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Games Like The Backrooms: Liminal Space

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Atmospheric, Psychological Horror, First-Person.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 92% — of 62 reviews
Released: 2026-01-28
Developer: 117PS
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchVery Positive84% of 55 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: Cinematic 25.9%, 1980s 21.2%, 1990's 16.2%, Stylized 10.1%, First-Person 9%

  2. #2 The Backrooms
    97% 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: First-Person 25.1%, Horror 22.8%, 3D 16.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Adventure 8.6%

  3. #3 NOCLIP
    96% 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: Psychological 20.4%, First-Person 15%, Horror 15%, 1980s 13.6%, 3D 11.5%

  4. #4 Project Liminal 2
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 63 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 27.2%, Stylized 18.6%, First-Person 17.7%, 3D 14.8%, Horror 7.6%

  5. #5 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 130 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: 1980s 29.7%, Psychological 24.4%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 9.7%, Adventure 8%

  6. #6 Enter The Backrooms
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,046 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: Psychological 23%, Horror 17%, Stylized 14.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Adventure 10.9%

  7. #7 LIMINAL SHIFT
    93% matchVery Positive82% of 252 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: Psychological 27.3%, First-Person 18.2%, 3D 13.8%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 11.8%

  8. #8 Liminalcore
    92% matchVery Positive83% of 688 reviews2024
    Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 36.9%, Adventure 34.6%, Atmospheric 24.3%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  9. #9 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 801 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: Action-Adventure 35.1%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Adventure 21.2%, 3D 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%

  10. #10 A Liminal Place Remastered
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 103 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: Action-Adventure 29.6%, First-Person 20.3%, 1990's 18.6%, 3D 14.1%, Adventure 9%

  11. #11 Backrooms: Last Room - Infinite Depths
    90% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2024
    Dev: KInTstudio
    Windows

    Experience the unknown world of utility rooms through a VHS camera, you will have to feel all the fear and anxiety of loneliness, plunging deeper and deeper into the world of utility rooms behind the scenes In search of that very, cherished, last room

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 38%, Horror 36%, Indie 26%

  12. #12 Liminal City
    89% matchMostly Positive73% of 91 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: Horror 19.6%, First-Person 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, 1990's 14.5%, Adventure 11.8%

  13. #13 The Complex: Found Footage
    88% matchVery Positive93% of 9,623 reviews2022
    Dev: pgWave
    Windows

    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: Horror 26.4%, 1990's 24.1%, First-Person 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Adventure 6.4%

  14. #14 Backrooms Doors
    89% matchMixed68% of 85 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%, First-Person 20.3%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, 3D 15.7%, Adventure 9.9%

  15. #15 Backrooms: Found Footage
    86% matchVery Positive82% of 318 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: 1990's 24.4%, Adventure 16.8%, First-Person 16.3%, Horror 15.4%, 3D 13.1%

  16. #16 LIMSCAPE : THE LIMINAL SPACE EXPLORER
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 152 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: 3D Platformer 57%, Horror 18.2%, 3D 14.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  17. #17 The Backrooms
    87% matchMixed63% of 122 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: First-Person 30.8%, Horror 24.4%, Adventure 23.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%

  18. #18 Shifting To The Backrooms
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 68 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: Cinematic 28.6%, Horror 23.5%, First-Person 19.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Adventure 7%

  19. #19 DREAM LOGIC
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
    Dev: Teleopsia Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    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: 1980s 14.9%, Horror 14.6%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, 1990's 13.1%, First-Person 10.4%

  20. #20 Subliminal
    82% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,177 reviews2026
    Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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: Action-Adventure 21.7%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 16.9%, 3D 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

  21. #21 Backrooms: Lost Tape
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,343 reviews2022
    Dev: Cortez Productions
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    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: Cinematic 26.7%, 1980s 24.8%, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

  22. #22 Within the Backrooms
    83% matchVery Positive95% of 198 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: 1990's 29.5%, Stylized 21%, Adventure 13.3%, Retro 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%

