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Games like Backrooms: The Old Watcher(Trial)

Games like Backrooms: The Old Watcher(Trial)

Looking for games like Backrooms: The Old Watcher(Trial)? Here are top survival survival recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with CAGE-FACE | Case 2: The Sewer, Paranormal Investigation or SPIRITUS.

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  1. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    45% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Find your way out of the sewers while fighting off an unstoppable monster and slowly succumbing to a mysterious illness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAGE-FACE | Case 2: The Sewer.

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  2. A psychological horror where you dive in and investigate a signal emanating from within the abandoned facility. Be careful about what you see and what you don’t, as it can be your undoing. Ghost evidence, strange noises, and anomalies are all part of the gig. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Investigation.

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    12%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    19% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Just UpdatedWe are so happy to announce a major new upgrade of SPIRITUS that went Early Access nearly two years ago. Now the game is finished and we are really excited to show you the new survival horror mystery that it provides to players. Take up arms and wits and survive the mansion, explore the mechanics we've implemented and throw yourself back into the 90's! About the Game Return to class… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPIRITUS.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Room54 is a first person adventure/survival horror game, focused on investigation, exploration,solving puzzles and action. The story of Daniel and his family in an apparently quiet small mountain town full of secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room 54.

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  5. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    58% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and they have spread a virus that transform people into zombies. Find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invasion 2037.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    84% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    In 2001, you were taken. And somehow, you survived. Over two decades later, you return to the place that should have stayed buried: Stanley’s World.Once a cheerful drop-off nursery for children—where parents left their kids while they ran errands or went to work—it was abruptly shut down in 2001, just days after a string of mysterious disappearances... and the world changed forever. Now it’s quie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stanley Says.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    It's winter break 1994 and schools out at Harthorn High School, but not all is silent in its empty classrooms and dark hallways... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harthorn.

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  9. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    Experience the horrors of a haunting that's never the same twice. Paranormal is a 3D fully dynamic haunting experience. The player takes the role of Mattel Clarke, an artist who has a haunted house. Mattel decides to film the hauntings with his camera, which is the viewpoint of the game.The player controls the camera as the hauntings slowly but surely escalate into something far worse and more hor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal.

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  10. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    87% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    From the makers of the"Silver Creek Falls" trilogy comes a new episodic mystery-adventure game series known as "The Walsingham Files". Follow in the steps of the stalwart Detective Sara Fitzgerald as she tackles a new mind-boggling mystery that will keep you at the edge of your seat at all times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walsingham Files: Chapter 1.

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  11. Ebony is a first-person psychological horror game with paranormal effects. Can you survive at night in an old mansion? Adam inherited from his grandmother. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EBONY.

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  12. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Billy's Game Show is a Stealth Horror Game. Play against an AI that watches your moves through security cameras. Your goal is to find the 3 hidden heads and escape the horror of the show. You're the current contestant in a twisted game environment designed by Billy himself, for his own twisted enjoyment. Billy's Game Show set is made for you to choose your own path, but remember, it’s Billy's game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Billy's Game Show.

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  13. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    60% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    DESCRIPTIONCantEscapeTheBackrooms is a Singleplayer horror game, where you will fight on your own to escape the different levels of the backrooms, solving puzzles and find your way out. Explore each room look for elements that might help you to go further. The further you come the more dangerous it will be. Becareful danger lurks around every corner don't be careless Or it'll be over sooner than y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CantEscapeTheBackrooms.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    84% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    #puzzle #horror #adventure Inside Depth 6 places focus on creating an atmosphere of great terror, suspense, and anticipation for the player. With a dark storyline, and an intensifying horror... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inside Depth 6.

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  15. Set in the world of the horror series Slasher, the Slasher VR choose-your-own-adventure experience places you in the creepy town of Waterbury as an undercover reporter investigating The Executioner’s horrific series of murders. As the body count rises, it’s up to you to bring a fresh pair of eyes to the case, but you soon discover that you’re unwelcome by the local citizens…and the killer isn’t fa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slasher VR.

