Games Like Backrooms (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Backrooms? The closest matches on Steam right now are Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms Lost Runners, Barotrauma — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (LAN co-op, co-op, multiplayer) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Backrooms

#GameGenreShared with Backrooms
1Escape the BackroomsActionAction, Indie, co-op, multiplayer
2Backrooms Lost RunnersActionAction, Adventure, Indie, co-op
3BarotraumaActionAction, Indie, co-op, multiplayer
4Sally Face - Episode OneAdventureAdventure, Indie, single-player
5Bendy and the Ink MachineActionAction, Adventure, Indie, single-player
6Sky: Children of the LightAdventureAdventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
7Backrooms: Escape TogetherActionAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
8SIGNALISActionAction, Adventure, Indie, single-player
9Ghost JanitorsActionAction, Adventure, Indie, co-op
10Welcome to Doll TownActionAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
11Five Nights at Freddy's: Security BreachActionAction, Adventure, Indie, single-player
12The Other SideActionAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie

Why these are like Backrooms

1. Escape the Backrooms

Both are action / indie games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game.

2. Backrooms Lost Runners

Both are action / adventure games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Backrooms Lost Runners is a co-op survival horror with team play, voice-reactive AI, and immersive puzzles.

3. Barotrauma

Both are action / indie games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements.

4. Sally Face - Episode One

Both are adventure / indie games; both offer single-player. Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past.

5. Bendy and the Ink Machine

Both are action / adventure games; both offer single-player. Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.

6. Sky: Children of the Light

Both are adventure / casual games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits!

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