# Games like Backfirewall_

> The closest matches to Backfirewall_: The Stanley Parable, Moral Dilemma: The Interview, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, GlitchSPANKR, and The Berlin Apartment. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Shares achievement hunting and exploration with Backfirewall_. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
2. [Moral Dilemma: The Interview](https://imho.run/games/3364880/moral-dilemma-the-interview) — Shares dialogue choices and achievement hunting with Backfirewall_. 855 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3364880/)
3. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Also Narration, like Backfirewall_. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
4. [GlitchSPANKR](https://imho.run/games/2727660/glitchspankr) — Shares dialogue choices and exploration with Backfirewall_. 232 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2727660/)
5. [The Berlin Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2280430/the-berlin-apartment) — A frequent pick in Backfirewall_ players' libraries, and another Indie. 107 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/)
6. [Metamorphosis](https://imho.run/games/1025410/metamorphosis) — Shares environmental puzzles and dialogue choices with Backfirewall_. 238 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025410/)
7. [Viewfinder](https://imho.run/games/1382070/viewfinder) — Also Narration, like Backfirewall_. 5,844 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382070/)
8. [The Entropy Centre](https://imho.run/games/1730590/the-entropy-centre) — Same atmospheric mood as Backfirewall_. 1,978 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730590/)
9. [tERRORbane](https://imho.run/games/1617030/terrorbane) — Also Narration, like Backfirewall_. 59 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1617030/)
10. [Supraland](https://imho.run/games/813630/supraland) — A frequent pick in Backfirewall_ players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,824 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813630/)
11. [Thank Goodness You're Here!](https://imho.run/games/2366980/thank-goodness-you-re-here) — Shares dialogue choices and achievement hunting with Backfirewall_. 5,582 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366980/)
12. [Portal](https://imho.run/games/400/portal) — Shares achievement hunting with Backfirewall_. 81,472 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400/)
13. [Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure](https://imho.run/games/2596420/arranger-a-role-puzzling-adventure) — Shares dialogue choices and exploration with Backfirewall_. 230 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/)
14. [The Magic Circle](https://imho.run/games/323380/the-magic-circle) — A frequent pick in Backfirewall_ players' libraries, and another Action. 930 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323380/)
15. [Oneiros](https://imho.run/games/869170/oneiros) — Also Narration, like Backfirewall_. 133 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/869170/)
16. [Quantum Conundrum](https://imho.run/games/200010/quantum-conundrum) — A frequent pick in Backfirewall_ players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,308 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200010/)
17. [Break the Game](https://imho.run/games/739540/break-the-game) — Also Narration, like Backfirewall_. 436 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/739540/)
18. [Jazzpunk: Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/250260/jazzpunk-director-s-cut) — Shares exploration with Backfirewall_. 5,450 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250260/)
19. [A Normal Lost Phone](https://imho.run/games/523210/a-normal-lost-phone) — Also Narration, like Backfirewall_. 1,373 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523210/)
20. [TRI: Of Friendship and Madness](https://imho.run/games/293660/tri-of-friendship-and-madness) — Same atmospheric mood as Backfirewall_. 234 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/293660/)
21. [OneShot](https://imho.run/games/420530/oneshot) — Same atmospheric mood as Backfirewall_. 31,336 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/)
22. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares environmental puzzles and achievement hunting with Backfirewall_. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
23. [Do Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse)](https://imho.run/games/2336120/do-not-press-the-button-or-you-ll-delete-the-multiverse) — Shares dialogue choices and achievement hunting with Backfirewall_. 61 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/)
24. [Escape from Ever After](https://imho.run/games/1996390/escape-from-ever-after) — Same atmospheric mood as Backfirewall_. 999 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996390/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1920100&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1920100&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1920100&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1920100
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1920100
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Backfirewall_

Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1920100
- **Developer:** Naraven Games
- **Publisher:** All in! Games, Untold Tales
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 30, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 82
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1920100/backfirewall)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1920100&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920100/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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