- #1 POOLS
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,447 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.3 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 28.9%, Surreal 18.8%, Realistic 12.1%, Relaxing 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #2 Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
96% matchMixed69% of 330 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 29.6%, Surreal 16.5%, Horror 9%, Relaxing 8.8%, Realistic 7.4%
- #3 LIMINAL SHIFT
96% matchVery Positive82% of 266 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 20.6%, Surreal 15.2%, Horror 9.8%, Relaxing 9.5%, Realistic 9.4%
- #4 Liminal Universe
95% matchMixed60% of 159 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 24.7%, Surreal 18.5%, Horror 10.6%, Realistic 10.6%, Relaxing 10%
- #5 Liminalcore
94% matchVery Positive83% of 730 reviews2024
Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 31.7%, Surreal 16.1%, Realistic 13.8%, Relaxing 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #6 Dreamcore
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,820 reviews2025
Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 22.1%, Surreal 18.2%, Horror 10.3%, Realistic 9.9%, Relaxing 9.7%
- #7 Liminal City
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 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 30.4%, Realistic 15%, Horror 11.9%, Surreal 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #8 LiDAR Exploration Program
92% matchVery Positive90% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
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 34.1%, Horror 20.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #9 Project Liminal 2
91% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Adventure 19.6%, Realistic 19.5%, Dark 11.1%, Minimalist 10.4%, Relaxing 9%
- #10 LIMSCAPE : THE LIMINAL SPACE EXPLORER
91% matchVery Positive88% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: SMOOTHEA
Windows
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 60.1%, Simulation 17.2%, Horror 16.2%, Adventure 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #11 Museum of Monoliths
90% matchVery Positive92% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Surreal 26.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Horror 7.7%, Dark 7.2%
- #12 World Alone: Dreampools
89% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: DCE Projects
Windows
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 30.7%, Relaxing 15.3%, Realistic 15.1%, Dark 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #13 Liminal Exit
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 111 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 32.3%, Surreal 20.7%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #14 Hotel 188
87% matchVery Positive89% of 79 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 33.2%, Realistic 15.5%, Relaxing 13%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #15 The Cursed Forest
88% matchVery Positive89% of 883 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Surreal 18.7%, Relaxing 11.1%, Realistic 10.7%, Dark 8.1%
- #16 Shifting To The Backrooms
86% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
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 27.4%, Surreal 19.9%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 7%, Dark 6.6%
- #17 Liminal Lane
86% matchVery Positive82% of 65 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 40.3%, Abstract 15.9%, Dark 12.5%, Simulation 9.7%, Adventure 8.5%
- #18 Interior Worlds
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 600 reviews2023
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 40.4%, Horror 20.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Relaxing 10.4%, Exploration 7.1%
- #19 The Complex: Found Footage
84% matchVery Positive93% of 9,843 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
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 28.5%, Horror 24%, Realistic 14.7%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Dark 7.1%
- #20 Seybul Tech
84% matchVery Positive91% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: Seybul Tech
Windows
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Surreal 20.8%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 11%, Realistic 8%
- #21 Poolscape
82% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
Explore the Poolrooms as if it were lost media from 1998.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Surreal 27.5%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Minimalist 4.9%
- #22 ABEL
83% matchVery Positive88% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: CNAM-ENJMIN
Windows
An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.5%, Abstract 12%, Surreal 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Realistic 7.8%
- #23 DREAM LOGIC
82% matchVery Positive90% of 400 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 31.7%, Horror 19.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Relaxing 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #24 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
80% matchVery Positive82% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 13.1%, Surreal 12.6%, Realistic 8.3%
- #25 A Liminal Place Remastered
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Mirage Entertainment
Windows
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: Simulation 27.3%, Exploration 24.2%, Atmospheric 24.1%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 3.9%
- #26 Effugium
81% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.4%, Horror 22.9%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Psychological Horror 6.1%, Exploration 5.4%
- #27 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
79% matchVery Positive92% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: Corey JeffriesPub: Spatial Quotient
Windows
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: Surreal 28%, Walking Simulator 25.7%, Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #28 Enter The Backrooms
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,060 reviews2021
Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 34.9%, Horror 19.3%, Surreal 17.2%, Relaxing 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #29 RESTORER
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Realistic 14.7%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #30 Within the Backrooms
77% matchVery Positive94% of 216 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 48.1%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Walking Simulator 11%, Exploration 8.5%
- #31 Backrooms - 2005
76% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Rendern Studios
Windows
Backrooms - 2005 is a chapter-based Backrooms exploration game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41%, Realistic 17.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Horror 8.2%, Simulation 8%
- #32 Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,193 reviews2023
Dev: Andrew Quist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 23.1%, Surreal 19%, Horror 14.8%, Realistic 12.7%, Dark 9%
- #33 Fugue in Void
78% matchMixed66% of 257 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 58%, Simulation 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Indie 5.9%, Adventure 5%
- #34 Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 742 reviews2021
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.
