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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 — Steam game cover

    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?

    2024IndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    8/8/88 Needle AL — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    6年1組 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    THE ILLUSION: CURSE — Steam game cover

    THE ILLUSION: CURSE

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Backrooms: Forsaken.

    The illusion curse Is a horror game made by professional crew In the art of horror. You will have the opportunity to experience one of the most powerful types of psychological horror Based on an environment designed in every detail to be a real hell that makes you terrified.

    2023Adventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unmourned — Steam game cover

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Doll Impostor — Steam game cover

    Doll Impostor

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms: Forsaken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Backrooms: Forsaken.

    Doll Impostor is a horror game where 1-4 players take on the role of guardians of possessed dolls. Work together to identify the impostor doll before 9 a.m, or face dire consequences. Every hour counts in this tense, fear-filled race against time.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Witch's Doll — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ROUTINE — Steam game cover

    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.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lore: Curse Of The Elemental — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →