Single-player games like Backmooms
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Backmooms, 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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ROUTINE
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backmooms.
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.
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backmooms.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
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Visage
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backmooms.
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.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backmooms.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backmooms.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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Mundaun
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Backmooms.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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DINNERDINNNER
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
"DINNERDINNNER" is a horror adventure game set in the modern era. You become a diner staff member and encounter strange events – customers with bizarre stories, engaging in trivial conversations, and discussing incomprehensible matters.
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NAGAISAN
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
I came to know "her." Since then, I've felt someone's gaze from somewhere. Memories of the place I reached while searching for a lost dog in the past. I'm not sure if it's connected, but I did something. "NAGAISAN" is an adventure game based on urban legends.
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HOLEHOLE
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
"HOLEHOLE" is a relaxed adventure game where players freely explore a map, collect objects, and assist residents through conversations. The game features a visual novel-style storytelling experience and allows players to progress at their own pace.
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I wish it was morning all the time
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
The sisters are chased into an abandoned house by a group of men who don't know what's going on. Every action you take will determine their survival. Take the necessary actions according to the situation to ensure their survival.
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MAZEMAZE
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
"MAZEMAZE" is an adventure game where you explore maps, find objects, and progress through the story. One day, the protagonist jumps off a building and finds themselves in a mysterious space. They are guided through corridors in a maze where various things exist.
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PRIPRI
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
"PRIPRI" is an ADV game where you explore maps, interact with characters, and uncover an escape plan as a prison staff member. Choose to befriend female prisoners and aid in the escape or ignore it, all while enjoying a relaxed gameplay experience without quest markers or time limits.
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Escape Escape
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
You awaken in a mysterious room and promptly clear items from the desk. The individual behind this watches in surprise on the monitor. "Hey! What are you doing? Let me play my game!" "Escape Escape" is an adventure where you explore, interact, and advance through maps and characters.
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nekowater
Single-player alternative to Backmooms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Backmooms.
You are a cat.You live in a place where small houses line the area as sea levels rise.You wake up and sleep when you like, and eat what you like.You spend your days like that."Nekowater" is an adventure game where you explore the map, interact with characters, and progress through the game.