Single-player games like The Backrooms
Below are 10 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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Heavy Bullets
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms.
Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.
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Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms.
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.
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Beyond the Long Night
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms.
Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.
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BELOW
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms.
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.
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Dreamscaper
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms.
By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.
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Ziggurat
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms.
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
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UnderMine
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms.
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
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CAT Interstellar
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms.
A short story inspired by Robert Heinlein's:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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CAT Interstellar: Recast
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms.
A short story inspired by Robert Heinlein's:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. The first iteration in a fight for Android freedom.