Games like Escape the BACKROOM

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

48% User Score Based on 205 reviews

UPDATE 2.0Update 2.0 is finally out and it introduces many changes, fixes and overall improvements the community has been asking for! About the GameDiscover various levels of danger while trying to escape the eerily familiar backrooms based on popular creepypasta lore.New and Unique LevelsTraverse through 20+ unique levels based on the Backrooms lore. Regular content updates will add even more l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms Deluxe.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

96% User Score Based on 162 reviews

The last person finds themselves in an empty office. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit. THE ELISION EFFECT IS A SHORT SURREAL PUZZLE GAME. You might be the last person in this building. Empty offices and locked doors. You try to keep moving. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. It smells of old coffee stains, the fluorescent lights buzz,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elision Effect.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

We are releasing an Early Access version on itch.io! Get it now or Wishlist on steam! This is the full version of the game but doesn't include game saves and keyboard remapping. Cult of the Frog is a relaxing, cozy walking simulator. Embark on an enchanting journey as a frog archaeologist on a mystical island full of secrets. Find the ancient ruins of the enigmatic Cult of the Frog, uncovering lo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lore of the Frog.

16%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

25% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Explore a virtually endless Backrooms world, procedurally generated from a seed as you move through interconnected environments. No loading screens. No boundaries. Every journey is different. How far will you go before something finds you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Backrooms.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

89% User Score Based on 61 reviews

You are a British soldier during WW1, trapped in an endlessly looping trench. To get out, you will need to reach the final trench by identifying any anomalous changes that were not there before. Carefully inspect the trench — things may not be as they seem! If you spot an anomalous change, you have something to report. Go Left! If you have nothing to report. Go Right! Shellshock… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shellshock.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Dyer Expedition is a puzzle adventure game with light Lovecraftian horror elements and a story inspired by Lovecraft's 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dyer Expedition.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

76% User Score Based on 17 reviews

The theme of the game You have come to that parallel universe that tries to trap you with feelings of nostalgia and fear and peace. Be careful; you don't want to be part of it. Explore the Unknown You found yourself in an abnormal place, an abandoned store, abandoned places. Empty corridors, a maze, flickering lights, Doors that emit a bright light are leading you somewhere… but where? Each level … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal:Escape Route.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

93% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Overview A solo-developed short horror experience shot on VHS. You wake up in an endless yellow maze. No items, no fights—just a camcorder and LIMINAL SPACE！ Key Features - VHS Filters: Grain, scanlines and tape distortion The effect. - LIMINAL SPACE: Contains many LIMINAL SPACE scenarios - First-Person Immersion: Footsteps echo, lights flicker, walls never end. - Solo Dev, UE5: Created b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Liminal Space.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

61% User Score Based on 252 reviews

The Backrooms Deluxe 2 is a spin on The Backrooms Deluxe with new features such as: ModifiersMix and match positive and negative effects that give you more or less Deluxe Coins at the end of your run. Much better multiplayer replicationThe entire game has been rewritten to support a much more seamless multiplayer experience.  More AchievementsThe game has received more achievements, as well as … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms Deluxe 2.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

63% User Score Based on 83 reviews

Liminal Universe is a solo first-person adventure game that takes you deep into Liminal Space. In this experience, you focus not on the story but on understanding the world around you and the atmosphere it creates. The game starts on an entirely empty snowy map, and then continues with a pool and ocean. Although the game sometimes tells you what to do, it leaves it unclear what exactly you sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Universe.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Cerebral is a short psychological horror game where every mistake hurts your memory. Save your mind or surrender it to the system. What remains of you either way? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cerebral.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 42 reviews

You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Term.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

89% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Your car broke down. Middle of the forest. No signal. You spot a creepy mansion up the hill. You knock. No answer. Just as you turn to leave—CREAK—the door opens by itself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horror Night with Tung Tung Tung Sahur.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

"Anomalous Railroad Crossing" is an escape game where you search for strange happenings, set at the most famous railroad crossing in Japan. Various strange happenings occur, from horrifying, beautiful, and amusing, to large-scale happenings that affect the entire city, so observe carefully and escape from the world invaded by strange happenings. ～ You suddenly realize that you are s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomalous Railroad Crossing.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

A haunted house, whispers from the past, and a truth you were never meant to uncover. Psychological horror inspired by real locations in Greece. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parnitha: Patient 66.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization

80% User Score Based on 444 reviews

Prepare to unravel the mysteries of The Anomaly Project! CAN YOU AND YOUR TEAM FIGURE OUT WHATS OUT OF THE ORDINARY? SMii7Y • VanossGaming • KYRSP33DY • Forsen • Yogscast • H2ODelirious • Terroriser • Nogla • BasicallyIDoWork • Lui Calibe • 8-BitRyan • CaRtOoNz • TheDeluxe4 • Elraenn • SideArms4Reason • ChilledChaosGAME • Hat Films • Kilira Cooper • Nino MssClick • luthfi halimawan • Jeni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anomaly Project.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

