# Games like Escape the Backrooms

> The closest matches to Escape the Backrooms: Inside the Backrooms, Backrooms: Escape Together, Labyrinthine, The Outlast Trials, and We Were Here Together. 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. [Inside the Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/1987080/inside-the-backrooms) — Shares puzzle solving with Escape the Backrooms. 10,150 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1987080/)
2. [Backrooms: Escape Together](https://imho.run/games/2141730/backrooms-escape-together) — Shares entity avoidance and procedural generation with Escape the Backrooms. 11,255 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141730/)
3. [Labyrinthine](https://imho.run/games/1302240/labyrinthine) — Shares procedural generation and puzzle solving with Escape the Backrooms. 7,438 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1302240/)
4. [The Outlast Trials](https://imho.run/games/1304930/the-outlast-trials) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape the Backrooms. 38,564 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304930/)
5. [We Were Here Together](https://imho.run/games/865360/we-were-here-together) — Also Escape Room, like Escape the Backrooms. 4,859 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/865360/)
6. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — A frequent pick in Escape the Backrooms players' libraries, and another Action. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
7. [Phasmophobia](https://imho.run/games/739630/phasmophobia) — Shares procedural generation with Escape the Backrooms. 350,092 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/739630/)
8. [Escape Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1435790/escape-simulator) — Also Escape Room and VR, like Escape the Backrooms. 8,834 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/)
9. [Lethal Company](https://imho.run/games/1966720/lethal-company) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape the Backrooms. 274,553 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1966720/)
10. [Emissary Zero](https://imho.run/games/3176060/emissary-zero) — Also Escape Room and Survival Horror, like Escape the Backrooms. 1,113 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3176060/)
11. [The Escape: Together](https://imho.run/games/2242760/the-escape-together) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape the Backrooms. 758 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2242760/)
12. [Enter The Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/1511670/enter-the-backrooms) — A frequent pick in Escape the Backrooms players' libraries, and another Indie. 579 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1511670/)
13. [DEVOUR](https://imho.run/games/1274570/devour) — Also VR and Survival Horror, like Escape the Backrooms. 20,582 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274570/)
14. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Shares procedural generation with Escape the Backrooms. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
15. [CRYO](https://imho.run/games/2564910/cryo) — Shares difficulty tiers and procedural generation with Escape the Backrooms. 253 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2564910/)
16. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape the Backrooms. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
17. [Content Warning](https://imho.run/games/2881650/content-warning) — Shares procedural generation with Escape the Backrooms. 33,238 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2881650/)
18. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Shares puzzle solving with Escape the Backrooms. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
19. [SKIBIDI GYATROOMS](https://imho.run/games/3288600/skibidi-gyatrooms) — Shares procedural generation with Escape the Backrooms. 335 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3288600/)
20. [Paranormal Cleanup](https://imho.run/games/2197890/paranormal-cleanup) — Shares difficulty tiers and procedural generation with Escape the Backrooms. 624 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2197890/)
21. [R.E.P.O.](https://imho.run/games/3241660/r-e-p-o) — Shares procedural generation with Escape the Backrooms. 125,502 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3241660/)
22. [Resident Evil 7 Biohazard](https://imho.run/games/418370/resident-evil-7-biohazard) — Shares puzzle solving with Escape the Backrooms. 31,078 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370/)
23. [NO BACKUP](https://imho.run/games/3894440/no-backup) — Also Survival Horror, like Escape the Backrooms. 834 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3894440/)
24. [PANICORE](https://imho.run/games/2695940/panicore) — Same atmospheric mood as Escape the Backrooms. 4,299 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2695940/)

## 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=1943950&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1943950&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1943950&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1943950
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1943950
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Escape the Backrooms

Escape the Backrooms is a co-op horror exploration game released in 2025 by Fancy Games and Blackbird Interactive, published by Secret Mode. Players navigate procedurally generated backrooms levels in teams of up to four, coordinating to solve puzzles, avoid dangerous entities, and uncover lore scattered throughout each environment. The game offers multiple difficulty tiers to accommodate different skill levels, and reviewers note that its dark humor and unexpected charm add personality to the experience while constant updates keep gameplay feeling fresh. Puzzle variety and hidden clues reward thorough exploration, and players describe the atmosphere as immersive and unsettling. Priced at $9.99 USD, the game runs in a playable state on Steam Deck and holds a 90% positive rating from over 36,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1943950
- **Developer:** Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
- **Publisher:** Secret Mode
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Online Co-op, HDR available, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty, Co-op
- **Released:** Oct 23, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1943950/escape-the-backrooms)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1943950&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1943950/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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