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Is Backrooms Society worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror fans who want cooperative exploration for one to eight players
- Players who enjoy scavenging and returning to a hub to sell loot or craft equipment
- Backrooms fiction fans interested in changing levels and encounters with entities
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who prefer a fixed route may bounce off the randomly generated levels and nonlinear areas.
- Players seeking low-pressure exploration may hit a wall when managing stamina, entity threats, and sanity.
- Solo players who do not want a game that supports group play may find its cooperative structure less suited to them.
- Players looking for a climbing or puzzle-focused game will not find those as the central gameplay.
Our take on Backrooms Society
The bounce point arrives when exploration requires tracking threats and resources at once. Players need to listen for unusual sounds, conserve stamina, and manage sanity while deciding what to bring back to the Hub. Those looking for uninterrupted exploration may hit a wall during entity encounters.
What is Backrooms Society?
Backrooms Society is a cooperative horror game for 1–8 players.
Explore procedurally generated, nonlinear backrooms levels, complete main and optional objectives, and gather gear, resources, and valuables. A journal lets players record findings. Return to the Hub to sell loot to vendors, craft equipment from collected resources, or get contracts from a M. E. G. operative. Different entities pose threats, and some have weaknesses that players can exploit to escape. Encounters and other hazards can reduce sanity; drinking almond water can keep it higher. The Hub connects to levels through doors, and the game includes proximity voice chat with dynamic reverb.
How Backrooms Society plays
- 01Procedural Level Routes
- The Metro takes explorers to random levels with unknown threats.
- 02Cooperative Exploration
- Sessions can include between one and eight players.
- 03Hub-Based Trading
- Players can sell valuables to vendors in Traders Keep and get contracts from a M.E.G. operative.
- 04Gear Crafting
- Resources gathered during exploration can be used to craft equipment.
- 05Entity Weaknesses
- Some entities have vulnerabilities that can be exploited during an escape.
- 06Sanity Management
- Entities and other sources can lower sanity, while almond water can help keep it high.
- 07Journal Records
- Players can use the journal to document what they find in the levels.
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Backrooms Society: platforms & release
Is Backrooms Society worth it?
It is worth it if: horror fans who want cooperative exploration for one to eight players. Skip it if: players who prefer a fixed route may bounce off the randomly generated levels and nonlinear areas.
Where can I download Backrooms Society?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Backrooms Society's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Backrooms Society on?
Windows only.
