Rank 01Why this
Shares procedural generation with The Classrooms.
- $8.74 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2022
Games like The Classrooms
- 21 games
- Updated Nov 3, 2026
Players who liked The Classrooms also play
The closest matches to The Classrooms: Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms, Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1, Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms: Lost Tape, and Stay Out of the House. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also Cinematic and Surreal, like The Classrooms.
- $8.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
Rank 03Why this
Shares procedural generation and puzzle solving with The Classrooms.
- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 04 
Backrooms: Lost Tape
Why this: Also Surreal and Survival Horror, like The Classrooms.
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Stay Out of the House
Why this: Also 1980s and 1990's, like The Classrooms.
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ROUTINE
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms.
Rank 08 
Poppy Playtime
Why this: Also 1980s and Survival Horror, like The Classrooms.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Classrooms
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
Shares procedural generation with The Classrooms.
- 93% of 115 reviews
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- 3Escape the Backrooms
Shares procedural generation and puzzle solving with The Classrooms.
- 90% of 36,625 reviews
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- 20[Chilla's Art] The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯♨️
Also 1980s and Cinematic, like The Classrooms.
- 62% of 156 reviews
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Xefier Games, Hillcrest Games Inc.
- Price: $12.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 91% of 1,559 reviews
- Genres: Action, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Creepy monsters and maps tapes
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Ambience
- Horror elements
- Procedural generation
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Why this: Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms.
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Why this: Also 1980s and Surreal, like The Classrooms.
SILENT BREATH
Why this: Shares procedural generation with The Classrooms.
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Classrooms.
Those Who Remain
Why this: Also Surreal and Survival Horror, like The Classrooms.
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Why this: Shares procedural generation and puzzle solving with The Classrooms.
Free alternatives
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Why this: Shares procedural generation with The Classrooms.
Dead Seater
Why this: Also Cinematic and Survival Horror, like The Classrooms.
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
Why this: Also Survival Horror and Procedural Generation, like The Classrooms.
POSTAL
Why this: Also Surreal and 1990's, like The Classrooms.
Puppet Master: The Game
Why this: Also 1980s and 1990's, like The Classrooms.
About The Classrooms
The closest matches to The Classrooms: Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms, Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1, Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms: Lost Tape, and Stay Out of the House. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Classrooms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms, Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1 and Escape the Backrooms — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric and challenging, and single out its ambience and horror elements. 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.
The Classrooms is a first-person survival horror game released in 2022 by Xefier Games and Hillcrest Games Inc., currently available in Early Access for $11.99. Players explore a surreal, liminal environment filled with anomalies and hostile entities, navigating procedurally generated layouts that change with each playthrough. Reviewers highlight its tense ambience and puzzle-solving elements, noting that tactical positioning matters when facing the creatures that inhabit these unsettling spaces. The game draws on 1980s and 1990s aesthetics to create an atmospheric experience, and survival depends on careful resource management and observation. Players describe the encounters as atmospheric and challenging, with audio logs and environmental storytelling adding to the unsettling mood. It runs as Playable on Steam Deck, and holds a 91% positive rating from 1559 Steam reviews.
About The Classrooms: The Classrooms is a procedural, liminal-space, found-footage, survival horror game. Explore The Classrooms and discover the various anomalies it contains; from malicious entities, to harmless oddities. And remember, it's different every time you play, so your found footage is uniquely yours.
Is The Classrooms worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 1,559 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 74% positive across 115 new reviews, 17 points below its all-time score.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $12.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.8 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Creepy monsters and maps tapes
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“promising start to this project years ago, but I can't support the AI slop that's been pushed out in recent updates. keep openai out of games”
“i have the minimum requirements to play this game and every single time ii try to launch t, it crashes it doesnt even get to the title screen whats up with that.”
People who play it also play: Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms, Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1, Escape the Backrooms
Frequently asked about The Classrooms
Can I run it?
Does The Classrooms run on Steam Deck?
The Classrooms 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 The Classrooms cost?
The Classrooms is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Classrooms?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Classrooms are Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms, Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1, Escape the Backrooms.
Who developed The Classrooms?
The Classrooms was developed by Xefier Games, Hillcrest Games Inc. and published by Xefier Games.