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The Silent Expedition Echo Protocol is a co-op first-person horror game for 1–4 players, set in endless liminal “backrooms” where nothing makes sense and reality feels wrong. You are not a soldier or a hero. You are just… stuck. Your only real weapons are your flashlight, almond water – and your friends. THE PLAYERYou wake up in a cold, humming corridor with no idea how you got there. The room… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Silent Expedition Echo Protocol.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

94% User Score Based on 108 reviews

The year is 1983. After a skydiving accident, you awaken with your cheek pressed against a damp beige carpet. The tacky, off-white wallpaper looks yellow on your video camera's view screen. The fluorescent lights, randomly placed in the drop ceiling above, buzz loudly as they bathe the place in their sickly glow. And what is that smell? Sounds echo through the endless halls from no clear dir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms.

The Dark Forest CallsThe Dark Forest Calls is a first-person survival horror game about isolation, limited resources, and the fear of being noticed by something unknown. You wake up in an isolated village surrounded by darkness, fog, and something that should not be there. A candle may help you see what is in front of you, but in this place, light does not always mean safety. This is not a fast … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Forest Calls.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

93% User Score Based on 86 reviews

You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACK*SPACE.

RECIPROCITY is a first-person horror experience set within a vast network of eerie, liminal environments inspired by the Backrooms. Wander through seemingly endless corridors, forgotten rooms and unsettling spaces where reality feels distorted and every decision carries a cost. You are not alone. A relentless entity roams these spaces, hunting you through a dynamic and unscripted behavior … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RECIPROCITY: The Liminal Void.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 6,683 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 44 reviews

Overcome fear, persevere, and make your way out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amnesia: The Bunker.

You should never have left reality. A second of inattention, a misstep, and you are thrust into the Backrooms. This endless labyrinth of yellowish corridors, damp carpets, and the incessant hum of fluorescent lights is now your prison. But you are not alone. To have any hope of seeing the real world again, you will need to explore shifting environments, manage your vital resources, and escape th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Backrooms.

散歩 Walk – A Folkloric Horror Journey Through Empty Streets散歩 Walk is a lo-fi survival horror game where you play as a young girl lost in a world that resembles ours, but is eerily silent and devoid of people. Pursued by strange, terrifying monsters, she must hide and survive as she journeys home through nightmarish neighborhoods. The girl’s only hope lies in distinguishing unlikely friends from f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 散歩 WALK.

Welcome to the Backrooms, where reality ends, and terror begins. In this survival-horror experience, you’re trapped in the unsettling liminal spaces of the Backrooms, armed with only your bodycam and your wits. Explore a procedurally shifting maze of endless halls, decaying rooms, and dark corridors, each more unsettling than the last. But beware, something is always watching. Survival Is Key:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms.

Baby Blues Nightmares is a survival horror game where you play as a toddler and have to do what it takes in order to survive your horror-ish nightmares of what's real and not. Fix, maintain and customize your Tricycle to roam around your little world with. Run, hide and survive but remember; try not to cry when you are scared.. or the monsters will hear you and get you. Explore your little wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baby Blues Nightmares - Toddler Horror Game.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

88% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Doctor Viscera is a survival horror game where you must escape the abandoned GrimmHaus asylum while evading the monstrous Doctor Viscera and his grotesque experiments.  Descent Into Madness... After seek shelter inside the forgotten GrimmHaus Asylum, you awaken alone, trapped in a decaying nightmare. Explore, Solve, Survive... Search for key items, solve puzzles, and unlock new areas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOCTOR VISCERA.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Sinner 97 is a first person PSX VHS psychological horror set in 1997, within the confines of a shadowy religious cult. Remain hidden and overcome problems in order to escape the Father's clutches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sinner 97.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

91% User Score Based on 1,445 reviews

The Classrooms is available in Early Access on Steam today: Steam Page The Classrooms The Classrooms is a procedural, liminal-space, found-footage, survival horror game. In 1996, Robert Chen took his VHS camcorder to the newly-condemned local public school to investigate the disappearances of multiple students, including his younger sister. However shortly after entering the premises, he finds h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Classrooms.

Scary Tales: Horror School – A Terrifying First-Person Horror AdventureTrapped in an abandoned school haunted by dark entities, you must find a way to escape before it’s too late. Eerie corridors, spine-chilling whispers, and a sinister past lurk around every corner—every step you take could be your last. Storyline - Chapter 1You were once a cheerful schoolboy, enjoying carefree days of laughte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scary Tales: Horror School.

