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The Backrooms Experiment is a co-op walking simulator with horror and thriller elements. Find your way in Backrooms, avoid the entities, cheese entities with voices, explore the levels, cooperate with your friends, and most importantly, do not die.

Reviews: Mixed — 60% — of 72 reviews
Released: 2023-03-15
Developer: Efe Mert
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS
    96% matchMixed68% of 146 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 31.7%, Thriller 14.4%, Realistic 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Co-op 9.8%

  2. #2 The Backrooms Multiplayer
    97% matchMostly Negative37% of 73 reviews2022
    Dev: Untold Backrooms Stories
    Windows

    You and your friends have found a camera with a footage in it. For some reason you can't rewind the video, and as soon as you try winding it forward you all find yourself in the Backrooms. Together figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Realistic 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Co-op 9.6%

  3. #3 Behind The Backrooms
    96% matchMixed48% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: SupKai
    Windows

    Behind the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game

    Why similar: Thriller 38.3%, Co-op 16%, First-Person 15.2%, Adventure 10.6%, 3D 9.9%

  4. #4 Inside the Backrooms
    95% matchVery Positive81% of 45,968 reviews2022
    Dev: MrFatcat
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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: Survival Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiplayer 13%, Co-op 11.7%, Online Co-Op 10.4%

  5. #5 Escape the Backrooms
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 134,540 reviews2025
    Dev: Fancy GamesPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Co-op 12.1%

  6. #6 Return the Backrooms
    94% matchMixed63% of 139 reviews2022
    Dev: Skmaestro
    Windows

    Return the Backrooms is a Co-op horror game for 1-4 players where you can have a great time with your friends. Think, Explore, Wander, find the key items and try to escape. but be careful because something is lurking in the dark...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, First-Person 17.7%, Survival Horror 17.1%, 3D 12%, Adventure 11.3%

  7. #7 The Backrooms : Last Expedition
    93% matchMixed52% of 66 reviews2023
    Dev: Valkyrie Interactive
    Windows

    "The Backrooms: Last Expedition" is a cooperative horror game designed for 1 to 4 players. Its main objective is to create an enjoyable gaming experience for friends. Players will navigate through terrifying levels, filled with various entities and dangers, as they strive to escape.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18%, First-Person 15.2%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Adventure 12.5%

  8. #8 Backrooms: What's Next
    92% matchMixed66% of 65 reviews2025
    Dev: SUDT Games
    Windows

    Backrooms: What's Next is a Co-op horror game up to 4 players, where you and your friends will explore the game, try to pass the game level using your mind, wit, remembering the places where you were

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Survival Horror 15.2%, First-Person 13.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Co-op 8.7%

  9. #9 Backrooms: Escape Together
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 34,229 reviews2022
    Dev: Triiodide Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A visually lifelike co-op horror for 1-6 people. Journey through 10 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Realistic 12.3%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Co-op 10.5%

  10. #10 The Backrooms Deluxe 2
    91% matchMixed40% of 453 reviews2025
    Dev: Lory Games
    Windows

    A roguelite multiplayer Backrooms game that bases itself on The Backrooms Deluxe's levels and expands on the mechanics, levels, networking and enemy AI.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Perma Death 10.2%, Co-op 7.9%

  11. #11 Backrooms: Extractions
    90% matchMostly Positive74% of 618 reviews2025
    Dev: Headlight Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Cooperate with up to 6 players to explore, search, and extract lost agents within the Backrooms. Solve puzzles, unlock tools, survive against entities, and progress through increasingly dangerous levels.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Realistic 15.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.2%

  12. #12 Enter The Backrooms
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,041 reviews2021
    Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    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 28.9%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 10.1%

  13. #13 Backrooms Rec.
    89% matchMixed70% of 1,667 reviews2024
    Dev: Liminal Logic
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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: Survival Horror 19.1%, Nonlinear 12%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Realistic 11%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

  14. #14 Backrooms: Exploration
    88% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: HNStudios
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Realistic 23.2%, First-Person 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Adventure 15.1%

  15. #15 Backrooms Media
    86% matchMixed41% of 614 reviews2025
    Dev: NPK GamesPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows

    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: Survival Horror 18%, Realistic 15.6%, Co-op 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, First-Person 11.4%

  16. #16 The Backrooms: Survival
    86% matchVery Positive82% of 1,124 reviews2023
    Dev: RE:CODE
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Survival horror with roguelike elements. Explore randomized levels with different items and entities while trying to maintain your thirst, hunger, and sanity, ensuring a new experience every time. Play alone or with up to TEN friends online! Cross-platform multiplayer with Nintendo Switch.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Co-op 13.3%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, First-Person 11.2%

  17. #17 UnderBackrooms
    87% matchMostly Negative39% of 72 reviews2023
    Dev: okeyplaystudio
    Windows

    UnderBackrooms is a cooperative horror game set in a mysterious parallel universe of empty rooms and endless corridors. With moments of tension and surprise, players must be on guard to survive. Explore the backrooms and uncover their secrets to escape this nightmare world.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 24.8%, Adventure 24.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Multiplayer 9.8%

  18. #18 Backrooms: Hide Together
    85% matchMixed49% of 88 reviews2025
    Dev: ICON GAME STUDIO
    Windows

    A visually realistic 1-7 player co-op survival horror game. Explore 5 levels filled with confined environments, puzzles, and entities with new levels and content added regularly. Beware of terrifying moments and ruthless monsters. Do whatever it takes to escape, even if it means hiding.

