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Games like Return the Backrooms
24 games ranked by how much the tags Steam players vote on them overlap with Return the Backrooms's. A rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store, and popularity never moves a game up.
What they share most: Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Puzzle, Early Access, PvE.
Closest first
1·Inside the Backrooms
90% match · Horror, Survival Horror
80% of 46,828 reviews positive
2·Zort
85% match · Early Access, PvE
90% of 14,141 reviews positive
3·Backrooms: Escape Together
83% match · Psychological Horror, Survival Horror
89% of 49,970 reviews positive
4·Nuclear Nightmare
82% match · Survival Horror, PvE
81% of 19,303 reviews positive
5·Sketchy's Contract
81% match · PvE, Survival Horror
85% of 1,338 reviews positive
6·Occult
81% match · Horror, Psychological Horror
71% of 1,963 reviews positive
7·BIGFOOT
81% match · Early Access, PvE
82% of 22,393 reviews positive
8·Share
81% match · Psychedelic, FPS
72% of 365 reviews positive
9·From The Darkness
81% match · Psychological Horror, Horror
89% of 3,543 reviews positive
10·App 1712050
80% match · PvE, Survival Horror
76% of 75 reviews positive
11·Arruyo
80% match · Linear, Horror
55% of 181 reviews positive
12·Lethal Company
79% match · PvE, Survival Horror
97% of 511,191 reviews positive · 1,017 playing
13·Pacify
79% match · Horror, Psychological Horror
86% of 42,810 reviews positive
14·Demonsomnia
79% match · Early Access, Psychological Horror
35% of 328 reviews positive
15·The Escape: Together
79% match · Psychedelic, Early Access
78% of 2,498 reviews positive
16·Escape Toon Kingdom
79% match · Linear, Online Co-Op
74% of 153 reviews positive
17·Surrounded
79% match · Survival Horror, Horror
44% of 570 reviews positive
18·Backrooms Media
78% match · Early Access, PvE
40% of 648 reviews positive
19·September 7th
78% match · Psychedelic, Linear
88% of 3,050 reviews positive
20·App 759610
78% match · Psychedelic, PvE
39% of 106 reviews positive
21·The Experiment
77% match · Survival Horror, Psychological Horror
67% of 150 reviews positive
22·Gravewood High
77% match · Survival Horror, PvE
56% of 1,149 reviews positive
23·App 1452180
77% match · FPS, Exploration
36% of 50 reviews positive
24·Unplagued
77% match · Psychological Horror, Survival Horror
32% of 4,953 reviews positive
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Return the Backrooms?
The closest matches to Return the Backrooms on Steam are Inside the Backrooms, Zort, Backrooms: Escape Together, Nuclear Nightmare, Sketchy's Contract. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Return the Backrooms's, and shared tags include Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror.
How are games like Return the Backrooms chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Return the Backrooms's. Popularity never affects the ranking.