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Games like Meme Survivors: Backrooms

If Meme Survivors: Backrooms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hyperlight Survivor, Whiskers In The Sand and Sentinel of Innocence — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Meme Survivors: Backrooms: Meme hordes are attacking! Choose one of four heroes and survive 30 minutes in the hellish Bullet Hell Backrooms!

2025ActionIndieCasual0.49 USDWindows · macOSby Gemütlich Kayling
Meme Survivors: Backrooms — Steam game cover

Players who liked Meme Survivors: Backrooms also play

Steam players who put hours into Meme Survivors: Backrooms also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Hyperlight Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Meme Survivors: Backrooms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    A Competitive Bullet Hell with roguelite mechanics. Fight against endless hordes of enemies in ever-changing arenas, unlock new spaceships and upgrade them with devastating weapons and Power-Ups. Complete contracts and reach new ranks to become the ultimate Champion!

    2023ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Whiskers In The Sand

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Meme Survivors: Backrooms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Dive into the desert to shred through waves of undead and sand-born horrors. Whiskers In The Sand mixes survivors-like arena combat with roguelite buildcrafting — unlock new cats, gather relics, stack upgrades, and forge ridiculous builds. Experiment, survive, and end the pharaoh's second reign.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Sentinel of Innocence

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Meme Survivors: Backrooms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Be the defender of innocence, the last remaining virtue in this land, and prevail against the evildoers! Sentinel of Innocence is a survival game with tower defense and rogue-lite elements.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Touhou: Gensokyo Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Meme Survivors: Backrooms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Youkai have overrun Gensokyo! There's no resolving this incident, just try to survive! Touhou: Gensokyo Survivors is the latest take on the survivor genre, this time with the unique twist of a grid-based inventory system. Hoard as many items as possible if you want to survive!

    2023ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Cat Bait

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Meme Survivors: Backrooms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Cat Bait is a casual game with cute pixel graphics. Control the Cat Bait, dodge enemies, and use the unique abilities of helper cats.

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Meme Survivors: Backrooms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Maze Mice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Meme Survivors: Backrooms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace.

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Antipaint

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Meme Survivors: Backrooms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.

    2024ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Cat Bait

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Cat Bait is a casual game with cute pixel graphics. Control the Cat Bait, dodge enemies, and use the unique abilities of helper cats.

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Maze Mice

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace.

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Antipaint

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

    An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.

    2024ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Meme Survivors: Backrooms

How much does Meme Survivors: Backrooms cost?
Meme Survivors: Backrooms is listed on Steam at 0.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Meme Survivors: Backrooms?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Meme Survivors: Backrooms are Hyperlight Survivor, Whiskers In The Sand, Sentinel of Innocence.
Who developed Meme Survivors: Backrooms?
Meme Survivors: Backrooms was developed by Gemütlich Kayling.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Meme Survivors: Backrooms.

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