89% User Score Based on 173 reviews

All you need to know about that this place is that it was a really bad idea. You have to be brave and determined to learn all the secrets hidden in dark corners. Good luck, you will need it! Do you dare to face the revenge-seeking, bloodthirsty Krasue or the haunting demon Charles? This is just the beginning, more monsters are waiting for you.Collect as many bags of money as possible and escape fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eyes: The Horror Game.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

73% User Score Based on 79 reviews

Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit, an immersive walking simulator inspired by liminal spaces. Can you escape, or will you remain forever trapped? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Exit.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 54 reviews

You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgot.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

91% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Play my games on itch.io! Backrooms Fishing by Liminal Games BACKROOMS ANOMALY You are trapped in a looping office corridor.Don't overlook any anomalies.If you see an anomaly, run back to the entrance.If you don't see any anomalies, escape through the exit.Only 10 correct predictions in a row will allow you to escape.Step into an endless corridor where reality shifts and nothing is quite … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACKROOMS ANOMALY.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,020 reviews

Description. Dreamcore is a psychological horror game that immerses players in the eerie atmosphere of liminal spaces. Offering a one-of-a-kind experience, the game enables players to freely explore expansive, non-linear worlds for extended gameplay sessions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamcore.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 70 reviews

You find yourself in front of an apartment building in the middle of the forest (how did it even get here?) and see a man calling for help. What will be your next move? Solve puzzles, search for items, hide from danger, and above all, FOLLOW THE RULES. Don’t know what they are? Find the list, and if you want to survive, stick to it. Panelak is a horror adventure game that takes you to the fa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panelak.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

60% User Score Based on 412 reviews

About The Game In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building.  Your goal is to reach the first floor and escape from here.  To get out of here, you must detect and mark anomalies.  If you have marked all the anomalies, the elevator will take you to the lower floor. You should check every place well and mark accordingly because if you miss an anomaly, the elev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in Anomaly.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

85% User Score Based on 41 reviews

In Hotel 188, there are no monsters chasing you or cheap jumpscares. The fear comes from somewhere else: the atmosphere, the silence, the sound of your own footsteps… and that constant feeling that something doesn’t quite fit. You wake up in a place you don’t recognize. Time doesn’t move forward, the rooms feel the same but different each time you return to them, and the only path is forward...… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel 188.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Kizuyami | 刻闇  does not have a DRM-free Itch.io release. Your purchase will include a Steam key that you can immediately activate.  Kizuyami | 刻闇 is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game that is set in Japan in the 1990s. Will you be able to uncover the mysteries and find your way out? Controls WASD - Movement/Swap Item (While Inventory is active)Left Shift (Hold) - InventoryLeft-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kizuyami | 刻闇.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Hotelnomaly is an endless loop anomaly hunt game where you play as a mechanic hired to fix an elevator in a lonely 1930s hotel. Discover eerie anomalies, navigate haunted corridors, and uncover dark secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotelnomaly.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

76% User Score Based on 46 reviews

A young and promising boy applies for a job at a AAA game development company. As he starts working night shifts on probation, he experiences a series of events that could lead to no good. As the story unfolds, you will be able to choose what you would do in his place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Waves FM: Bugs Fixer.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

39% User Score Based on 260 reviews

SEE FULL VERSION About the GameExplore and face the dangers of the poolrooms in an immersive cooperative horror game. You play as a scientist whose mission is to explore the depths of the poolrooms for research purposes. You will soon realise that you have made a mistake and that there is no way out. Through escaping from various creatures you will have to find a way out of there. - Singlepla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACKROOMS NO RETURN: Prologue.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Follow Nathan Walters as he quickly descends into insanity. Discover the ancient secrets held within a futuristic abandoned factory. A bodycam, Lovecraft-style horror experience not for the weak of heart. Hide, and survive if you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Habilis.

19%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

31% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Horror ManorStep into the decaying halls of Horror Manor, an abandoned estate shrouded in mystery. Curiosity lures you deeper into its corridors, but the manor has other plans. With a sudden click, the doors slam shut, trapping you within its chilling embrace.Face the SpiritsExplore the Manor: Navigate through decaying rooms, dusty libraries, and hidden passages, each holding a piece of the manor'… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horror Manor.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

78% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Escape the snowy nightmare or be trapped forever — your call. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snowsquall Grip.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

75% User Score Based on 575 reviews

"Escape From Boykisser" is an immersive first-person psychological horror game that throws you into the sterile spaces of the backrooms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape From Boykisser.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

72% User Score Based on 312 reviews

The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Unbounded.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

73% User Score Based on 529 reviews

Welcome to the depths of the Backrooms! Dive into a terrifying and unsettling journey where reality fades and nightmares come to life. I am proud to present my solo-developed game, offering a total immersion into a world as mysterious as it is disturbing, soon to be available in early access on Steam. In this immersive survival game, you will explore the labyrinthine corridors of the Backrooms… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Rec..

