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backrooms horror game

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, 1980s 17.2%, 1990's 12.5%, Realistic 11.1%, Exploration 8.7%

Night Clerk is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, 1980s 16.5%, Realistic 10.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Adventure 9.8%

MINDMIST is a first-person, story-driven game about exploring the dark side of human history. You will visit the past and witness some of the historical events that represent how we, as humans, are greedy and inclined to fight.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Investigation 13.8%, Realistic 11.3%, Exploration 7.7%, First-Person 7.2%

A collection of 7 trashy horror games!... this will definitely give you an 80s vibe!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, 1980s 16.1%, 1990's 12.1%, Exploration 7.2%

An atmospheric first-person adventure about a reporter investigating a mysterious disappearance, which leads to chilling secrets of hidden government projects and a close encounter with visitors from beyond. Inspired by classic thrillers about aliens and unexplained phenomena.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, 1990's 13.2%, Realistic 10.7%, Investigation 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%

Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level offers various escape routes but also introduces perilous obstacles. Players can immerse themselves in the seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, 1980s 16%, 1990's 12.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Realistic 9.9%

A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, 1990's 15.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Investigation 10.8%

Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with dangers along the way. Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms for a taste of the game's creepy maze-like twists and turns.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, 1980s 17.3%, Investigation 11.1%, Realistic 11%, Exploration 8.8%

Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level offers various escape routes but also introduces perilous obstacles. Players can immerse themselves in the seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, 1980s 16.1%, 1990's 12.1%, Investigation 10.3%, Realistic 10%

YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. An FBI intern leaked special investigation tapes before suddenly disappearing. The first tape of the series contains found footage from O'Brien State Park revealing the true events that were covered up in the 1980s.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, 1980s 19.3%, 1990's 14.2%, Investigation 9.6%, Realistic 8.1%

We bring you 10 short horror/comedy games in this collection. Inspired by the "Tales From the Crypt" series and cult horror movies from the 80's/90's.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, 1980s 19.9%, 1990's 14.7%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, 1990's 14.4%, Realistic 13.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Adventure 10.6%

Blackhaven is a first-person narrative game that follows Kendra Turner, a college intern at Blackhaven Hall, a historic mansion burned during the American Revolution. Working alone on a holiday, Kendra uncovers a trail of secrets and misdeeds that spans centuries and may determine her future.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Historical 21.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Realistic 8.7%, Mystery 8.4%

An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Investigation 13.4%, 1980s 12.4%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.6%

Nick Harrison, a new security guard at the Guadalupe Cemetery, believes he is taking on a peaceful night shift. However, as night falls, he soon discovers he was very wrong. Nick realizes the cemetery holds more than just the dead.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, 1980s 16.1%, 1990's 11.9%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 7.8%

PIGFACE MASSACRE is a survival horror game can be played up-to 4 players. While trying to stay alive, uncover the serial killer PIGFACE's bloodcurdling mystery and find out the truth behind events.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, 1980s 17.1%, 1990's 13.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Realistic 10.3%

Alpha Rooms EXPLORE, ESCAPE, or GET LOST!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Realistic 8.7%

Step into The Haunted Keepsake, a first-person horror game where you investigate an abandoned farmhouse plagued by a dark, vengeful presence. Uncover chilling secrets of a family tragedy, break a curse tied to a haunted doll, and survive the spirits haunting the grounds.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Realistic 15.4%, Investigation 14.5%, Adventure 12.7%, First-Person 11.6%

Step into the Supreme Court of Canada in a touching narrative adventure. Explore hidden rooms, hear untold stories that shaped the nation, and craft your own novel inspired by the people whose lives changed here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Realistic 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, First-Person 12.2%, 3D 9.4%

Make your way through dense Siberian woods in search of a missing person in this path-finding survival adventure. Compass and map included.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Investigation 14.2%, 1980s 13.4%, Exploration 9.6%, Realistic 9.3%

In this first-person horror survival game, you must Follow the Rules, keep a clear head, and be attentive. Only then may you live to see the end of the night. Relying on ambient horror and speech recognition to keep the player on their toes, this is a horror game like you've never played before.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, 1990's 13.9%, Realistic 11.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 10%

Nightmare Getaway is a first-person psychological horror where Ethan is trapped in a twisted house. Alone, he must survive, uncover dark secrets, and face nightmares that blur with reality. Will he escape or be consumed forever?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Investigation 9%, First-Person 8.7%

Horror Game made in Hong Kong. 1st POV walking simulator. Investigating weird case happened to next door. By Unreal Engine 5.2.1.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Realistic 14.9%, Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 8.5%

You are a ghost forever trapped in endless worlds you never even knew existed. An atmospheric experience focused on slow pacing, exploration, and deep environmental immersion.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Realistic 12.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 10.4%

Embark on a thrilling journey across Russia! From a cozy apartment to the airport, fly to a new city, and ride a train to Vladivostok. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets along the way!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 8.1%

Silent Harbor is a first-person horror adventure game that will immerse you in a creepy story.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Investigation 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Realistic 9.3%, Exploration 8.1%

An open world adventure game. You can move around the city, talk to residents, and investigate cases. The game has an interesting plot that will not leave anyone indifferent.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Investigation 14.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 10%, Realistic 6.8%

A walking simulator about dear memories, overcoming obstacles, and finding your path. Experience a story inspired by finno-karelian folklore.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Exploration 11.6%, 1990's 11%, First-Person 10.8%, Realistic 7.8%

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 27.1%, Realistic 14.5%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 9.3%, 1980s 9%

You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, 1990's 13.9%, Realistic 11.3%, First-Person 8.7%

