Single-player games like The Backrooms
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Backrooms, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Through The Backrooms
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms.
You as Ethan, a robber who wants to end his criminal past. Suddenly you fall in the Backrooms and now you have to solve the mystery of the liminal rooms to find a way out. But you are not alone here...
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KARJALA
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms.
A hot-tempered private of the Soviet army is sent through a portal to the Backrooms behind a fight with an officer, he needs to find a missing scientists. Monsters are hunting him, and the offended commander is trying to trap him. Will the soldier be able to survive and return?
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FEED IT
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Backrooms.
A first-person, PSX-style horror game about living with a monster. Do as you're told... or don't. Just be ready for the consequences.
- 4
Forgot
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Backrooms.
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
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Fibrillation HD
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms.
Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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Midnight Monitor: Aldercourt
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Backrooms.
Lost in a series of endless train station hallways, find your way to the exit Platform in this First-Person Anomaly Spotting game set in the Midnight Monitor universe. Watch out for anomalies - If you see any, turn back immediately! Can you find your way out of Aldercourt Station?
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Scanner Sombre
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms.
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
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STORM AREA 51: CUTE ALIEN GIRL EDITION
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms.
Leaked documents suggest that the government is hiding aliens within Area 51 - CUTE GIRL ALIENS. Chads, Virgins, Kyles, and Otakus rise up and decide to raid Area 51 to get an alien girlfriend of their own. This is their story.