  23. #23 Backrooms Rec.
    82% matchMixed70% of 1,769 reviews2024
    Dev: Liminal Logic
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 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: Horror 23.5%, Action-Adventure 23%, First-Person 17.2%, 3D 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

  24. #24 The Classrooms
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 2,977 reviews2022
    Dev: Xefier Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    The Classrooms is a procedural, liminal-space, found-footage, survival horror game. Explore The Classrooms and discover the various anomalies it contains; from malicious entities, to harmless oddities. And remember, it's different every time you play, so your found footage is uniquely yours.

    Why similar: 1980s 22%, Cinematic 21.9%, 1990's 19.2%, Horror 9.1%, First-Person 8.8%

  25. #25 Liminal Exit
    80% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 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: Psychological 28.2%, Horror 18.1%, First-Person 17.4%, 3D 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

  26. #26 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
    79% matchMixed65% of 60 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: Horror 28.5%, First-Person 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%

  27. #27 THE_ABYSS_HAS_WALLS
    81% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2022
    Dev: James Madsen Digital Enterprises
    Windows

    THE_ABYSS_HAS_WALLS takes you into Ad Infinitum (also known as "The Backrooms") like never seen before. Review footage. Document fate.

    Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Action-Adventure 19.7%, Stylized 18.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%, 3D 9.5%

  28. #28 Barbotine
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2024
    Dev: Alex Rassloff
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Psychological 24.8%, 1990's 21.2%, Horror 10.5%, Stylized 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

  29. #29 Hotel 188
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 77 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: First-Person 32.5%, Psychological Horror 22%, Adventure 18%, Atmospheric 13.9%, 3D 6.9%

  30. #30 East Wood Carnival
    77% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: Elam Isaacs
    Windows

    A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

    Why similar: 1980s 41.4%, Horror 21.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 9.4%, 3D 6.5%

  31. #31 Unwilling Host
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2026
    Dev: HeZhiQiang
    Windows

    This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

    Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Adventure 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, First-Person 13.3%, Retro 6.8%

  32. #32 POOLS
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,218 reviews2024
    Dev: Tensori
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 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: First-Person 30.3%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Atmospheric 15%, 3D 12%, Adventure 11.8%

  33. #33 Backrooms: Realm of Shadows
    79% matchMixed41% of 183 reviews2023
    Dev: Cyprus Games
    Windows

    Backrooms: Realm of Shadows is a horror game that takes place in a seemingly endless maze of interconnected rooms and hallways, known as the Backrooms.

    Why similar: Action-Adventure 29.4%, Adventure 22.8%, Horror 19.9%, 3D 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

  34. #34 The Fridge is Red
    78% matchMixed56% of 230 reviews2022
    Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: 1990's 21.7%, Horror 13.7%, Stylized 12.1%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 8.9%

  35. #35 The Liminal Dimension
    76% matchVery Positive82% of 106 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: Horror 30.2%, Adventure 25.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, 3D 18.1%, Indie 4.8%

  36. #36 后室重生Backrooms Rebirth
    76% matchMixed59% of 68 reviews2024
    Dev: SJGZS
    Windows

    这是一款以后室题材的游戏,主要是一些恐怖元素和解谜内容组合起来的元素,这是我们的第一款游戏也是开始

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  37. #37 Disminal
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 140 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: Psychological 52.6%, First-Person 26.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 5.3%, Indie 4.9%

  38. #38 Interior Worlds
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 579 reviews2023
    Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 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: Horror 26.7%, First-Person 18.9%, 3D 12.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%

  39. #39 Inside the Backrooms
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 46,110 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: Horror 44.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Adventure 11%, 3D 9.6%

  40. #40 Dreamcore
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,683 reviews2025
    Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Experience liminal spaces 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: Horror 22.7%, First-Person 22.2%, 3D 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Adventure 10.7%

  41. #41 The Last Letter
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.