Explore non-linear paths and evade lurking monsters as you uncover the mysteries of this eerie maze. Beware of the sinister entities that inhabit the shadows, ready to drag you deeper into the unknown.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, 1980s 17.2%, 1990's 13.2%, Realistic 11.4%, Exploration 9%

The bus to the suburbs suddenly exploded, the scene was a mess, the sales staff, including all 10 people on board died. Lin Shanhai led the scene investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation and visited all the families and friends of the deceased, but the case is still no clue.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, 1980s 15.8%, 1990's 12%, Realistic 10.1%, Investigation 9.7%

A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Realistic 12.4%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 11%, First-Person 10.4%

Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level offers various escape routes but also introduces perilous obstacles. Players can immerse themselves in the seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, 1980s 16.4%, 1990's 12.4%, Investigation 10.7%, Realistic 10.2%

A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Realistic 12.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 9.4%

Lots - Light on the Sea is an atmospheric narrative focused story game. Work on a lighthouse and discover the mystery behind it. Do you have what it takes to become a real lighthouse keeper?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Realistic 15.2%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 13.1%

77th: The Game is an abstract representation of the experience of joining an online community. Walk through the community and solve the puzzles to progress as a community member.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Realistic 13.5%, Historical 13.2%, Adventure 13.1%, First-Person 12.1%

LOOP 13 is a psychological horror game where you work as a quality control clerk in a dystopian biotech company, inspecting anomalous products and making moral decisions. Every choice changes both your job — and your body.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, 1980s 14.8%, 1990's 10.8%, Adventure 8.1%

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 21.6%, 1980s 10.6%, Exploration 10.4%, 1990's 9.1%, Mystery 8.5%

I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.5%, Exploration 15.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%

FINAL AGE is a first person single player psychological horror game . The player takes on the role of a curious investigator who is drawn to a cottage which was previously owned by an army man Samuel, who mysteriously disappeared during a war. Contains tricky puzzles. Needs good observation skills.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, 1980s 16.4%, 1990's 12.5%, Realistic 9.3%, Exploration 8.4%

Dragged into a web of secrets and lies, Samantha seems to be part of a puzzle impossible to solve. What once seemed obvious soon turns into something far more sinister, and the line between villain and victim begins to blur.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, 1980s 18.9%, Realistic 12%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%

Explore dark corridors, snap photos, and survive hostile entities hunting you. Use your camera's flash to reveal the way, but beware - each flash draws unwanted attention.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Realistic 11.1%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 10.1%

An ordinary home video from 2002 takes a terrifying turn as you get lost in the Backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Investigation 10.2%, Realistic 10%

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 20.5%, 1980s 19.5%, Investigation 14%, Realistic 9.7%, Mystery 7.8%

Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 9.3%, Romance 8.4%

Atmospheric and calm horror, set in an disturbing Italian condominium. A story-driven adventure into the past traumas of Cesare. No hiding or running from monsters! Follow the dreamy shadows of your childhood trough the liminal spaces of your grandma's apartment.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, 1990's 17.3%, Realistic 15.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 10.6%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Exploration 10.8%, Realistic 10.1%, First-Person 10%, 1980s 8.3%

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 29.3%, 1990's 15.7%, Realistic 13%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.8%

A short, atmospheric first-person horror game set in an abandoned motel where guests vanish without a trace. Explore, uncover secrets, and escape before becoming the next lost soul

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, 1980s 17.9%, Realistic 11.3%, Investigation 10.3%, Exploration 8.6%

Embark on a journey with "River God: Enshrouded Current," where an ancient village battles a curse woven into its very fabric. Uncover the secrets of a malevolent priest whose dark rituals connect the village to a realm beyond life.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Investigation 20.4%, Exploration 11%, Realistic 9.4%, First-Person 9.1%

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: Realistic 15.2%, 1990's 15.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Investigation 11.7%, First-Person 11.4%

Break into abandoned industrial sites in this first-person stealth exploration game. Climb, sneak, and discover hidden relics in places no one was meant to see. Ghost Circuit is about the thrill of the forbidden, exploring places you were never meant to see.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Realistic 9.5%, Exploration 8.5%

Step into ZAAM's surreal world, a bone-chilling psychological thriller that will leave you questioning your sanity. Unravel a complex story in search of a missing daughter, with choices determining her fate. A must-play for fans of the genre.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Realistic 15.4%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 8.7%

The Poisoned Roots is a narrative driven game about abuse, obsession, and the dark secrets of a troubled American home. It’s a short game, and is intended to be played in a single sitting.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Investigation 16.8%, Realistic 11.3%, First-Person 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%

White Room: Mind's Prison is a psychological horror game. Choose your own story in the White Room. You have 100 days to survive! Survive as long as possible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, 1990's 10.5%, Realistic 9%, Exploration 7.8%

After crashing in the winter wilderness, you wake up in the middle of a blizzard. The forest is dead, the roads are gone, communication is lost. The only chance of salvation is a village hidden in the snow.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Realistic 16.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 11.9%

r/nosleep is a short horror game series with episodes inspired by and adapted from posts on the r/nosleep subreddit. Night Shift at Paradise Valley Pool episode is the story of a night shift pool maintenance worker and his bizarre experiences during his first day on the job.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, 1990's 16.1%, Realistic 12.7%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 9%

Screaming In The Basement is an inspired-by P.T. psychological horror game with an immersive atmosphere. You play as Mike, a fearless journalist determined to expose the truth, as he investigates a family brutally killed by a serial killer.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Investigation 14.1%, 1990's 13.5%, Realistic 10%, Exploration 7.2%

It is 1997. Farhad, an investigative journalist, arrives at an abandoned military base to uncover the truth behind a silenced 1986 meteor crash. But as he delves deeper into the forest, he finds that the debris isn't the only thing buried here. Some headlines are better left unwritten.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, 1990's 16.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 9.3%