Games Like Poolscape

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 31.5%, Surreal 22.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Exploration 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%

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 29.5%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Exploration 8.9%

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 20.7%, 1990's 16.8%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Old School 8.8%

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 30.3%, Surreal 19.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Horror 6.3%

Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Immersive Sim 20.7%, Psychological 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Exploration 8.7%

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 33.9%, Surreal 27.2%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Psychological Horror 5%

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Surreal 18.5%, Psychological 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, 1990's 7.5%

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 25.4%, Nostalgia 18.1% ★, 1990's 16.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%

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 16.4%, Surreal 15%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Psychological 12.6%, Psychological Horror 8%

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 24.3%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Psychological 15.8%, Exploration 9%, 1990's 8.5%

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 29.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Nostalgia 10.3% ★, Minimalist 10.1%

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 29.1%, Surreal 20.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 10.2%, Exploration 10.1%

A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Immersive Sim 21.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Horror 7.5%

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 34.5%, 1990's 21.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Simulation 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%

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 29.2%, Surreal 22.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Horror 9.4%

Spend one last afternoon exploring your childhood neighborhood before the world ends at 6:38 PM.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Nostalgia 20.2% ★, Surreal 16.7%, 1990's 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Surreal 15.8%, Immersive Sim 14%, Psychological 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

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 35.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%, 1990's 7.4%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Surreal 12.2%, Psychological 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

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 23%, Surreal 19.8%, Psychological 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, 1990's 11.7%

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 25.4%, Surreal 23.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Minimalist 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%

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 22.9%, Surreal 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Exploration 7.8%

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: 1990's 24.5%, Immersive Sim 22.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

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 62.2%, Exploration 15.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Simulation 6.1%, First-Person 5.3%

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 43.7%, Psychological 31%, Atmospheric 10.3%, First-Person 6.6%, Exploration 6.5%

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 36.2%, Exploration 16%, Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Retro 7.2%

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 27.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Surreal 9.4%, Exploration 9.4%, 1990's 7.8%

Backrooms - 2005 is a chapter-based Backrooms exploration game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, 1990's 19.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Linear 5.9%

Before the Backrooms ... before analog horror ... there were the tapes

Why similar: Surreal 27.7%, Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 8.9%, Retro 7.2%

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Horror 9.6%, Linear 7.5%

you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Immersive Sim 22.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%

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 22.6%, Surreal 18.9%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Exploration 8.4%

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 25.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, 1990's 16.9%, Horror 14.9%, Exploration 11.1%

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Surreal 20.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Psychological 10.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%

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 32.1%, Psychological 14%, Surreal 13.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Minimalist 8.8%

An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.

Why similar: Surreal 19.1%, Psychological 17.9%, 1990's 16%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Old School 10.2%

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 25.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, 1990's 12.1%, Exploration 11.2%, Horror 10.7%

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 27.5%, Psychological 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%

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 16.8%, Surreal 13.9%, Psychological 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Psychological Horror 7.3%

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 35.9%, Exploration 14%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.6%, Surreal 8.9%

The year is 1997. Pilot a small submersible into the depths of the Pacific to investigate a massive sonar anomaly. Navigate by instruments, scan targets, and uncover something far older than it should be.

Why similar: Exploration 18.4%, 1990's 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 10.9%, Old School 7.7%

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: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Psychological Horror 35.4%, Simulation 10%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

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 38.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Horror 9.4%, Linear 8.8%

backrooms horror game

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, 1990's 21.7%, Exploration 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 6.3%

Explore an mid-2000s Korean apartment complex in this short first-person psychological horror experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, 1990's 13.1%, Horror 10%, Linear 6.6%

Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Surreal 25.3%, Exploration 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

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 22.4%, Immersive Sim 21.6%, Surreal 15.8%, Psychological 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

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 31.8%, Surreal 28.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%

The 98xx is an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Psychological 30%, Horror 23.8%, Simulation 15.8%

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 19.3%, Immersive Sim 17.8%, Surreal 15.8%, Psychological 14.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological 17%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 8.4%

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: 1990's 25.4%, Psychological 24.8%, Old School 10%, Horror 9.3%, Adventure 6.3%

A psychological horror descending through liminal spaces shaped by the Kübler Ross model - the five stages of grief, where your perception and an RC car are the only tools to grasp what’s real.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Surreal 17.3%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Minimalist 7.6%

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Surreal 19.3%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, 1990's 15.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 7.9%

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 22.1%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, 1990's 11.1%, Old School 8.4%, Exploration 7.8%

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 26.5%, Psychological 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Surreal 14.6%, Horror 10%

Pool core games. Explore the open pool core, find all the ducks, and unlock new scenes. Relaxing sound effects, no ghost elements, short process, produced by a 15 year old junior high school student alone.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Immersive Sim 27.1%, Psychological 13.6%, Minimalist 8.4%, Exploration 7.7%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Surreal 16%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Psychological 14.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

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 38.2%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Linear 7.4%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Minimalist 22.2%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%