Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Inside the Backrooms (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Inside the Backrooms on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Backrooms: Escape Together, which both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle.
- Inside the Backrooms is tagged Horror, Multiplayer, Survival Horror, Puzzle, Psychological Horror, Co-op, Online Co-Op, Adventure by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Backrooms: Escape Together
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2022).
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Backrooms: Escape Together at a glance Released 2022 Studio Triiodide Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 48,808 Price $9.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorEarly AccessFirst-PersonExplorationPuzzle
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including First-Person, Puzzle and Story Rich; released around the same time (2020).
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Amnesia: Rebirth at a glance Released 2020 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 9,326 Price $29.99 First-PersonPuzzleStory RichExplorationHorrorSurvival HorrorDarkPsychological Horror
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 10 player tags including Online Co-Op, Puzzle and 3D; released around the same time (2022).
You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?
We Were Here Forever at a glance Released 2022 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,807 Price $17.99 Online Co-OpPuzzle3DMysteryExplorationPsychological HorrorStory RichDark
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Outer Wilds
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Story Rich.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Outer Wilds at a glance Released http Studio Mobius Digital Player sentiment 96% positive of 107,214 Price $14.99 ExplorationMysteryStory RichPuzzleSci-fiHorrorFirst-PersonPsychological Horror
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Pacify
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2019).
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
Pacify at a glance Released 2019 Studio Shawn Hitchcock Player sentiment 86% positive of 42,748 Price $2.19 HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationFirst-PersonDarkSci-fi
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at a glance Released 2017 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 95% positive of 126,252 Price $19.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonVRPsychological HorrorPuzzleStory RichFPS
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and First-Person.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Layers of Fear (2016) at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bloober Team SA Player sentiment 88% positive of 27,676 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonStory RichDarkPuzzleExplorationMystery
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and First-Person.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs at a glance Released 2013 Studio The Chinese Room Player sentiment 70% positive of 12,114 Price $19.99 HorrorStory RichFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExplorationMysterySurvival HorrorDark
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, VR and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2019).
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 HorrorVRSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDarkPuzzleStory Rich
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Strobophagia | Rave Horror
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Survival Horror, Mystery and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2020).
An occult forest rave ⸸ Strange rituals ⸸ Enigmatic organisers ⸸ An ancient evil ⸸ Pure Psychedelic Horror
Strobophagia | Rave Horror at a glance Released 2020 Studio Green Tile Digital Player sentiment 83% positive of 110 Price $19.99 Survival HorrorMysteryPsychological Horror3DHorrorFirst-PersonExplorationPuzzle
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Scorn
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Scorn at a glance Released 2022 Studio Ebb Software Player sentiment 77% positive of 19,678 Price $39.99 HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonDarkPsychological HorrorSci-fiSurvival HorrorFPS
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Lethal Company
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Online Co-Op, Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2023).
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Lethal Company at a glance Released 2023 Studio Zeekerss Player sentiment 97% positive of 510,597 Price $9.99 Online Co-OpHorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorExplorationPsychological HorrorSci-fiPvE
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Content Warning
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Online Co-Op, Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2024).
Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)
Content Warning at a glance Released 2024 Studio Zorro Player sentiment 94% positive of 162,949 Price $4.95 Online Co-OpHorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorExploration3DMystery
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 35,674 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonDarkExplorationStory Rich
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F.E.A.R.
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, FPS and First-Person.
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
F.E.A.R. at a glance Released 2005 Studio Monolith Productions Player sentiment 94% positive of 19,502 Price $9.99 HorrorFPSFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDarkStory RichSci-fiSurvival Horror
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We Were Here Together
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Puzzle, Online Co-Op and Story Rich; released around the same time (2019).
As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?
We Were Here Together at a glance Released 2019 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 17,696 Price $4.93 PuzzleOnline Co-OpStory RichExplorationHorrorMysteryFirst-PersonPsychological Horror
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Prey
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Sci-fi, Horror and FPS.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Prey at a glance Released 2017 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 54,539 Price $29.99 Sci-fiHorrorFPSFirst-PersonStory RichExplorationSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Puzzle.
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Bendy and the Ink Machine at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 36,934 Price $5.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleSurvival HorrorDarkMysteryStory RichPsychological Horror
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I'm on Observation Duty 3
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and puzzle; shares 10 player tags including VR, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2020).
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
I'm on Observation Duty 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Notovia Player sentiment 77% positive of 368 Price $2.99 VRPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorHorrorPuzzleMysteryFirst-PersonExploration
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Survival Horror, Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2021).
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Resident Evil Village at a glance Released 2021 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 96% positive of 153,329 Price $39.99 Survival HorrorHorrorFirst-PersonStory RichFPSDarkPsychological HorrorVR
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DEVOUR
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2021).
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
DEVOUR at a glance Released 2021 Studio Straight Back Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 88,093 Price $9.99 HorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkFirst-PersonVRPuzzle
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GhostWire: Tokyo
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including First-Person, Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2022).
Tokyo's population has vanished, and deadly supernatural forces prowl the streets. Use an arsenal of elemental abilities to unravel the truth behind the disappearance and save Tokyo.
GhostWire: Tokyo at a glance Released 2022 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 83% positive of 21,047 Price $59.99 First-PersonHorrorStory RichMysteryExplorationFPSPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror
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Call of Cthulhu
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Call of Cthulhu at a glance Released 2018 Studio Cyanide Studio Player sentiment 79% positive of 13,871 Price $19.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichMysteryFirst-PersonDarkSurvival HorrorFPS
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We Happy Few
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including First-Person, Psychological Horror and Horror; released around the same time (2018).
From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.
We Happy Few at a glance Released 2018 Studio Compulsion Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,772 Price $59.99 First-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorExplorationDarkSurvival HorrorStory RichEarly Access
Common questions
What game is most like Inside the Backrooms?
Backrooms: Escape Together, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Inside the Backrooms" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Inside the Backrooms. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.