Games Like Subliminal

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: Psychological Horror 21%, Surreal 19.9%, Realistic 15.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same claustrophobic, atmospheric exploration of liminal, unsettling environments without traditional monsters.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Thriller 24.3%, Surreal 24.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, First-Person 11%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a playful yet mind-bending approach to first-person perspective puzzles and surreal, dreamlike spaces.

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: Surreal 15.8%, Investigation 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Realistic 10.6%, Mystery 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It plunges you into non-linear, nostalgic, and surreal spaces that mirror the exact aesthetic and dread of Subliminal.

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: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 17.8%, Realistic 12.8%, Mystery 11.5%, First-Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the raw, unsettling documentary feel of navigating endless, yellow-tinted office mazes.

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: Thriller 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Realistic 12.7%, Mystery 9.3%, Horror 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It presents quiet, decaying urban environments designed to trigger a profound sense of isolation and mystery.

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: Thriller 32.6%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Realistic 14.1%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Simulation 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends realistic VHS aesthetics with terrifying survival elements inside the iconic labyrinth.

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: Thriller 15.1%, Surreal 11.4%, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Realistic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a slow-paced, atmospheric journey through unfamiliar and uncanny dimensions.

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: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Realistic 15.8%, Surreal 15%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Mystery 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on walking-simulator mechanics within strange, half-remembered architectural spaces.

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 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 13%, Mystery 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It expands upon the Backrooms mythos with heavy emphasis on eerie exploration and realistic graphics.

Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.

Why similar: Investigation 13.7%, Thriller 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Realistic 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers high-tension psychological horror through hyper-realistic first-person environmental investigation.

"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.

Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Surreal 11.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It creates a deeply unsettling psychological horror atmosphere using dark, oppressive corridors and mystery.

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: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 20.8%, Surreal 18%, First-Person 12.8%, 3D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delves directly into the survival horror mechanics of navigating endless procedurally generated rooms.

This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Investigation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It tests your observational skills in an uncanny, looping subterranean hallway where every detail matters.

An observation-driven psychological horror set inside an endless furniture superstore. Spot anomalies, choose the correct path, complete your shopping list — and escape the loop.

Why similar: Thriller 15.2%, Surreal 12.7%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Realistic 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It taps into the same psychological dread of being trapped within a massive, endless, and repetitive commercial maze.

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: Thriller 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Surreal 11.1%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It weaves mystery and psychological dread into eerie, exploration-heavy dungeon spaces.

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: Investigation 13.6%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Immersive Sim 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It challenges your perception of reality through repetitive, anomalous architectural puzzles.

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 21%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: It explores uncanny, surreal spaces focusing on isolation and psychological unease.

Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.

Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Realistic 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a cooperative lens into the terrifying survival aspects of the legendary yellow corridors.

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 14.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes realistic 3D visuals to recreate the terrifying experience of getting lost in the backrooms.

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: Immersive Sim 16.2%, Surreal 13%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines immersive-sim mechanics with unsettling environments and psychological horror tropes.

A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.6%, Investigation 12.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Realistic 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a linear, highly atmospheric psychological horror experience through claustrophobic environments.

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: Thriller 23.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Realistic 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It presents a moody, atmospheric psychological thriller centered on immersive environmental exploration.

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: Surreal 15.3%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Realistic 10.9%, Mystery 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle-solving and immersive-sim elements within bizarre, shifting architectural spaces.

Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.

Why similar: Realistic 16%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Investigation 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on narrative-driven survival and exploration within iconic creepy architectural layouts.

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: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Surreal 12%, Realistic 11.9%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It uses realistic first-person walking-simulator mechanics to build intense psychological terror.

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Realistic 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends survival-horror elements with cryptic mysteries set in obscure, haunting locations.

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: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Horror 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It explores surreal, logic-defying dreamscapes that mirror the uncanny nature of Subliminal's puzzles.

Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Thriller 14.8%, Realistic 11.3%, Horror 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It drops the player into desolate, isolated indie environments dripping with psychological tension.

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: Surreal 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Investigation 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Realistic 10.2%

A psychological horror game set in a Korean apartment building. Explore eerie occurrences throughout the complex and uncover the truth behind them.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 13%, Thriller 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Immersive Sim 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It builds suffocating psychological terror inside a confined, eerie domestic space.

A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Aberrations" and deceptive "Deceptions" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.

Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.8%, Surreal 9.3%, Investigation 8.1%

Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...

Why similar: Horror 31%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Mystery 10.9%, First-Person 8.6%, Exploration 7.8%

You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.

Why similar: Thriller 15%, Investigation 13.4%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the dark, terrifying survival-horror essence of navigating the earliest iterations of the mythos.

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: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Surreal 15.8%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 10%, Story Rich 9.3%

Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness

Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 14.3%, Realistic 13%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

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: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Thriller 16.1%, Realistic 14.8%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 11.2%

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Mystery 12.5%, Realistic 9.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

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: Thriller 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Realistic 13.4%, Surreal 10.1%, Horror 9.7%

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: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Realistic 18.7%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Surreal 15.5%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 9%, Investigation 9%

The Backrooms is a first person survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Explore an ever evolving nightmare while running from terrifying creatures to stay alive.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29%, Realistic 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 12%

Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Thriller 14.8%, Horror 13.3%, Surreal 11.2%, Realistic 10%

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Surreal 16%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 15.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%

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: Thriller 21.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 13.4%, Realistic 13%, Atmospheric 7.4%

A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.

Why similar: Thriller 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 12.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Horror 10.2%

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

Why similar: Realistic 20.3%, Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 14.1%, First-Person 13%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

A bad incident is like a tangled knot, It sits there, waiting for someone or something to untie it, but until then… scars may be left behind … are you ready for a First person Psychological Horror game based on a true story?!

Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 10.2%, Realistic 10%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Thriller 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Surreal 13.3%, Horror 11%, Realistic 9.2%

Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.

Why similar: Thriller 15.7%, Surreal 13.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

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 14.8%, Realistic 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, First-Person 10.2%

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Thriller 15.8%, Surreal 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 8.5%

Welcome to the Backrooms is a indie horror game developed by Brickmade Productions. This game will bring you the ultimate Backrooms survival experience, crafting, lore, entities, and a very in-depth health system which will keep you checking your watch non-stop.

Why similar: Realistic 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

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: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Surreal 15.7%, Realistic 15.3%, Horror 13.8%, Simulation 9.7%

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Realistic 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Horror 9.2%

Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.

Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Adventure 8.4%

Room 404 is a first-person Chinese horror game.Players must discern anomalies within an endlessly looping corridor, make decisions,and attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding themselves and the four floors of the apartment.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Realistic 9.2%, Exploration 8.6%

backrooms horror game

Why similar: Realistic 16.6%, Thriller 15.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, First-Person 10.6%

Backrooms Media is a 1-4 player co-op horror that plunges you into unsettling, hyper-realistic liminal spaces. Navigate eerie environments filled with lurking horrors. Group up with your friends to face the terror of the endless backrooms together and... try to escape.

Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Realistic 15.3%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 9.5%

In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 12%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Supermarket simulator meets horror. You’re a clerk at a 24-hour convenience store. During the day - serve customers and hit your sales goals. At night - beware of strange clients. Try to survive 7 days in the Far North.

Why similar: Surreal 13.2%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 9.2%