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Liminal space horror games on PlayStation

These games put you in places built for passing through and leave you there: yellow office rooms from the Backrooms legend, tiled pool halls, empty malls and underground passages. You walk, look for a way out and notice what is off. The fear is in the hum of the lights, the sameness of every corner and the sense that something else is in there with you.

The top 11 of 11 liminal space horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 11 best on PlayStation

  1. The Exit 8 key art: a yellow 'Exit 8' sign hanging from the ceiling of a white-tiled subway passage PsychologicalThe Exit 8The store calls it a walking simulator inspired by liminal spaces, back rooms and Japanese underground passageways. 93% on Steam (11,760 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  2. The Cabin Factory key art: a log cabin with a glowing porch and open door alone in a vast, dim factory hall PsychologicalThe Cabin FactoryThe makers say it is inspired by liminal spaces: an empty warehouse and the same cabin seen again and again 91% on Steam (3,857 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. POOLS key art: a long rectangular pool of dark water with a metal rail and stairs at the back, in a hall of pale tiles stretching into the distance Walking simulatorsPOOLSBuilt on liminal spaces and the Poolrooms of the Backrooms legend, empty tiled pool halls with nobody else in them. 95% on Steam (6,780 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, PlayStation, Switch, VR
  4. Dreamcore key art: a bright open doorway glowing in a dark, grainy empty room, with a dim round object beside it PsychologicalDreamcoreThe makers describe it as a game based on liminal spaces, with the largest maps made in backrooms games 93% on the PlayStation Store (2,212 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  5. Escape the Backrooms key art: four players in yellow hazmat suits and gas masks stand in an empty library-like room under a sign reading THE END Co-opEscape the BackroomsBuilt on the Backrooms creepypasta: endless empty yellow-wallpapered rooms under humming fluorescent lights. 90% on Steam (168,596 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Two players in yellow hazmat suits face a tall, thin black entity in the yellow halls of Level 0, with a grinning face glowing in a dark doorway SurvivalBackrooms: Escape TogetherStarts in the empty yellow halls of Level 0 and moves through other liminal levels drawn from Backrooms lore 89% on Steam (50,476 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  7. Platform 8 key art: a man in a pale blue shirt sits alone on a red bench seat in a Japanese train carriage, looking at his phone with a bag on his lap PsychologicalPlatform 8The PlayStation Store says it is inspired by Japanese subways, liminal spaces and the Backrooms 87% on Steam (2,912 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  8. Labyrinthine key art: a narrow hedge maze path at night under a single lamp Co-opLabyrinthineOne maze type is a set of empty rooms with yellow wallpaper, carpet and ceiling lights. 84% on Steam (17,520 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, VR
  9. The Backrooms 1998 key art: a yellow, stitched-together creature with a gaping toothed mouth in a yellow-walled corridor, beside the title EscapeThe Backrooms 1998Set in the Backrooms, ever-changing rooms and hallways that all seem too familiar, with yellow walls and humming lights 83% on Steam (840 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. Storebound key art: a pale, bloodied arm in a red store uniform with an ID badge grips a lamp with a price tag and a bloody handprint on its shade Co-opStoreboundIts store page sells it as a 'Liminal Store', a shopping complex caught between dream and nightmare 78% on Steam (1,512 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  11. The Sorrowvirus key art: a man in a hospital gown hugs a pale doll while two shadowy figures stand behind him in rain among glowing lilies and leaves PsychologicalThe SorrowvirusThe store calls Purgatory a liminal place, and its corridors warp and change after every ending. 73% on the PlayStation Store (63 ratings)about 50 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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