In the middle of the countryside lies an isolated religious community—oppressive, strict, and hiding secrets behind the façade of a simple farmhouse. When Melissa returns after receiving a single phone call from her sister, she quickly realizes this isn’t just a “missing person” case: the house lets you in… but it doesn’t let go easily. Blending survival horror and psychological tension with expl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNAWAKEN.

Project X Welcome to Project X, a first-person survival horror experience that traps you in the cold, dark corridors of an abandoned subway station. What begins as a routine visit turns into a chilling fight for your life when you find yourself trapped underground… and you're not alone. Something is down here with you. It doesn't speak. It doesn't breathe. It doesn't even make a sound when it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project X.

She was there. Then she wasn't.Your sister Emily disappeared when she was eight years old. You were twelve. That was fifteen years ago — and you have spent every one of them trying not to think about what you did, and what you didn't do. Now something has brought you back. Back to the dark, the trees, the house at the end of a road that no one in town will talk about. You are Cara, seen through h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Disappearance of Emily Crowe.

"If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in "Backrooms: Step Into The Vo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Step Into The Void.

22%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics

36% User Score Based on 11 reviews

"If you're not careful and noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of flourescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented rooms to be trapped in."About the GameIn Backrooms - Surrealit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms - Surreality.

Afterlight Catacombs is a horror exploration game in which you attempt to escape a procedurally-generated labyrinth while a mysterious stalker chases you in the dark. Explore the winding tunnels, learn the secret about this dungeon and, above all, do not let your torch run out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterlight Catacombs.

Title: Haunted Lakes of Austin Camera: Third-person (boating + fishing + walking + swimming switching) BOAT, FISH, SURVIVE Haunted Lakes of Austin is a light horror, exploration, and survival fishing adventure set across real-world lakes in Central Texas—twisted by legend, mystery, and supernatural forces. Explore haunted waters, uncover hidden secrets, and survive what lurks beneath. Story… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Lakes of Austin.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

53% User Score Based on 73 reviews

VORAX is an Open World Survival Horror game set on a Mediterranean island where a mysterious pathogen has infected the local population.An army battalion is sent to quarantine the population but 48 hours later all communication with the battalion is lost. What was supposed to be a simple mission quickly turns into a fight for survival as your helicopter crashes, stranding you on the island, alone.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vorax.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

83% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews

Wishlist on steam now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889640/The_Backrooms_Survival/ Inspired by the popular internet "creepypasta" The Backrooms, The Backrooms: Survival is a horror... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Survival.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

80% User Score Based on 384 reviews

When an otherworldly storm descended in 1988, it brought something worse than cold. As civilization crumbled, the Entity Containment Division became humanity's final hope. Now you serve in their "workforce," venturing into abandoned facilities across America to repay the price of your survival. But beneath the howling blizzards and crackling radio transmissions lies a truth colder than t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forsaken Frontiers.

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..

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

78% User Score Based on 1,163 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to survive, she must make her getaway or Die Young. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Die Young.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

86% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Chased by the spirits of the cursed Noh mask, you must do everything you can to escape. Set in traditional Japanese locales, Shadow Corridor provides a unique survival horror experience. Randomly generated maps filled with a variety of items make every playthrough different. Immerse yourself in the darkness, for only the determined will survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Corridor.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

79% User Score Based on 906 reviews

About With this DLC, you can play the story mode from a first-person perspective. In order to enhance the gaming experience from this perspective, we have rebuilt everything that is needed to work well with this view mode.This includes the code, animations, cinematics, models, and sounds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Them and Us.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 7,434 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

77% User Score Based on 935 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

A first-person survival horror If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maid of Sker.

Trapped underground after a collapse, you are the sole survivor of a deadly attack. Armed only with a night vision camera, navigate the darkness, avoid the creature, and find a way out in this retro-style survival horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Mine.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

The Mare is a unique fast-paced gripping horror game that mixes classic ghost story with a nerve-wracking horror experience. Prey that you will survive the evil forces that lurks in the shadows of this grand mansion. Move carefully, and hide when you can. Run as fast as you can, but for all the world don't get caught. Play as a young boy trapped in an old mansion. In the game you can navigate t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mare of Jonah.