    Why similar: Realistic 18.6%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, First-Person 10.3%

  19. #19 Climb The Backrooms
    82% matchVery Positive80% of 962 reviews2025
    Dev: LovDEV
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Ascend through the twisted levels of the Backrooms using physics-based object manipulation to overcome obstacles, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover unsettling secrets. Play solo or team up in online co-op with up to 4 players as you climb higher, think smarter, and survive the unknown.

    Why similar: Adventure 34.1%, First-Person 26.8%, 3D 20%, Co-op 9.2%, Online Co-Op 5.8%

  20. #20 Backrooms Society
    84% matchMostly Positive80% of 656 reviews2023
    Dev: Mikael Bihl
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Backrooms Society is a 1-8 player co-op horror game. Make your way through unique levels of the backrooms while trying to survive and avoid mysterious entities. Scavenge each level for gear and resources, bring it back to The Hub where you can sell valuables and buy/craft new gear.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, Realistic 16.8%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Online Co-Op 10.5%

  21. #21 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
    Dev: Durultay Games
    Windows

    Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Thriller 18.8%, Survival Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Nonlinear 9.7%

  22. #22 Hospital 666
    81% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,342 reviews2024
    Dev: Lokin
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Thriller 17.6%, Realistic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Online Co-Op 10.5%

  23. #23 The Anomaly Project
    78% matchVery Positive81% of 581 reviews2024
    Dev: Kekdot
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Your goal is simple, spot anomalies to escape. Play alone or together with up to 8 players in online co-op. Make the right decisions to advance to the next level, or risk being reset to the beginning!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Co-op 10.8%

  24. #24 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
    78% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
    Dev: Steelkrill Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    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 23.7%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Realistic 11.9%

  25. #25 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
    77% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 28%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, First-Person 13%, Adventure 10.3%

  26. #26 Lost Hope: Backrooms
    79% matchMixed69% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: mdvdPub: Lost Hope games
    Windows

    Lost Hope, a chilling horror game set in the eerie Backrooms universe, challenges players to delve into enigmatic locations teeming with bizarre and inexplicable phenomena. Embark on an expedition alone or with friends!

    Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, First-Person 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Adventure 13.4%, 3D 11%

  27. #27 Backrooms Descent: Multiplayer Horror
    79% matchMixed46% of 106 reviews2023
    Dev: Sushi Studio
    Windows

    If you are not careful enough, you may end up in that place, the place some call The Backrooms. The Backrooms of existence, a hellish dimension of infinite maze-like constructs, each level pushing deeper into the despair. Could you, a normal person find the way out? Dive deeper into the horror

    Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Realistic 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Co-op 10%

  28. #28 White Noise Online
    81% matchMixed66% of 710 reviews2014
    Dev: Milkstone Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A fully cooperative horror experience like never before! On White Noise Online, a team of up to 4 investigators has to explore an area looking for clues, while avoiding being devoured by a supernatural creature. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the mysterious events?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Co-op 10.1%, Adventure 8.8%

  29. #29 Backrooms Cleanup Crew
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 428 reviews2025
    Dev: On The Bridge Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    You and your crew are tasked with cleaning up after the last exploration team's ill-fated journey into the Backrooms. Dodge deadly incursions, scrub every surface, and leave no trace.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Co-op 15.8%, First-Person 15.2%, Online Co-Op 11.7%

  30. #30 SILENT BREATH
    76% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
    Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    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 22.9%, Realistic 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 14%, Perma Death 13.9%

  31. #31 Backroom Company
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 497 reviews2025
    Dev: Hypercent Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Backroom Company (aka Async Corporation) is a mysterious group exploring “Noclip.” No one knows who created it. Follow the missing explorers' traces and find strange items deep in the Backrooms.

    Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Co-op 12.2%, Conversation 11%, Online Co-Op 9.7%

  32. #32 Together After Dark
    74% matchMixed56% of 310 reviews2025
    Dev: RedForge
    Windows

    Together After Dark is a co-op horror psychological game with a survival touch for 1-4 players. 4 Teens are stuck in the forest and need to find a way out but they are not alone

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Perma Death 18%, Realistic 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Survival Horror 9.3%

  33. #33 Liminal City
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 79 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 30.2%, Thriller 17.8%, Realistic 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, First-Person 9.3%

  34. #34 BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 661 reviews2025
    Dev: DMNT Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    A terrifying multiplayer horror experience with social deduction elements. Trapped in the Backrooms, up to 12 players must try to work together to survive and expose the shapeshifting Skin Stealer hiding among them before it’s too late. Who will you trust?

