Rank 01Why this
Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms.
- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Inside the Backrooms
- 24 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Inside the Backrooms: Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms Rec., DEVOUR, Pacify, and Emissary Zero. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares procedural levels with Inside the Backrooms.
- $6.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
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Pacify
Why this: Shares multiplayer co op with Inside the Backrooms.
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Dark Hours
Why this: Same intense mood as Inside the Backrooms.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Inside the Backrooms
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Shares multiplayer co op and puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms.
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: MrFatcat
- Price: $6.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 79% of 10,150 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Door cards dictate progression unpredictably
- Frantic multiplayer chaos with friends
- Procedural backrooms feel fresh each time
- Funny
- Intense
- Tense
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About Inside the Backrooms
The closest matches to Inside the Backrooms: Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms Rec., DEVOUR, Pacify, and Emissary Zero. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Inside the Backrooms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms Rec. and DEVOUR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as funny, intense and tense, and single out its door card management and elevator bugs. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Inside the Backrooms is a 2022 indie horror adventure developed by MrFatcat, currently in Early Access at $6.99. The game tasks players with navigating procedurally generated environments inspired by the internet creepypasta, where door-card-management and item-drop-rarity create unpredictable progression paths. Multiplayer co-op allows teams to cooperate while avoiding monsters, and players describe the experience as both tense and funny, with chaos emerging naturally from the mechanics. Procedural generation ensures each run feels fresh, and the game is marked as playable on Steam Deck. According to 10,150 Steam reviews, the game holds a 79% positive reception.
About Inside the Backrooms: Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Is Inside the Backrooms worth buying?
Recent reviews are much worse
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 80% of 10,150 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 45% positive across 139 new reviews, 34 points below its all-time score.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $6.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Door cards dictate progression unpredictably
- Frantic multiplayer chaos with friends
- Procedural backrooms feel fresh each time
- Uniquely stressful yet hilarious runs
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This once had VR support. Where is it now? I bought this as VR game! Why did you patched it out? I feel betrayed!”
“Dev decided to ruin this game. it has become a mobile tiktok slop game do not buy. Reupload 2022 build pls.”
People who play it also play: Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms Rec., DEVOUR
Frequently asked about Inside the Backrooms
Can I run it?
Does Inside the Backrooms run on Steam Deck?
Inside the Backrooms is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Inside the Backrooms cost?
Inside the Backrooms is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Inside the Backrooms have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Inside the Backrooms supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Inside the Backrooms?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Inside the Backrooms are Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms Rec., DEVOUR.
Who developed Inside the Backrooms?
Inside the Backrooms was developed by MrFatcat and published by MrFatcat, Dropsiick.