# Games like Inside the Backrooms

> The closest matches to Inside the Backrooms: Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms Rec., DEVOUR, Pacify, and Emissary Zero. 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. [Escape the Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/1943950/escape-the-backrooms) — Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 36,625 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1943950/)
2. [Backrooms Rec.](https://imho.run/games/2275020/backrooms-rec) — Shares procedural levels with Inside the Backrooms. 508 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275020/)
3. [DEVOUR](https://imho.run/games/1274570/devour) — Also Survival Horror, like Inside the Backrooms. 20,582 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274570/)
4. [Pacify](https://imho.run/games/967050/pacify) — Shares multiplayer co op with Inside the Backrooms. 11,087 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/967050/)
5. [Emissary Zero](https://imho.run/games/3176060/emissary-zero) — A frequent pick in Inside the Backrooms players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,113 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3176060/)
6. [Lethal Company](https://imho.run/games/1966720/lethal-company) — A frequent pick in Inside the Backrooms players' libraries, and another Action. 274,553 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1966720/)
7. [Dark Hours](https://imho.run/games/2208570/dark-hours) — Also Survival Horror, like Inside the Backrooms. 1,232 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2208570/)
8. [The Devourer: Hunted Souls](https://imho.run/games/2309400/the-devourer-hunted-souls) — Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 235 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2309400/)
9. [Labyrinthine](https://imho.run/games/1302240/labyrinthine) — Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 7,438 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1302240/)
10. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
11. [Granny: Escape Together](https://imho.run/games/3070520/granny-escape-together) — Shares multiplayer co op and puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 616 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3070520/)
12. [The Outlast Trials](https://imho.run/games/1304930/the-outlast-trials) — Also Survival Horror, like Inside the Backrooms. 38,564 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304930/)
13. [We Were Here Too](https://imho.run/games/677160/we-were-here-too) — Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 3,542 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/677160/)
14. [FOREWARNED](https://imho.run/games/1562420/forewarned) — Also Survival Horror, like Inside the Backrooms. 3,527 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562420/)
15. [Content Warning](https://imho.run/games/2881650/content-warning) — Also Survival Horror, like Inside the Backrooms. 33,238 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2881650/)
16. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
17. [Silent Rain](https://imho.run/games/1791910/silent-rain) — Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 76 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1791910/)
18. [Phasmophobia](https://imho.run/games/739630/phasmophobia) — A frequent pick in Inside the Backrooms players' libraries, and another Action. 350,092 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/739630/)
19. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Survival Horror, like Inside the Backrooms. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
20. [Climb The Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/3575300/climb-the-backrooms) — A frequent pick in Inside the Backrooms players' libraries, and another Adventure. 664 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3575300/)
21. [Zort](https://imho.run/games/3121110/zort) — Same intense mood as Inside the Backrooms. 3,767 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3121110/)
22. [Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?](https://imho.run/games/2658470/is-this-game-trying-to-kill-me) — Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 577 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658470/)
23. [INVITATION To FEAR](https://imho.run/games/1802330/invitation-to-fear) — Also Survival Horror, like Inside the Backrooms. 53 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1802330/)
24. [Storebound](https://imho.run/games/3417410/storebound) — Shares puzzle solving with Inside the Backrooms. 1,188 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3417410/)

## 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=1987080&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1987080&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1987080&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1987080
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1987080
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Inside the Backrooms

Inside the Backrooms is a 2022 indie horror adventure developed by MrFatcat, currently in Early Access at $6.99. The game tasks players with navigating procedurally generated environments inspired by the internet creepypasta, where door-card-management and item-drop-rarity create unpredictable progression paths. Multiplayer co-op allows teams to cooperate while avoiding monsters, and players describe the experience as both tense and funny, with chaos emerging naturally from the mechanics. Procedural generation ensures each run feels fresh, and the game is marked as playable on Steam Deck. According to 10,150 Steam reviews, the game holds a 79% positive reception.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1987080
- **Developer:** MrFatcat
- **Publisher:** MrFatcat, Dropsiick
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Online Co-op, Tracked Controller Support, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jun 20, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1987080/inside-the-backrooms)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1987080&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1987080/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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