    Why similar: Survival Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Realistic 12.8%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Adventure 10.7%

  35. #35 SKUF BACKROOMS
    74% matchMixed60% of 93 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 31.8%, Thriller 19.3%, Realistic 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, First-Person 9.2%

  36. #36 The Backrooms Footage
    75% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: Untold Backrooms Stories
    Windows · Linux

    You have found a camera with a footage in it. For some reason you can't rewind the video, and as soon as you try winding it forward you find yourself in the Backrooms. Figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Co-op 16.4%, First-Person 13.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%

  37. #37 The Backrooms: Unbounded
    73% matchMostly Positive76% of 658 reviews2023
    Dev: BluSkie
    Windows

    The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free Simple Linear single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, Realistic 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, First-Person 11.9%, Adventure 9.2%

  38. #38 Anomaly Company
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2026
    Dev: Kekdot
    Windows

    You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Co-op 11.4%

  39. #39 White Room Protocol
    70% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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 29.3%, Thriller 19.7%, Realistic 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, First-Person 8.7%

  40. #40 Backrooms Doors
    72% matchMixed68% of 84 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: Survival Horror 26.1%, Realistic 19.7%, First-Person 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, 3D 12.1%

  41. #41 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 119 reviews2022
    Dev: Corey JeffriesPub: Spatial Quotient
    Windows

    An unsettling rogue-lite horror adventure. Iconic Backrooms 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: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Survival Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Adventure 13.3%, First-Person 12%

  42. #42 BACKROOMS NO RETURN: Prologue
    71% matchMostly Negative33% of 1,186 reviews2024
    Dev: FriedGPU
    Windows

    Explore the poolrooms in a inmersive cooperative horror game. Immerse yourself in the story of scientists who are exploring the depths of the poolrooms and end up encountering various obstacles in order to find a way back to reality.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, First-Person 16.3%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, 3D 11.7%

  43. #43 The Cabin Factory
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 3,493 reviews2024
    Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Realistic 11.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Adventure 8.5%

  44. #44 DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
    67% matchMixed53% of 2,124 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital Cybercherries
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Realistic 15.6%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Co-op 11.1%

  45. #45 Liminal Exit
    67% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 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 26.5%, Perma Death 19.8%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Realistic 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10%

  46. #46 IT Simulator
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 167 reviews2022
    Dev: Bad Byte Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    IT Simulator is a co-op horror game where two players attempt to return power to an office building. Take the role of the all-seeing Control Room or the stealthy Repair Technician as you risk everything to d̶i̶s̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶u̶t̶h̶ escape.

    Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Adventure 25.2%, First-Person 18%, Co-op 10.8%, 3D 10.5%

  47. #47 The Backrooms
    71% matchMixed64% of 118 reviews2022
    Dev: Ionized Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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: Realistic 32.4%, Adventure 25.2%, First-Person 24.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%

  48. #48 Abnormality
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 238 reviews2024
    Dev: Nightmare Studios
    Windows

    Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, First-Person 17.9%, Co-op 16%, Thriller 14.1%, Conversation 11.5%

  49. #49 The Backrooms Regret
    69% matchMixed61% of 147 reviews2024
    Dev: Noirware
    Windows

    Are you ready to survive in this hostile world? Discover who you are and how you ended up in this dimension. But don't worry, you can rely on warm company that will make your experience much more 'pleasant.' Oh, and good luck, you'll need it.

    Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, First-Person 16.6%, 3D 15.1%, Multiplayer 13.2%

  50. #50 POOLS
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
    Dev: Tensori
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 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 34.3%, Realistic 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Nonlinear 10.2%

  51. #51 Scary Maze Game
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: Carrot Studios
    Windows

    You and up to 5 friends need to find the exit of a maze, beware of the monster that lurks in the shadows.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Survival Horror 11.1%, 3D 10%

  52. #52 Exit Together
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Çınar's Art
    Windows

    ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, Realistic 13.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 11.2%

  53. #53 Backrooms: Found Footage
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 280 reviews2024
    Dev: HNStudios
    Windows

    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: Adventure 23%, Realistic 22.3%, First-Person 17.1%, 3D 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

  54. #54 CantEscapeTheBackrooms
    68% matchMixed60% of 232 reviews2023
    Dev: BlackArtStudios
    Windows

    CantEscapeTheBackrooms is a single player horror game. Explore numerous treacherous and dangerous levels, avoid contact with evil entities, and do whatever it takes to find your way out!

    Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, First-Person 19.9%, Multiplayer 13.3%, 3D 13.2%, Adventure 12.2%

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