Games Like The Complex: Expedition

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 28.4%, Realistic 23%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Walking Simulator 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the eerie, quiet, and surreal atmosphere of empty, water-filled liminal spaces.

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

Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Realistic 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive anomaly-based walking simulator that popularized the loop-based liminal horror genre.

The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Cinematic 11.9%, Realistic 11.7%, Mystery 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that focuses on exploration and the unsettling nature of abandoned, familiar environments.

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: Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Realistic 14.8%, 1990's 10.4%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the realistic, found-footage aesthetic that makes the horror feel grounded and immediate.

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: Realistic 15.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.2%, Immersive Sim 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most visually stunning and accurate representation of liminal spaces and infinite architectural horror.

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Cinematic 12.5%, Realistic 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality, atmospheric follow-up to The Exit 8 that maintains the same sense of dread in a confined, repetitive space.

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: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Realistic 20.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the specific Backrooms lore with a focus on survival and psychological distress.

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 39%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a more interactive and puzzle-heavy approach to the Backrooms mythos with high-tension survival mechanics.

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: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Realistic 15.8%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the eerie, empty urban atmosphere that feels both realistic and deeply wrong.

As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.

Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Cinematic 12%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Realistic 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A compelling addition to the anomaly-hunting genre that keeps the player constantly questioning their surroundings.

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Cinematic 14%, Realistic 11.6%, Mystery 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror game that uses a realistic setting to build a slow-burning, cinematic sense of dread.

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: Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Cinematic 11.5%, Realistic 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Directly addresses the Backrooms theme with a focus on survival and the claustrophobia of infinite hallways.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Realistic 7.7%, First-Person 5.8%, Exploration 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, high-fidelity psychological horror game that excels at environmental storytelling and shifting, impossible spaces.

Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!

Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Cinematic 17.9%, Realistic 14.4%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Fits the found-footage and psychological horror vibe perfectly with its focus on unsettling, low-fidelity discovery.

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

Why similar: Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Immersive Sim 14%, Exploration 11%, Realistic 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy game that utilizes immersive simulation to make the player feel lost in a vast, 3D environment.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, First-Person 8.4%, Exploration 6.3%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror experience that uses exploration and mystery to build constant, suffocating tension.

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 23.3%, Realistic 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A solid, straightforward exploration-based Backrooms experience that captures the core essence of the setting.

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Realistic 15.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines realistic visuals with a walking-simulator structure to deliver a grounded, atmospheric horror experience.

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 16.7%, Horror 14.9%, Realistic 13.1%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Mystery 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror title that emphasizes the feeling of being watched in an isolated, exploration-based setting.

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 22.8%, Realistic 20%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Exploration 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the aesthetic of liminal spaces and the feeling of being trapped in a dreamlike, empty world.

You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.5%, Realistic 12.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Immersive Sim 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines simulation and psychological horror in a unique, detailed setting that rewards careful observation.

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: Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Mystery 13.3%, Realistic 10.1%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A strong focus on mystery and psychological dread within a survival-horror framework.

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: Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Realistic 17.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Atmospheric and realistic, this game uses its environment to tell a quiet, psychological story.

"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."

Why similar: Cinematic 18.2%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Realistic 12%, Immersive Sim 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Takes a cinematic approach to the Backrooms mythos, focusing on action and supernatural mystery.

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Cinematic 16.1%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Realistic 14.5%, Mystery 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Highly atmospheric and realistic, focusing on the psychological impact of being alone in an unknown location.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Cinematic 17.8%, Horror 16.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly realistic, cinematic, and deeply psychological horror experience set in a historical, atmospheric location.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 21%, Mystery 13.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on shifting, surreal environments that mirror the protagonist's deteriorating mental state.

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 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Realistic 12.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Mystery 9.7%

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 16.8%, Horror 14.9%, Exploration 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, 1990's 8.8%

An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.3%, Horror 31.3%, First-Person 10.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Walking Simulator 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Uses procedural generation to ensure that the exploration of the Backrooms feels fresh and unpredictable every time.

A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.

Why similar: Exploration 18.5%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Realistic 11.9%, Mystery 9.8%

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 29%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Realistic 18.9%, First-Person 9.4%, Action 4.7%

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: Horror 18%, Cinematic 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 8.7%

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: Horror 18.3%, Realistic 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Exploration 12.3%

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: Horror 13.5%, Realistic 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%

The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Cinematic 11.4%, Realistic 11.4%, Mystery 10.2%

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Cinematic 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 7.6%

In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Horror 12%, Realistic 10.9%, Exploration 9.8%

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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 16.3%, Realistic 13.2%, Mystery 10%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.7%, Realistic 13.8%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%

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: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 10.4%, First-Person 7.1%

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: Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Realistic 16.5%, Exploration 12.7%, Story Rich 9.5%

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 19.8%, Horror 18.2%, Mystery 14.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 6.8%

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: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Realistic 12.1%, Exploration 10.8%, Horror 9.3%

Lost in a series of endless train station hallways, find your way to the exit Platform in this First-Person Anomaly Spotting game set in the Midnight Monitor universe. Watch out for anomalies - If you see any, turn back immediately! Can you find your way out of Aldercourt Station?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 20.2%, Realistic 18.8%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 8.6%

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: Exploration 31.6%, 1990's 23.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 6.8%

In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.

Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Realistic 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%

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 26.9%, Realistic 23%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 9.5%

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: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.9%, Realistic 15.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Exploration 12%

Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)

Why similar: Cinematic 15.7%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Horror 10.8%, Realistic 10.7%, Exploration 9.5%

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: Horror 24.2%, Exploration 22%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, First-Person 11.7%, Walking Simulator 6.8%

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: Horror 16.3%, Realistic 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%

A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Mystery 17.6%, Exploration 17.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, First-Person 7.4%

Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 18.9%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Realistic 11.4%, Exploration 11.3%

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

Why similar: Realistic 22.1%, Exploration 18.5%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 14%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.4%, Realistic 13.3%, Cinematic 12.3%, Mystery 10.9%

It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 18%, Exploration 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Realistic 7.9%

As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?

Why similar: Horror 19%, Realistic 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Cinematic 12.9%, Mystery 7.8%

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: Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Exploration 15.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, First-Person 7.1%

The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Cinematic 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Realistic 11.1%, Exploration 10.9%