Single-player games like The Backrooms Recorded
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Backrooms Recorded, 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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Whisper Of The Curse
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms Recorded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Backrooms Recorded.
"Whisper of the Curse" is a 4-player online co-op psychological horror game where you and your team will perform various rituals and spells to eliminate the curse and fend off cursed entities. At the same time, you'll need to avoid being hunted by these malevolent entities.
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Long Carnage
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms Recorded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Backrooms Recorded.
Long Carnage is a first-person cooperative horror game for up to 4 players. Explore an isolated house, find resources, restore power, and survive unique killers with their own mechanics in dynamic and unpredictable matches.
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Red Door Ylw Door
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms Recorded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Backrooms Recorded.
Red Door Yellow Door is a first-person psychological horror game. Starting with what seems like a normal ritual but quickly revealing its sinister nature. Beware, something malevolent lurks in the shadows.
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Graveyard Cabin
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms Recorded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Backrooms Recorded.
An FMV anomaly horror game. You are a night guard at a desolate graveyard. Monitor the cameras, spot the unnatural, and survive.
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INKUBO
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms Recorded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Backrooms Recorded.
Eve, who suffers from sleep issues and nightmares, takes pills from Dr. Isaac that put her into REM sleep. She becomes trapped in a loop inside a distorted, other-dimensional version of her own home. She must find anomalies, make the right choices, and survive deadly entities to break the cycle.
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Apartment No 129
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms Recorded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Backrooms Recorded.
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
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Christmas Nightmare
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms Recorded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Backrooms Recorded.
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
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Unmourned
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms Recorded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Backrooms Recorded.
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?