AdventureFit check
Is Adrift in the Backrooms worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Small groups of friends who want cooperative exploration
- Adventure players interested in backrooms-inspired settings
- Players who enjoy puzzles alongside horror and adventure elements
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a game focused on combat rather than exploration and puzzles
- Players looking for character progression or an open-ended world beyond its 11 levels
- Players who prefer competitive multiplayer instead of cooperative play
Our take on Adrift in the Backrooms
The defining structure is an escape journey across 11 separate levels, combining cooperative exploration with puzzles and encounters involving entities that behave differently.
What is Adrift in the Backrooms?
Adrift in the Backrooms is an online co-op adventure for 1–4 players.
Players explore 11 distinct levels, each offering a different experience, while trying to find a way out. The game combines backrooms-inspired elements with traditional cooperative horror and adventure. Across the levels, players encounter entities with different behaviors and complete puzzles. It supports both solo play and group sessions with friends, making exploration, puzzle-solving, and escape the central activities.
How Adrift in the Backrooms plays
- 01Eleven distinct levels
- Each of the 11 levels offers a different experience for players to explore.
- 02Entities with varied behavior
- The game includes encounters with multiple entities that behave differently.
- 03One-to-four-player co-op
- Online sessions support solo play or groups of up to four players.
- 04Puzzles throughout levels
- Players complete puzzles while exploring the game world and seeking a way out.
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Adrift in the Backrooms: platforms & release
Is Adrift in the Backrooms worth it?
It is worth it if: small groups of friends who want cooperative exploration. Skip it if: players seeking a game focused on combat rather than exploration and puzzles.
Where can I download Adrift in the Backrooms?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Adrift in the Backrooms's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Adrift in the Backrooms on?
Windows only.
