# Games like The Backrooms Project

> The closest matches to The Backrooms Project: SOMA, Still Wakes the Deep, Neverending Nightmares, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Outlast. 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. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
2. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — Also Walking Simulator and Gore, like The Backrooms Project. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
3. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — A frequent pick in The Backrooms Project players' libraries, and another Action. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
4. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like The Backrooms Project. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
5. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like The Backrooms Project. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
6. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
7. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
8. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
9. [Condemned: Criminal Origins](https://imho.run/games/4720/condemned-criminal-origins) — Also Crime and Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 1,963 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4720/)
10. [Don't Be Afraid](https://imho.run/games/760410/don-t-be-afraid) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 328 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760410/)
11. [Resident Evil 4](https://imho.run/games/2050650/resident-evil-4) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like The Backrooms Project. 64,552 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050650/)
12. [Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs](https://imho.run/games/239200/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 4,318 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/)
13. [PARANOIA PLACE](https://imho.run/games/1592290/paranoia-place) — Also Perma Death and Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 636 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592290/)
14. [The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game](https://imho.run/games/1985930/the-backrooms-1998-found-footage-survival-horror-game) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like The Backrooms Project. 313 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1985930/)
15. [Together After Dark](https://imho.run/games/2708790/together-after-dark) — Also Perma Death and Walking Simulator, like The Backrooms Project. 132 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2708790/)
16. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
17. [The Evil Within](https://imho.run/games/268050/the-evil-within) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like The Backrooms Project. 7,495 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268050/)
18. [Rise of Insanity](https://imho.run/games/629220/rise-of-insanity) — A frequent pick in The Backrooms Project players' libraries, and another Indie. 330 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629220/)
19. [Layers of Fear (2016)](https://imho.run/games/391720/layers-of-fear-2016) — Also Walking Simulator, like The Backrooms Project. 5,082 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/)
20. [The Solus Project](https://imho.run/games/313630/the-solus-project) — A frequent pick in The Backrooms Project players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,536 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313630/)
21. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — A frequent pick in The Backrooms Project players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
22. [Friday the 13th: The Game](https://imho.run/games/438740/friday-the-13th-the-game) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like The Backrooms Project. 20,603 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/438740/)
23. [Corpse Party](https://imho.run/games/251270/corpse-party) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like The Backrooms Project. 906 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251270/)
24. [File Destined](https://imho.run/games/2257460/file-destined) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like The Backrooms Project. 139 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2257460/)

## 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=1980980&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1980980&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1980980&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1980980
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1980980
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Backrooms Project

Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1980980
- **Developer:** 3AM Studios
- **Publisher:** 3AM Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Captions available, Stats, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Workshop, PvP, HDR available, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** May 15, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1980980/the-backrooms-project)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1980980&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1980980/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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