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The Backrooms Experiment is a co-op walking simulator with horror and thriller elements. Find your way in Backrooms, avoid the entities, cheese entities with voices, explore the levels, cooperate with your friends, and most importantly, do not die.

2023IndieAdventureEarly Access7.99 USDWindowsby Efe Mert
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Backrooms Experiment at current Steam store prices.

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    Restricted Footage

    “Restricted Footage” is a horror and survival game for up to 4 players. You are entering into an area, where reportedly paranormal stuff is happening. Your purpose here is to take a footage with your action cam and to solve the paranormal case.

    2023IndieEarly Access2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Lastbane

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    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Backrooms: The Silence

    Backrooms: The Silence is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players, where you have to explore and fight the game master on your own, use your own abilities to survive in this complex world, play with your friends to get the full range of emotions!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation0.79 USDSteam ↗
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Frequently asked about The Backrooms Experiment

How much does The Backrooms Experiment cost?
The Backrooms Experiment is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does The Backrooms Experiment have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The Backrooms Experiment supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op).
What games are most similar to The Backrooms Experiment?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Backrooms Experiment are Restricted Footage, The Backrooms Multiplayer, Lastbane.
Who developed The Backrooms Experiment?
The Backrooms Experiment was developed by Efe Mert.

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