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Is The Backrooms worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Single-player horror fans who want a maze-based survival experience
- Players who enjoy first-person exploration under threat from creatures
- Horror players interested in recording encounters with a camcorder
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a broad, continually varied environment beyond its dozen-room structure
- Those looking for combat-focused progression rather than survival and evasion
- Players wanting multiplayer rather than a single-player experience
Our take on The Backrooms
Its defining detail is the camcorder: recordings of encounters can remain behind in the maze, turning survival footage into a possible discovery for another person.
What is The Backrooms?
Explore an old office complex arranged as a maze of rooms and hallways in this first-person survival horror game.
The single-player experience places the character in an evolving nightmare where terrifying creatures must be avoided to remain alive. Progress takes place across a dozen distinct rooms, with the possibility of escaping after navigating the environment. A camcorder can record encounters with the horrors, leaving behind footage that another person might discover. The game focuses on moving through the Backrooms, surviving encounters, and recalling the fear associated with the setting.
How The Backrooms plays
- 01Camcorder Recording
- Recorded footage can remain for another person to discover after the encounter.
- 02Room-Based Maze
- The setting contains a dozen distinct rooms and connecting hallways within an old office complex.
- 03Creature Evasion
- Survival depends on running from hostile creatures encountered while exploring.
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The Backrooms: platforms & release
Is The Backrooms worth it?
It is worth it if: single-player horror fans who want a maze-based survival experience. Skip it if: players seeking a broad, continually varied environment beyond its dozen-room structure.
Where can I download The Backrooms?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Backrooms's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Backrooms on?
Windows only.
