Single-player games like BACKROOMS STORIES
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to BACKROOMS STORIES, 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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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BACKROOMS STORIES.
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BACKROOMS STORIES.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
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Subsurface Circular
Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BACKROOMS STORIES.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
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The Gardens Between
Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BACKROOMS STORIES.
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
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The Walking Dead
Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
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The Council
Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
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BACKROOMS ANOMALY
Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore a looping corridor filled with anomalies. Walk through the fluorescent-lit backrooms environment, examine your surroundings, and spot subtle changes in reality.