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    26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    40% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    It's late October, 1935. A cold day in London. A man enters your office, distraught. His brother has been missing for a week, and no one seems to know where he is. Take the role of John Marshall McClaney, a young private investigator striking out on his own after his dismissal from the police force. Explore a variety of environments and search for clues. Piece together information and connect the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Little Time.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    96% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    You awaken, a survivor of world war III, you are starving, just trying to move forward. With your strength slowly fading, you make way into an abandon prison. Hopelessly you search for some food stored inside. During your hunt, you find out the prison is not as abandoned as you thought it was... You are being chased, your pursuers motives are unknown. With the little strength you have left, you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortal Decay.

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  18. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    After a sudden malfunction, your elevator plummets to the ground, crashing into an unfamiliar and deserted part of your office building. Disoriented, you find yourself trapped in the ominous confines of the Backrooms. With your mind on edge and a deep sense that you are not alone, escape becomes your sole focus. "The Backrooms: Unseen Tapes" is a found footage-style first-person sur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Unseen Tapes.

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  19. 56%Game Brain Score
    56% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Nyctophobia Bloodline is a sequel for our first game Nyctophobia Devil Unleashed. This is a Singleplayer Psychological FirstPerson Horror game developed by Solitary Games (Keneth Agar) A Filipino Horror Game Developer and Published by Lamina Studios. NOTE: This game is on Early Stage (DEMO) so expect a lot of bugs and glitches throughout the game. Thankyou! STORY :  Athan, a 25 years old man who … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nyctophobia Bloodline.

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  20. Survive in a world full of darkness. Gain resources. Kill entities. Repeat. Refuel your soul by visiting locations to remember who you are, but beware, there might be entities lurking around... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PermaNight.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Steam page:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986280/LATEST_ISSUE/ LATEST ISSUE is an exciting game where the player assumes the role of a brave blogger who specializes in exploring mysterious and frightening places. This time his path leads to abandoned underground tunnels, shrouded in legends of missing people and unexplained phenomena. The player will explore the tangled passages and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LATEST ISSUE.

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  22. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    76% User Score Based on 469 reviews

    Navigate the internet's dark net, searching for pieces of a puzzle that once combined will clear your outstanding debt. Scan strange websites for info, hack into PCs while defending your own, and buy/sell goods & services, all while avoiding threats in this strategic, suspenseful horror game. There's no safe-zoneBe vigilant, psychos of all shapes and sizes have gotten the green light to kill … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to the Game III.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Investigation: ExpiredSummer, 1995. You receive a call from the Polly’s Ville Police Department. An electrical engineer, John Plier, just 18 years old, has been found dead in the decaying station of Ghillies Subway. What begins as a simple investigation soon spirals into something much darker... Explore the subway, and the twisted realm of a psycho killer in Polly's Hospital. And lookout, as ther… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Investigation.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    73% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    About This GameFaint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.StoryIn 2010, a family moved into a suburban house. Their joy turned to terror on the first night when they were brutally murdered by an unknown assailant. The police investigated, but each victim was found hanging in the bathroom with a mysteriou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faint Call.

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  25. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 1,352 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    This ghost hunting simulation is a first-person single player experience. You’re equipped with an EMF Meter, Thermometer, Audio Recorder, Camera, and a Flashlight collecting evidence to satisfy homeowners concerns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I..

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    You bet your friends that you can survive the night in this terrifying place, but be warned that this bet could cost you your life. Death Education is a first-person horror game that will send you into the dark corridors of an abandoned school, where every lesson could be your last. Explore the classrooms of an old Soviet school and uncover the dark secrets of the past before you are consumed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Education.

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  28. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 271 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Perception is a first-person narrative horror adventure that tells the story of Cassie, a blind heroine who uses her extraordinary hearing and razor-sharp wits to unravel the mysteries of an abandoned estate that haunts her dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perception.

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  30. 26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    39% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    You have to explore and find a way out of the accursed cemetery of Aynkaria. On the way, you are waiting for ghosts, screamers and a parallel world. Carefully inspect the game locations and read the notes to find clues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bad Gravedigger.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The Story Noctem is set in Dry Creek. A little town in Alaska, with beautiful nature and mostly foggy, a place that strange things happen daily. There are whispers about the Alaskan Triangle and all the theories behind it, but no one is willing to speak about it. People disappear and most of them remain lost. Some say they died, some say they left... Others are still searching for them, to this da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noctem.

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  32. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 800 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Lost Tape.

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  33. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    62% User Score Based on 39 reviews
    Critic Score 39%Based on 7 reviews

    Sanity of Morris - psychological horror adventure. Discover clues but stay away from the light, or you'll be caught. Try to stay sane in the search for your father, consumed by conspiracy theories about the government and aliens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanity of Morris.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 738 reviews

    Left alone is a psychological horror game set in multiple believable interior and exterior environments. The game has a unique, old school, high octane atmosphere which means you'll feel like you're truly beginning an adventure you'll never quite forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left Alone.

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  35. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 3,032 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Summer of '58.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    82% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The List.

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  37. PlotMiles Wilson is a journalist known for investigating the unusual and unexplained — disappearances, eerie coincidences, and the dark secrets of shadowy government-linked organizations. One such case begins when he’s contacted by Thomas Green, a farmer whose son mysteriously vanished — seemingly right from inside their home. The police initially showed little concern. The responding officer, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Third Kind.

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  38. The strange feeling of deja vu when you wake up in a creepy room is not very pleasant. But the longer you stay awake, the creepier this place becomes. You came to your senses in an abandoned biolab disguised as a school. You have to investigate all the mysteries of the missing detectives with the help of their diaries. But due to the large amount of toxins and radiation in the school, the characte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape From School : F.E.L.I.C.

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  39. Fear of the Dark is a first person survival horror full of mystery. The actions are taking place in an abandoned dark kindergarten where there’s no one except for you… and someone else’s chilly presence. Explore the building and find the exit, but try not to catch the evil’s eye. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear of the Dark.

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  40. Introduction Universal Control is a 2.5D puzzle mobile video game where players take control of a gigantic hand to protect the planet Earth from an enormous meteorite rapidly approaching. At this point, players need to successfully throw the meteorite into a black hole to complete the puzzle and progress to the next one. However, the meteorite will find on its way different sort of obstacles such … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Universal Control.

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  41. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    69% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn is a visual novel game set in an enigmatic city rife with mystery and lust. Navigate the intertwining paths of fate and desire, unearth the haunting secrets of Vaulinhorn, and revel in the thrill of its sensual encounters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn.

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  42. What if the tapes you found weren’t just recordings... but warnings? Playback is a first-person psychological horror experience that blurs the line between reality and memory. Dive into a disturbing mystery as you uncover the fate of the tenants in a cursed building—all through a haunted collection of VHS tapes. You play as an investigator drawn to a seemingly abandoned apartment complex. As you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Playback.

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  43. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    81% User Score Based on 193 reviews

    Roadmap About the GamePolice Chief Simulator: Early Days is a free prologue to the full Police Chief Simulator game. Immerse yourself as a young Chief of Police and take charge of a County Police Station. Your mission? Clear Winston Springs from the criminal influence that started in the City. Your role? Help Winston Springs County Police Station "build back better" and swing the od… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Police Chief Simulator: Prologue - Early Days.

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  44. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    This is the first entry of a three-part horror series that blends exploration, escape-room challenges, and stealth-based survival elements. This part includes three chapters. You are John Rand, a search-and-rescue officer stationed in Richburg National Park. When young Elena Peterson disappears during a family hike, John and his team are dispatched to find her. During the search, John becom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caution Ahead: Part 1.

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  45. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    On September 3, 1934, a passing truck driver saw a disturbing glow coming from an old mansion, The Rosefield Manor on the outskirts of Northern England and decided to investigate. Inside, he discovered a horrifying scene: ten bodies scattered across the bloodstained floors, and in a bathtub filled with blood, a young girl lay dead, her eyes wide open in a frozen gaze. Truck Driver rushed to alert … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunting: The Rosefield Manor.

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  48. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Format.

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