# Games like BACK*SPACE

> The closest matches to BACK*SPACE: LIMINAL SHIFT, Dreamcore, Liminalcore, POOLS, and BLACKSHARD. 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. [LIMINAL SHIFT](https://imho.run/games/3282700/liminal-shift) — Shares environmental exploration and backtracking with BACK*SPACE. 122 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3282700/)
2. [Dreamcore](https://imho.run/games/2453060/dreamcore) — Also Nonlinear and Surreal, like BACK*SPACE. 797 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453060/)
3. [Liminalcore](https://imho.run/games/3107900/liminalcore) — Shares environmental exploration and collectible hunting with BACK*SPACE. 410 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107900/)
4. [POOLS](https://imho.run/games/2663530/pools) — Shares environmental exploration and exploration with BACK*SPACE. 3,169 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2663530/)
5. [BLACKSHARD](https://imho.run/games/3223390/blackshard) — Shares hidden collectibles and exploration with BACK*SPACE. 191 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3223390/)
6. [Disminal](https://imho.run/games/2178670/disminal) — Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like BACK*SPACE. 98 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2178670/)
7. [Midnight Monitor: Aldercourt](https://imho.run/games/2843540/midnight-monitor-aldercourt) — Also Walking Simulator and Hidden Object, like BACK*SPACE. 74 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2843540/)
8. [Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/2176070/transliminal-beyond-the-backrooms) — Also Psychological and Surreal, like BACK*SPACE. 115 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2176070/)
9. [EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket](https://imho.run/games/3570000/emotionless-the-last-ticket) — Shares collectible hunting and hidden collectibles with BACK*SPACE. 75 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570000/)
10. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — A frequent pick in BACK*SPACE players' libraries, and another Indie. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
11. [LIMSCAPE : THE LIMINAL SPACE EXPLORER](https://imho.run/games/3227460/limscape-the-liminal-space-explorer) — Also Walking Simulator, like BACK*SPACE. 68 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3227460/)
12. [Backrooms: Lost Tape](https://imho.run/games/1926620/backrooms-lost-tape) — Shares environmental exploration with BACK*SPACE. 530 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1926620/)
13. [Within the Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/2158740/within-the-backrooms) — Also Nonlinear and Surreal, like BACK*SPACE. 134 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2158740/)
14. [The Exit 8](https://imho.run/games/2653790/the-exit-8) — Shares exploration with BACK*SPACE. 4,789 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2653790/)
15. [ESCAPE FROM BOYKISSER](https://imho.run/games/2708280/escape-from-boykisser) — Shares procedural levels and hidden collectibles with BACK*SPACE. 462 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2708280/)
16. [Interior Worlds](https://imho.run/games/2207970/interior-worlds) — Shares environmental exploration with BACK*SPACE. 486 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207970/)
17. [Antichamber](https://imho.run/games/219890/antichamber) — Also Nonlinear and Psychological, like BACK*SPACE. 10,145 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/)
18. [Silver Pines](https://imho.run/games/2333000/silver-pines) — Shares backtracking and collectible hunting with BACK*SPACE. 4,136 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/)
19. [PAGER](https://imho.run/games/2810550/pager) — Shares hidden collectibles and exploration with BACK*SPACE. 96 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2810550/)
20. [Ten Bells](https://imho.run/games/3044030/ten-bells) — Shares hidden collectibles with BACK*SPACE. 403 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3044030/)
21. [War Of Being](https://imho.run/games/2475790/war-of-being) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like BACK*SPACE. 80 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475790/)
22. [One Last Clip](https://imho.run/games/3774940/one-last-clip) — Shares hidden collectibles with BACK*SPACE. 59 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3774940/)
23. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — A frequent pick in BACK*SPACE players' libraries, and another Action. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
24. [The Complex: Expedition](https://imho.run/games/2172260/the-complex-expedition) — Shares exploration with BACK*SPACE. 1,386 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172260/)

## 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=4530880&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4530880&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4530880&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4530880
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4530880
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About BACK*SPACE

You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4530880
- **Developer:** Mostly Farmless Games
- **Publisher:** Mostly Farmless Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 29, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4530880/back-space)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4530880&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4530880/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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