The Backrooms ExperimentThe Backrooms Experiment is a co-op walking simulator with horror and thriller elements. Find your way in barren levels of Backrooms, every level is unique with different enviroments, difficulties and gameplay mechanics. But remember, you are not alone in The Backrooms! EnemiesThere is Skinstealers, Partygoers and Smilers wandering the levels(and some surprise entities).Bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms Experiment.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

87% User Score Based on 341 reviews

Roadmap About the Game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stygian: Outer Gods.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

56% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Instead of a traditional flashlight, a camera flash – a brief, flickering, blinding light that reveals dark secrets and leaves you in total darkness when it fades. Every step is a fight for survival, and the use of the flash completely redefines the way you explore dark locations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HorrorCore: Maze and Pools of Horror.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

61% User Score Based on 94 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.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

82% User Score Based on 390 reviews

Make your way through disturbing and eeire levels from the backrooms lore. Each level has unique objectives, optional objectives and resources. Bring whatever you get your hands on back to Traders Keep in The Hub or use your resources to craft new gear and equipment. Procedural Generation The Metro brings explorers to random unknown levels with unknown threats. The possibilities are nearly endles… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Society.

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.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

62% User Score Based on 818 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distrust.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

67% User Score Based on 2,766 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

This is your little wood cabin. Located in the heart of a lush forest, the cabin is expandable: build new rooms and unlock additional game mechanics, including food cooking, plant growing, and tool crafting. # EXPLORE Explore a living, colorful world, ranging from dense forests to dark caves. # BUILD Your cabin grows with you: build new rooms to unlock additional game mechanics, including cook… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among Trees.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

78% User Score Based on 131 reviews

EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie. GAME DESCRIPTION: The further you dive into this mysterious adventure, the more you learn about the shocking events, that happened in David's life, and the clinic on Brut Street.The pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EBOLA 3.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 262 reviews

Carol is down on her luck, hitchhiking across the country. She arrives at a small roadside motel but there's something strange about the owner. As the secrets unravel, she finds herself entangled in a long, DEADLY NIGHT! Can she escape from hellish nightmare or will she die trying? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Night.

Just Updated Dr. Yaga Lost House Chapter two coming soon! About the Game Dr. Yaga Lost House Step into the shoes of a fearless video content creator in Dr. Yaga Lost House, a first-person psychological horror game that will keep you on edge. Known for exploring haunted houses and sharing his experiences with the world, our protagonist dec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dr. Yaga Lost House.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

89% User Score Based on 35 reviews

I Believe in Capybara Supremacy! About the GameAVOID THE PYRAMIDS! We are trying to escape from a dark and extremely disturbing mysterious place. We are trying to rescue our character, who has lost his memory and is waiting to be sacrificed, without getting caught by the enemies around and open the hidden areas of the room by exploring the surroundings.DON'T GET LOST IN THE MAZE! Keep an eye on … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pyrami Head.

For those of you who are hungry for survival horror. Welcome to the new world of survival horror, where the elements of survival horror are fused together. THE MADHOUSE | Infected Mansion is a survival horror game where you try to survive from an abandoned house. This game is inspired by Japanese horror games such as "Resident Evil" and "SIREN".■Announcements Gamepad (controll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE MADHOUSE | Infected Mansion.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Core FeaturesCo-op Survival HorrorTeam up with up to 4 players online. Coordinate, explore, and survive together... or die alone. Dynamic Escape SystemEach game is unique. Objects are never in the same place. You will have to adapt and use your common sense... 6 Possible EndingsYour choices matter. Your actions echo. With 6 distinct endings, every playthrough offers a new path—and a new consequ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Escape.

ABOUT THIS GAMECan you survive the ultimate game of hide and seek? CLOWNY: The Great Escape is a tense first-person psychological horror game where every sound you make could be your last. Trapped in a decaying, multi-level house, your only goal is the ground floor exit. But between you and freedom lies a complex web of security systems and a relentless stalker who never sleeps. THE CHALLENGE: B… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clowny The Great Escape.

Dead Air County is a first-person horror extraction game where every contract sends you into a cursed county building to recover evidence, survive the signal, and get out before the place turns against you. Each round begins with a contract. You are told what object needs to be recovered, what kind of threat to expect, and how much the job pays. Once you enter the building, the objective is hidde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Air County.

Go deep into the Backrooms, complete the search and rescue, and get out alive. Backrooms: The Savior is a first-person tactical exploration shooter set in the Backrooms. Together with your teammates, you will venture deep into unknown spaces and confront a variety of threats. Search for critical items, locate missing personnel, complete the mission, and evacuate. This is not a battlefield wher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Savior.

WARD 107: SILENCE is a first-person psychological horror experience where your microphone is both your greatest tool and your biggest liability. Speak to unlock the past, but stay silent to survive the present. They are listening. You are Noah, a professional sound technician. What began as a simple restoration of a discarded tape quickly unspools into a nightmare. The recording contains a docto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARD 107: SILENCE.