Games like Chained in the Backrooms
Looking for games like Chained in the Backrooms? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Chained in the Backrooms is a action game from 2025; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Terraria with 1,238,172 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,238,172 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,165,850 reviews · 87% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Phasmophobia
2020 · Action
683,416 reviews · 94% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into horror.
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The Forest
2018 · Action
681,741 reviews · 96% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Geometry Dash
2014 · Action
592,958 reviews · 93% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into difficult.
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
586,217 reviews · 83% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
501,741 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into metroidvania.
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Valheim
2021 · Action
458,539 reviews · 94% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
411,377 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Palworld
2026 · Action
409,299 reviews · 95% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world.
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
2014 · Action
393,010 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
2025 · Action
386,005 reviews · 89% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: a different angle.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Chained in the Backrooms?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Chained in the Backrooms by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Terraria (1,238,172 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Chained in the Backrooms" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Chained in the Backrooms, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.