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Realistic 9.4%

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