# Games like BACKROOMS STORIES

> The closest matches to BACKROOMS STORIES: The Wolf Among Us, Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, Subsurface Circular, and Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy. 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 Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — Also Episodic, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
2. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
3. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Text-Based, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
4. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Text-Based, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
5. [Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/2187220/apollo-justice-ace-attorney-trilogy) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another Adventure. 912 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2187220/)
6. [The Gardens Between](https://imho.run/games/600990/the-gardens-between) — Also Nostalgia and Logic, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 955 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/600990/)
7. [The Walking Dead](https://imho.run/games/207610/the-walking-dead) — Also Episodic, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 24,423 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207610/)
8. [The Council](https://imho.run/games/287630/the-council) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,707 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287630/)
9. [Quarantine Circular](https://imho.run/games/853500/quarantine-circular) — Also Text-Based and Logic, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 399 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853500/)
10. [Dispatch](https://imho.run/games/2592160/dispatch) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another Action. 102,071 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/)
11. [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc](https://imho.run/games/413410/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another Adventure. 16,706 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413410/)
12. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — Also Nostalgia, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
13. [The Fall](https://imho.run/games/290770/the-fall) — Also Episodic, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 2,177 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290770/)
14. [Life is Strange - Episode 1](https://imho.run/games/319630/life-is-strange-episode-1) — Also Episodic, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 75,553 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319630/)
15. [Kathy Rain: Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/1395030/kathy-rain-director-s-cut) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another Indie. 763 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395030/)
16. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
17. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — Also Nostalgia, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
18. [Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series](https://imho.run/games/675260/batman-the-enemy-within-the-telltale-series) — Also Episodic, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 4,191 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/675260/)
19. [The Descendant](https://imho.run/games/351940/the-descendant) — Also Episodic, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 344 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351940/)
20. [Zero Escape: The Nonary Games](https://imho.run/games/477740/zero-escape-the-nonary-games) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,855 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/477740/)
21. [The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence](https://imho.run/games/437160/the-lion-s-song-episode-1-silence) — Also Episodic, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 995 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/437160/)
22. [Myst](https://imho.run/games/1255560/myst) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,490 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1255560/)
23. [Suzerain](https://imho.run/games/1207650/suzerain) — Also Text-Based, like BACKROOMS STORIES. 6,933 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1207650/)
24. [Heaven's Vault](https://imho.run/games/774201/heaven-s-vault) — A frequent pick in BACKROOMS STORIES players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,626 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774201/)

## 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=3203020&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3203020&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3203020&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3203020
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3203020
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About BACKROOMS STORIES

Read five horror stories set in the Backrooms. Experience existential horror and terrifying encounters while making choices that will alter your fate. Will you escape or be lost forever?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3203020
- **Developer:** liminal_games
- **Publisher:** liminal_games
- **Genres:** Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 25, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3203020/backrooms-stories)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3203020&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3203020/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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