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  • 12 games
  • Updated Jun 4, 2026

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The closest matches to Through The Backrooms: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Layers of Fear (2016), September 7th, Lair of Torment, and Quod: Episode 1. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Psychedelic and Walking Simulator, like Through The Backrooms.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 12)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  1. Rank 05

    Quod: Episode 1

    Why this: Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like Through The Backrooms.

    • $6.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • 2024

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Through The Backrooms

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  1. 1
    Static Dread: The Lighthouse

    Also Psychedelic and Psychological, like Through The Backrooms.

    • 89% of 356 reviews
  2. 2
    Layers of Fear (2016)

    Also Psychedelic and Walking Simulator, like Through The Backrooms.

    • 87% of 5,082 reviews
  3. 3
    September 7th

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 86% of 642 reviews
  4. 4
    Lair of Torment

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 77% of 57 reviews
  5. 5
    Quod: Episode 1

    Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like Through The Backrooms.

    • 81% of 57 reviews
  6. 6
    Rise of Insanity

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 76% of 330 reviews
  7. 7
    Hazing - Night Shift

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 68% of 84 reviews
  8. 8
    Christmas Story

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 50 reviews
  9. 9
    Lost Luminosity

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 112 reviews
  10. 10
    Beside Myself

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 70% of 169 reviews
  11. 11
    Together After Dark

    Also Perma Death and Psychological, like Through The Backrooms.

    • 65% of 132 reviews
  12. 12
    KARMA: The Dark World

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 90% of 773 reviews
  13. 13
    Ten Bells

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 403 reviews
  14. 14
    Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 28,398 reviews
  15. 15
    You’ve Got a Package

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 77% of 99 reviews
  16. 16
    I'm counting to 6...

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 84% of 210 reviews
  17. 17
    The Gretlow Tapes

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 67 reviews
  18. 18
    The Town of Light

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 73% of 821 reviews
  19. 19
    Master Reboot

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 75% of 330 reviews
  20. 20
    Visage

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 3,985 reviews
  21. 21
    Hatch

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 72% of 61 reviews
  22. 22
    The Exit 8

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 94% of 4,789 reviews
  23. 23
    Anomaly Exit

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 93% of 342 reviews
  24. 24
    False Dream

    Also Perma Death and Walking Simulator, like Through The Backrooms.

    • 98% of 132 reviews
Through The Backrooms — Steam game cover
  • Developer: Framen's Production
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows

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  • Liquidators

    Why this: Also Perma Death and 1980s, like Through The Backrooms.

    • Free
    • 2020
  • Off-Peak

    Why this: Also Psychedelic and Walking Simulator, like Through The Backrooms.

    • Free
    • 2016
  • When the Darkness comes

    Why this: Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like Through The Backrooms.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019

About Through The Backrooms

The closest matches to Through The Backrooms: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Layers of Fear (2016), September 7th, Lair of Torment, and Quod: Episode 1. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Through The Backrooms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Layers of Fear (2016) and September 7th — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

About Through The Backrooms: You as Ethan, a robber who wants to end his criminal past. Suddenly you fall in the Backrooms and now you have to solve the mystery of the liminal rooms to find a way out. But you are not alone here...

Is Through The Backrooms worth buying?

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People who play it also play: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Layers of Fear (2016), September 7th

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What games are most similar to Through The Backrooms?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Through The Backrooms are Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Layers of Fear (2016), September 7th.

Who developed Through The Backrooms?

Through The Backrooms was developed by Framen's Production.