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Single-player games like BACKROOMS STORIES

Below are 10 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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    Backrooms Fishing — Steam game cover

    Backrooms Fishing

    Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BACKROOMS STORIES.

    Idle and catch mysterious creatures lurking in the Poolrooms. Upgrade your fishing equipment, research bizarre specimens, and build your collection as you uncover the secrets of the Backrooms. Every catch will bring you closer to understanding this strange realm.

    IndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Wolf Among Us — Steam game cover

    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.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition — Steam game cover

    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.

    2013IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Subsurface Circular — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Council — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018AdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quarantine Circular — Steam game cover

    Quarantine Circular

    Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BACKROOMS STORIES.

    In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Walking Dead: A New Frontier — Steam game cover

    The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

    Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BACKROOMS ANOMALY — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026AdventureSimulation4.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Backrooms Anomaly: Pools — Steam game cover

    Backrooms Anomaly: Pools

    Single-player alternative to BACKROOMS STORIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Spot anomalies in a looping complex of empty poolrooms. Choose the correct exit and find the way out.

    2027AdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →