Co-op games like Backrooms Rec.
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Backrooms Rec., ranked by player overlap and content similarity. Every pick supports cooperative play — online co-op, LAN co-op, or shared/split-screen — so you can play with friends right out of the box. imho.run pulls from the same Steam category data Valve uses internally, so "Co-op" here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Backrooms: Extractions
Online Co-op alternative to Backrooms Rec. — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Backrooms Rec..
Cooperate with up to 6 players to explore, search, and extract lost agents within the Backrooms. Solve puzzles, unlock tools, survive against entities, and progress through increasingly dangerous levels.
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Backrooms: Escape Together
Online Co-op alternative to Backrooms Rec. — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Backrooms Rec..
A visually lifelike co-op horror for 1-6 people. Journey through 10 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
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Backrooms Society
Online Co-op alternative to Backrooms Rec. — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Backrooms Rec..
Backrooms Society is a 1-8 player co-op horror game. Make your way through unique levels of the backrooms while trying to survive and avoid mysterious entities. Scavenge each level for gear and resources, bring it back to The Hub where you can sell valuables and buy/craft new gear.
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Inside the Backrooms
Online Co-op alternative to Backrooms Rec. — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backrooms Rec..
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...
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Escape the Backrooms
Online Co-op alternative to Backrooms Rec. — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Backrooms Rec..
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
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EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS
Co-op alternative to Backrooms Rec. — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Backrooms Rec..
You are the exploration team from company Async, you arrive to reported anomaly place and searching for anomalies, but what would you find? Prepare yourself for a gripping and heart-pounding adventure in EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS, where every step could be your last.
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CRYO
Online Co-op alternative to Backrooms Rec. — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Backrooms Rec..
CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...
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Zort
Online Co-op alternative to Backrooms Rec. — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Backrooms Rec..
Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!