# Games like The Classrooms

> The closest matches to The Classrooms: Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms, Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1, Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms: Lost Tape, and Stay Out of the House. 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. [Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/2176070/transliminal-beyond-the-backrooms) — Shares procedural generation with The Classrooms. 115 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2176070/)
2. [Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1](https://imho.run/games/1522960/anemoiapolis-chapter-1) — Also Cinematic and Surreal, like The Classrooms. 853 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1522960/)
3. [Escape the Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/1943950/escape-the-backrooms) — Shares procedural generation and puzzle solving with The Classrooms. 36,625 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1943950/)
4. [Backrooms: Lost Tape](https://imho.run/games/1926620/backrooms-lost-tape) — Also Surreal and Survival Horror, like The Classrooms. 530 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1926620/)
5. [Stay Out of the House](https://imho.run/games/896520/stay-out-of-the-house) — Also 1980s and 1990's, like The Classrooms. 883 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/896520/)
6. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — A frequent pick in The Classrooms players' libraries, and another Action. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
7. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
8. [Poppy Playtime](https://imho.run/games/1721470/poppy-playtime) — Also 1980s and Survival Horror, like The Classrooms. 59,931 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1721470/)
9. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Survival Horror, like The Classrooms. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
10. [Dead Format](https://imho.run/games/3399290/dead-format) — Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms. 107 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3399290/)
11. [The Complex: Expedition](https://imho.run/games/2172260/the-complex-expedition) — Also Cinematic and 1990's, like The Classrooms. 1,386 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172260/)
12. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — A frequent pick in The Classrooms players' libraries, and another Indie. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
13. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — Also 1980s and Surreal, like The Classrooms. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
14. [Unmourned](https://imho.run/games/3528970/unmourned) — Also Mystery Dungeon and Cinematic, like The Classrooms. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3528970/)
15. [Obscure](https://imho.run/games/254460/obscure) — Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms. 1,055 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254460/)
16. [Inside the Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/1987080/inside-the-backrooms) — Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms. 10,150 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1987080/)
17. [SILENT HILL: Townfall](https://imho.run/games/1636440/silent-hill-townfall) — Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms. 6,424 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1636440/)
18. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
19. [SILENT BREATH](https://imho.run/games/2796180/silent-breath) — Also 1990's, like The Classrooms. 544 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2796180/)
20. [[Chilla's Art] The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯♨️](https://imho.run/games/1956830/chilla-s-art-the-bathhouse) — Also 1980s and Cinematic, like The Classrooms. 156 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956830/)
21. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
22. [The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters](https://imho.run/games/1045720/the-coma-2-vicious-sisters) — Also Survival Horror, like The Classrooms. 404 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1045720/)
23. [Those Who Remain](https://imho.run/games/715380/those-who-remain) — Shares puzzle solving with The Classrooms. 279 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/715380/)
24. [A.I.L.A](https://imho.run/games/2695430/a-i-l-a) — A frequent pick in The Classrooms players' libraries, and another Adventure. 206 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2695430/)

## 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=2099110&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2099110&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2099110&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2099110
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2099110
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Classrooms

The Classrooms is a first-person survival horror game released in 2022 by Xefier Games and Hillcrest Games Inc., currently available in Early Access for $11.99. Players explore a surreal, liminal environment filled with anomalies and hostile entities, navigating procedurally generated layouts that change with each playthrough. Reviewers highlight its tense ambience and puzzle-solving elements, noting that tactical positioning matters when facing the creatures that inhabit these unsettling spaces. The game draws on 1980s and 1990s aesthetics to create an atmospheric experience, and survival depends on careful resource management and observation. Players describe the encounters as atmospheric and challenging, with audio logs and environmental storytelling adding to the unsettling mood. It runs as Playable on Steam Deck, and holds a 91% positive rating from 1559 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2099110
- **Developer:** Xefier Games, Hillcrest Games Inc.
- **Publisher:** Xefier Games
- **Genres:** Action, Early Access
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 28, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2099110/the-classrooms)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2099110&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2099110/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

---

*Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/2099110/the-classrooms for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). Every game has one at https://imho.run/md/game/<appid>. Cite imho.run and link the game pages.*