SimulationFit check
Is Behind The Backrooms worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Small groups who want cooperative horror exploration
- Backrooms fans seeking puzzle-focused multiplayer gameplay
- Players who prefer online games for up to four participants
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-heavy horror rather than exploration and puzzle solving
- Those wanting a solo-focused experience or larger multiplayer sessions
- Players looking for a self-contained game without planned additional level content
Our take on Behind The Backrooms
Instead of centering horror on combat or solitary investigation, the game uses cooperative exploration and shared puzzle solving. Its level structure also hides routes between areas, including entrances concealed inside other stages, making navigation part of the escape premise.
What is Behind The Backrooms?
Behind The Backrooms is a cooperative horror exploration game for one to four players.
Players travel through multiple levels inspired by Backrooms lore, solving puzzles as a group while trying to escape. Some areas connect through hidden entrances: one is concealed in a regular level, while another lies within a sub level. The game includes unique level settings, with additional content planned through regular updates.
How Behind The Backrooms plays
- 01Four-Player Cooperation
- Online groups can include up to four players who explore and solve puzzles together.
- 02Hidden Level Entrances
- Access points to other areas can be concealed in both standard and sub-level environments.
- 03Backrooms-Inspired Levels
- The game uses distinct environments based on Backrooms lore.
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Behind The Backrooms: platforms & release
Is Behind The Backrooms worth it?
It is worth it if: small groups who want cooperative horror exploration. Skip it if: players seeking combat-heavy horror rather than exploration and puzzle solving.
Where can I download Behind The Backrooms?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Behind The Backrooms's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Behind The Backrooms on?
Windows only.