Why similar: Surreal 25.3%, Walking Simulator 23.7%, Horror 12.8%, Abstract 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #35 SILT
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 939 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Surreal 32.8%, Horror 20.6%, Dark 18.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 8.3%
- #36 Dire Echo
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Realistic 15.4%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 8.5%, Simulation 7.8%
- #37 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Step into the eerie Kowloon Walled City in 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand, an indie horror walking simulator. Complete daily tasks, uncover dark secrets, and explore with 3D spatial sound. Think critically to unlock all six endings in this 1-2 hour journey. Can you escape the city's grip?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Realistic 12.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Horror 9.7%
- #38 The Liminal Dimension
74% matchVery Positive82% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Surreal 13.8%, Horror 11.7%, Realistic 10.9%, Dark 8.2%
- #39 Subliminal
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,516 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Surreal 27.7%, Realistic 18.9%, Horror 17.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #40 Disminal
73% matchVery Positive90% of 158 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 70.8%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Exploration 4.2%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 3.7%
- #41 Limoria
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.9%, Realistic 15.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #42 SKUF BACKROOMS
73% matchMixed58% of 98 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 32.5%, Realistic 15.2%, Surreal 14%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #43 Millennium Dream
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,557 reviews2026
Dev: LucidDreamLab
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 33.9%, Relaxing 14.5%, Horror 12.4%, Realistic 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #44 NOCLIP
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: DELIRIUM Labs
Windows
Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.6%, Horror 18.8%, Realistic 14.5%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Exploration 6.3%
- #45 White Room Protocol
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Horror 17.9%, Realistic 14.8%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #46 The Backrooms: Liminal Space
70% matchVery Positive92% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: 117PS
Windows
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: Horror 43.3%, Adventure 26.3%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Indie 6.8%
- #47 Reflection
70% matchVery Positive84% of 255 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 31.8%, Horror 17.1%, Realistic 15.9%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #48 OYASUMII
70% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: NEO PROJECT Studios
Windows
Relive the nostalgia with OYASUMII, a horror and exploration game inspired by PSX and N64 classics. Enter liminal spaces and face surreal terrors in an adventure that challenges your skills and sanity. Are you ready to relive the golden age of video games with OYASUMII?
Why similar: Surreal 39%, Horror 24%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Adventure 9%
- #49 EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS
71% matchMixed66% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: 1_Cutter_1
Windows
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 44.9%, Horror 19.9%, Realistic 18.1%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Exploration 5.7%
- #50 Greenhouse
69% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Horror 17.4%, Surreal 15.9%, Realistic 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #51 Anomalies Detective
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
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 53.6%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Adventure 7%, Exploration 6.9%
- #52 PAGER
67% matchVery Positive88% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Surreal 24.3%, Horror 15.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #53 Unveiling
69% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: CHARK Studio
Windows · Mac
Experience the UFO abduction in first person and take a trip to meet the keeper. Explore layers of reality and learn what is concealed behind the modern Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) in this esthetic and eerie interactive experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.8%, Atmospheric 12%, Minimalist 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Adventure 7.4%
- #54 MIRROR MIRROR
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Surreal 17.2%, Realistic 13.9%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 8.2%
- #55 StrangePool
67% matchVery Positive82% of 73 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 68.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Exploration 6.9%, Adventure 4.2%
- #56 BACK*SPACE
65% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: Mostly Farmless Games
Windows
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.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.5%, Surreal 15.6%, Simulation 13.3%, Realistic 11.9%, Minimalist 6%
- #57 Backrooms Doors
68% matchMostly Positive69% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
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: Horror 23.3%, Realistic 19%, Dark 18.8%, Surreal 11.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #58 The Backrooms
71% matchMostly Negative24% of 58 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 43.6%, Horror 17%, Surreal 9.7%, Atmospheric 9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #59 Anomaly Loop
67% 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 49.5%, Simulation 17.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Psychological Horror 5.4%
- #60 9 Souls
65% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Sandstorm in a BottlePub: DreamStudios
Windows
An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, Horror 19.8%, Dark 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%