Single-player games like The Backrooms: Forsaken
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Backrooms: Forsaken, 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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CONTORTED
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms: Forsaken.
CONTORTED is a camera-based horror game where you descend into a seemingly endless series of mysterious wells, encountering strange, contorted creatures. Use your camera to create objects in the world and to defend yourself! Now featuring a new endless minigame—how many points can you score?
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8/8/88 Needle AL
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Backrooms: Forsaken.
On the ominous date of 8/8/1888, the entire population of Needle, Alabama seemingly vanished, leaving behind only a haunting silence and an eerie sense of dread. A first-person psychological-horror drama.
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6年1組
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Backrooms: Forsaken.
I went to school that night to pick up something I forgot... Aim for class 1 of 6th grade, and if there are no abnormalities, go up the stairs, and if there are any abnormalities, go down the stairs.
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Unmourned
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms: Forsaken.
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?
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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms: Forsaken.
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
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ROUTINE
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms: Forsaken.
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
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LOST ZION
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Backrooms: Forsaken.
Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.
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Platform 8
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Backrooms: Forsaken.
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
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Lore: Curse Of The Elemental
Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms: Forsaken.
Play as an adventurer, along side your companion, and uncover a dark secret within the most haunted castle in Ireland. This is a third person mystery adventure and the first installment of a larger series.