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

72% User Score Based on 129 reviews

The School Headmaster needs your help to recover the Philosopher's Stone. In this escape room you will have to explore your wizardry school, solve puzzles, learn new spells and put your magical skills to the test. Will you save the school? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystic Academy: Escape Room.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

49% User Score Based on 173 reviews

Embark on an otherworldly adventure with Backrooms Media, a multiplayer co-op game that plunges you into surreal, hyper-realistic liminal spaces where the line between dream and reality blurs. In the 1.0 release, you don't just survive – you fight back. Immerse yourself in a non-linear path through nightmarish levels. Survive the extreme heat and cold of the Bunker, navigate the deadly radia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Media.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

94% User Score Based on 6,321 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Take a good look around and find a way to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Exit 8.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

76% User Score Based on 224 reviews

SKIBIDI: ESCAPE FROM TOILETSIs a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players. TV MANs are trying to get through creepy and atmospheric locations that are filled with dangerous SKIBIDI - they want to kill you! TV MANs - UNITE!Immersive experienceRealistic graphics, minimal user interfaces and a gloomy atmosphere will ensure immersion in the game.CooperativeYou are a TV MANs team that is up against dang… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SKIBIDI: ESCAPE FROM TOILETS!.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Mortisomem is an adventure, mystery, and horror game with retro visual aesthetics. The game takes place in the year 1917, in the vast forest of inland Brazil. Donald Barnes is an immigrant and a successful American merchant in Brazil. However, one day he hears a traditional story from the region that greatly captures his attention; about a man who lived hundreds of years ago, brutally murdered by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortisomem.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

96% User Score Based on 55 reviews

You have been kidnapped by an evil mascot named Greg White Shark.  Traverse through the stadium and battle for your life as he tries to recruit you for his failing football team. VERSION TWO INCLUDES: - New content: Updated sections of the game, voicelines, and mechanics! - New improvements: Graphical upgrades such as new looks for characters, visual shading systems, and GUI.  - Bug-fixes, optimiz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greg's Deadly Draft.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

51% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Project Liminal Redux is a first-person horror made in realistic 3D graphics. The gameplay consists of collecting notes, solving riddles and escaping from various entities. The main goal is to survive and escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Liminal Redux.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

94% User Score Based on 822 reviews

Story driven horror game with Christmas theme. It has a dialogue system and multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Snow.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

45% User Score Based on 127 reviews

Challenging first person puzzle platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Attempt[42].

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Forbidden art is a VR room escape puzzle game where you escape from the killer’s secret hideout. Use all your abilities to escape the dangerous and terrifying hideout created by a psychopathic killer who thinks killing is an art, without being discovered by the killer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forbidden Art.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Hack all the pictures by solving ChanOS puzzles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neko Hacker Plus.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

68% User Score Based on 124 reviews

You wake up from the noise of thunderstorms, no one there. You are trying to get out and realize that after all you are not alone here... Сan You Exit From? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exit From.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

77% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Venture forth in this puzzle-combat dungeon explorer. Blinded and trapped inside a dungeon tower, every sound you make illuminates your path to freedom. Danger lurks around every corner: trapdoors, chambers filled with toxic fumes, and halls patrolled by crusader knights are only the beginning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EchoBlade.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

53% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Indicted is a first-person psychological horror game exploring the fears of Arthur, a police investigator with a dark past. With immersive graphics and environments, and a touch of horror from the 80s and 90s. Thus, bringing a unique experience of horror and survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INDICTED.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

90% User Score Based on 13,375 reviews

A visually lifelike 1-6 player co-op survival horror made in Unreal Engine 5. Explore procedurally generated levels that host liminal environments, puzzles, and entities with new levels and content added regularly. You are at the mercy of what's lurking and must do whatever it takes to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Escape Together.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

90% User Score Based on 323 reviews

The Library of Ouroboros. You awaken here with no memory of how you've arrived - though faint memories of searches, of the Library's name, stick in your memory like scraps of torn paper. The reek of dust, of old wood, and of something... more difficult to place hang in the air. Is that a distant ringing you hear, or merely your imagination? And why do you feel so strange? So hot? Like a pair of e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Place, Forbidden.