    Why similar: Psychological 26.3%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, 1990's 9.6%, Adventure 8%

  42. #42 The Backrooms: Found Footage
    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 62 reviews2022
    Dev: BaddWeatherPub: Euclid Games
    Windows

    The Backrooms: Found Footage is a survival horror game with rogue-lite elements, where you explore 600 million miles of randomly generated office space, contend with entities, collect unique and useful lore- all while attempting to maintain your sanity as you try to escape.

    Why similar: Horror 31.1%, First-Person 29.7%, 3D 22.2%, Psychological Horror 17%

  43. #43 The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
    72% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,604 reviews2019
    Dev: Pie On A Plate Productions
    Windows · Linux

    Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.

    Why similar: Horror 46.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 5%

  44. #44 The Backrooms Footage
    73% 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: Cinematic 39.4%, Horror 17.2%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, First-Person 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

  45. #45 Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
    69% matchMixed69% of 263 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: First-Person 25.5%, Horror 18.9%, 3D 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Adventure 11.8%

  46. #46 LIMINAL WATERS
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: DK Productions
    Windows

    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: Horror 47%, Adventure 31.3%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  47. #47 Escape the Backrooms
    63% matchVery Positive91% of 139,253 reviews2025
    Dev: Fancy GamesPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 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: Horror 41.2%, First-Person 14.6%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, 3D 8.2%

  48. #48 SKUF BACKROOMS
    70% matchMixed59% of 96 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: Stylized 25.7%, Horror 19.7%, First-Person 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, 3D 12.3%

  49. #49 Backrooms: Exploration
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 86 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: Horror 31.7%, First-Person 26.3%, Adventure 17%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, 3D 5.8%

  50. #50 Backrooms Descent: Multiplayer Horror
    71% matchMixed47% of 108 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: Action-Adventure 25.4%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 17.6%, 3D 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

  51. #51 Paranormal VHS
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 140 reviews2023
    Dev: Elite Lords Studios
    Windows

    Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

    Why similar: Horror 28.9%, First-Person 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Cinematic 12.6%

  52. #52 Return the Backrooms
    70% 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: Horror 25.1%, First-Person 24.5%, 3D 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Adventure 11.6%

  53. #53 The Backroom - Lost and Found
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 435 reviews2022
    Dev: Lollin' Pony
    Windows

    The Backroom - Lost and Found is a story rich adventure game with some horror elements. Why is there an orphaned room hidden away in the depths of a strange liminal space? Is it "the backrooms" or something else? CYOA? SCP? Weirdcore? No clipping? And what's with the cute paintings?

    Why similar: Horror 27.9%, First-Person 26.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%

  54. #54 OYASUMII
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 106 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: Psychological 25.7%, 3D Platformer 21.4%, Horror 15.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

  55. #55 Midnight Snack
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 264 reviews2025
    Dev: Desborde Games
    Windows

    A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

    Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Horror 15.1%, Stylized 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 10.1%

  56. #56 Beyond the Doors
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2026
    Dev: Dream Error
    Windows · Linux

    An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building

    Why similar: Horror 18.9%, First-Person 16.3%, Old School 14%, 3D 12.2%, Adventure 11.1%

  57. #57 Welcome To The Backrooms
    70% matchMixed46% of 148 reviews2022
    Dev: Brickmade ProductionsPub: Brickmade Productions
    Windows · Mac

    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: Horror 37.3%, First-Person 28.7%, 3D 21%, Psychological Horror 13%

  58. #58 The Complex: Expedition
    64% matchVery Positive89% of 2,327 reviews2025
    Dev: pgWave
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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: Cinematic 30.2%, Horror 19.6%, 1990's 14.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

  59. #59 The Holiday Story
    66% matchMostly Positive73% of 103 reviews2025
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.

    Why similar: Cinematic 23.7%, 1980s 22.6%, Horror 11.5%, First-Person 9.1%, Old School 7.3%

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Games Like The Backrooms: Liminal Space

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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