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Single-player games like The Backrooms: Expedition

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Backrooms: Expedition, 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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    File Destined — Steam game cover

    File Destined

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

    Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    [Chilla's Art] Onryo | 怨霊 — Steam game cover

    [Chilla's Art] Onryo | 怨霊

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

    Onryo | 怨霊 is a survival action horror game set in Japan. Your mission is to lift the curse of a haunted house using your exorcistic camera. As you explore the house and uncover its secrets, you will face enemies and puzzles.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Visage — Steam game cover

    Visage

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

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Maid — Steam game cover

    The Maid

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

    The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ten Bells — Steam game cover

    Ten Bells

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

    You're trapped in an old English pub. Unravel a chilling tale by identifying anomalies while trying to escape. Confront the horror as you survive the endless loop of Ten Bells.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hatch — Steam game cover

    Hatch

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

    "Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Inside Depth 6 — Steam game cover

    Inside Depth 6

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

    There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Guest — Steam game cover

    The Guest

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

    The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SCP: EXPERIMENTS — Steam game cover

    SCP: EXPERIMENTS

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

    EXPERIMENTS is a first person horror game about escaping a research facility while being hunted by a creature

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →