Backrooms: Extractions similar games & best alternatives
Backrooms: Extractions
2025
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Quick resume
Backrooms: Extractions is a 1-6 player co-op horror game set in 2062. As a MEG operative, enter the Backrooms to locate and extract lost agents while evading lurking entities. Use advanced tools, solve tense puzzles, and survive eerie environments. Stay alert: every sound could be your last!
Global score
75/100
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, Early Access
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Pros
- Strong cooperative multiplayer experience
- Immersive horror atmosphere and sound design
- Challenging and tense gameplay
- Active developer support and updates
- Good value for price
Cons
- Repetitive objectives and limited content
- Bugs and technical issues in early access
- Limited character customization
- Some pacing and level design criticisms
- Multiplayer connectivity and lobby problems
Motivations
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Autonomy
Game with the same Autonomy vibe
3"Players can choose characters, maps, and difficulty; gameplay involves decision-making and exploration."
Lunch Lady
"Players can choose different objectives, levels, and strategies, with some procedural elements and freedom in exploration."
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Competence
Game with the same Competence vibe
3"The game offers challenging puzzles and combat that require skill and strategic thinking, though some parts can feel grindy or repetitive."
Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
"Game offers challenging puzzles, entity encounters, and skillful teamwork, though some find it repetitive and sometimes frustrating."
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Competition
Game with the same Competition vibe
-3"Focus is on cooperative play and personal/team success rather than competing against others or leaderboards."
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
"Focus is on cooperative play and personal/team progress rather than competing against others or leaderboards."
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Continuation
Game with the same Continuation vibe
4"Many players report long playtimes, habitual engagement, and persistent progression, though some mention eventual boredom."
Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG
"Many players report long sessions with friends and habitual play, though some mention repetitiveness causing boredom."
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
5"Strong emphasis on multiplayer co-op with teamwork, role synergy, and shared objectives."
Barony
"Strong emphasis on multiplayer co-op, teamwork, communication, and shared objectives."
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Creativity
Game with the same Creativity vibe
2"Players can experiment with different strategies and item uses, but limited character customization or building."
Rogue
"Some customization in gameplay strategies and use of items; limited character customization noted as a missing feature."
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Domination
Game with the same Domination vibe
-4"Gameplay centers on shared survival and cooperation rather than exerting control or superiority over others."
Subterror
"Gameplay centers on equal cooperation and shared survival rather than dominance or power over others."
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Escapism
Game with the same Escapism vibe
4"Players use the game as a tense, immersive horror experience to escape real life and enjoy suspense."
Granny
"Players use the game as a tense, immersive horror experience to escape real life and enjoy suspenseful gameplay."
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Expectation
Game with the same Expectation vibe
-4"Players engage voluntarily for fun and interest, not out of obligation or external pressure."
FPV Kamikaze Drone
"Players engage voluntarily for fun and interest, not out of obligation or external pressure."
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Experimenting
Game with the same Experimenting vibe
3"Players explore different strategies, unit compositions, and diplomatic approaches, though some mechanics are repetitive."
Plebby Quest: The Crusades
"Players explore different levels, tactics, and entity behaviors, though some find objectives repetitive."
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Exploration
Game with the same Exploration vibe
4"Game encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and narrative layers through environmental exploration."
Luto
"Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling within varied levels."
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Expression
Game with the same Expression vibe
-2"Limited character customization; some desire for cosmetic options but mostly fixed presentation."
Shadow Burglar
"Limited character customization; some desire for cosmetic options but mostly standardized presentation."
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Fantasy
Game with the same Fantasy vibe
4"Strongly rooted in imaginative horror fiction and surreal backrooms mythology, with supernatural elements."
The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
"Strongly rooted in imaginative horror fiction with surreal entities and Backrooms mythos."
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Fellowship
Game with the same Fellowship vibe
5"Players form social bonds, share experiences, and enjoy community aspects in multiplayer sessions."
Dark Hours
"Players emphasize community, shared experiences, and social interaction in multiplayer sessions."
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Growth
Game with the same Growth vibe
3"Players develop skills in cooperation, communication, and puzzle solving throughout the game."
It Takes Two
"Players develop skills in teamwork, puzzle solving, and game mechanics; some progression system present."
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Health
Game with the same Health vibe
-5"No indication of physical activity; typical sedentary gaming experience."
M.A.S.S. Builder
"No indication of physical activity; typical sedentary gaming experience."
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Idle
Game with the same Idle vibe
-4"Requires focused attention and active engagement during cooperative gameplay sessions."
Zort
"Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during tense cooperative gameplay."
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Intimacy
Game with the same Intimacy vibe
3"Players form close bonds through cooperative play and shared emotional experiences, though primarily casual social interaction."
Emissary Zero
"Close social bonds form through cooperative play and communication, though not deeply emotional."
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Leadership
Game with the same Leadership vibe
2"Some players take leadership roles in coordinating teams, but shared decision-making is common."
Enemy On Board
"Some players take lead roles in coordinating teams, but overall shared decision-making is emphasized."
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Progression
Game with the same Progression vibe
3"Players accumulate items, weapons, and upgrades as part of the gameplay progression."
METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version
"Players accumulate items, upgrades, and level progress, though some find progression limited or repetitive."
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Relaxation
Game with the same Relaxation vibe
-3"The game maintains sustained tension and suspense rather than relaxation or flow."
Granny: Chapter Two
"Game maintains sustained tension and suspense rather than relaxation or flow."
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Sensation
Game with the same Sensation vibe
4"Strong sensory stimulation through graphics, sound design, and horror atmosphere."
Resident Evil 2
"Strong sensory stimulation through graphics, sound design, and horror atmosphere."
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Status
Game with the same Status vibe
-3"Focus is on cooperative experience rather than social recognition or ranking."
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth
"Focus is on cooperative experience rather than social recognition or status."
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Story
Game with the same Story vibe
3"Narrative is present through environmental storytelling and mission objectives, though some find it lacking depth currently."
Hidden Deep
"Narrative elements and lore are present, with mission objectives and environmental storytelling."
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Strategy
Game with the same Strategy vibe
4"Players use planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking to survive and progress."
Abiotic Factor
"Players engage in tactical planning, communication, and problem solving to survive and complete objectives."
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Thrill
Game with the same Thrill vibe
5"High suspense and adrenaline from monster encounters and tense cooperative gameplay."
Dark Hours: Prologue
"High suspense, fear, and thrill from entity encounters and tense cooperative gameplay."
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Value
Game with the same Value vibe
3"Good perceived value for price, especially on sale; dedicated community and ongoing updates."
Squad 44
"Generally perceived as good value for price with ongoing updates and community engagement."
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Violence
Game with the same Violence vibe
3"Combat and evasion of hostile entities is central, with emphasis on survival horror violence."
Backrooms: Escape Together
"Combat and evasion of hostile entities are central, with violent encounters and threats."
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Survival
Game with the same Survival vibe
5"Core gameplay revolves around avoiding threats, managing resources, and staying alive."
Pacific Drive
"Core gameplay revolves around avoiding threats, managing resources, and staying alive."
Analysis
Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Expression.
How to use the graph
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- Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
- Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
- Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.
Last update: 30/04/2026