The Backrooms: Survival

The Backrooms: Survival
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Metacritic
86
Steam
79.749
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Release date
31 March 2022
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86 (832 votes)

The Backrooms: Survival mixes survival horror with roguelike elements. Explore randomly generated levels with different items and entities while trying to maintain your thirst, hunger, and sanity.

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The Backrooms: Survival system requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 7, 8, or 10
  • Processor: 2GHZ
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 2GB Nvidia/AMD GPU
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
  • Additional Notes: Best played in the dark with headphones

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Recommended requirements are not yet specified.
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T.TV/Fluffatron_UK
T.TV/Fluffatron_UK

Bought this to play with friends but it isn't fit for purpose. The enemies are completely random, we just lose each other and spend all of our time trying to find each other, there is no real goal just wandering around and getting cheap scares from loud noises. Very disappointed.

MrFantasticCraft
MrFantasticCraft

It's just a maze game where you try find ladders, then after finding a few of said ladders you die in a poison area. Repetetive and boring.

AssassinRecon22
AssassinRecon22

Out of all the backrooms games that I have seen or have watched other people play, this one feels the most genuine in terms of horror, atmosphere, and overall game play. This game is truly fun and is even better with friends!

RoadKillFood606
RoadKillFood606

It is a vary tense game.
I love the atmosphere of the game, and the way it is set up. The feeling of restarting your progress is something that I always liked in a game and the way these monsters really know how to scare you. I highly recommend.

dear.p8n
dear.p8n

I have recently become obsessed with lore of the Backrooms, this place where "noclips" from reality have find themselves. I lasted 20 minutes before what I can only assume was a scratcher ended my nightmare of being chased around by a faceless child. I was completely filled with the kind of anxiety and paranoia I would get in a dark closet with a deeply disturbing looking clown. I'm excited for future levels maybe one day I will make it to level 4.

Yarghoul Streamer Guy
Yarghoul Strea…

After Officially 100%ing the game, and getting content out of it. I deem this game to be the best example of "BackRooms" 10/10 game. would always recommend. for the best experience play the game by yourself for a couple of runs/hours. THEN bring your friends. 1000 times more scary when you're alone. Once again 10/10

bryce.raymer08
bryce.raymer08

This is a really fun game with many different levels and entities. But please make a new game mode where you can explore which ever levels you want.

the hollowed one
the hollowed one

This game is neat but this not a real positive review or negative,
is neat just a bunch of randomly generated areas filled with monsters and stuff. This can be spooky but if you get seen they just scream at ear bleeding levels and bolt after you, there are some exceptions like the stone gargoyles but that's how most of them act. This game is new so don't expect greatness, also if your a fellow backrooms fan then don't expect accurate gameplay to what you know, but i'm sure nothing fun would be accurate to the lore after all, level o doesn't even have entity's.
tldr: roguelike in a bunch of randomly generated areas filled with screamy spooky bois.

xTheGeo
xTheGeo

This game is so cool and awesome istg. The chases are amazing and it's 200% more fun when you are playing it with your friends!

Canard
Canard

As other people said, the game looks really promising. Unfortunately, the game is selling different "entities" but the only mobs that I have encountered scream at you with a very distorted sound. There are no differents behaviours from what I have played, maybe there are but it's not very pleasant to just be run down by people screaming over the loudest sound possible in your ears, so I can't recommend this game from now.

Aeren Dragon
Aeren Dragon

Fun scary game. It looks like it doesn't have a lot of content, but there's already like a handful of floor themes of the game, with their respective entities/stalkers/enemies that try to kill you. The procedural levels make the game even better, as it adds to the chaos and labyrinth that is the backrooms.

You can play it alone (I can tell that Singleplayer is easier as you're alone and well, not a lot of entities spawn), and with friends to have a crazy spooky party, probably levels of spookiness of Phasmo/DbD.

The fun of this game though is that you can actually get a weapon and kill entities, not just run away and hide.(Different old guns and a melee weapon) And you can find random stuff lying around on the floor or even a campfire with loot, locked chests and safes with stuff.

This game is just early access, but it has a good future if the devs keep making content and fixing bugs, I really recommend this game. (And you can probably make a good idea of what is this game about in less than 2 hours)

Black_Reaper117
Black_Reaper117

Made it to like the 5th or 6th level where the level generated in a way in which I couldn't actually progress anymore. Also, playing with friend is a guaranteed death sentence, it's almost impossible to play with multiple people because the monsters camp bodies, so if you make it farther into the game the penalty is too huge for the reward to keep going. There also isn't enough options for weapons to fight back with. We only found one gun but never found ammo, and melee weapons are hard to use because monsters kill you in like 1 or 2 hits while you have to beat the piss out of them to kill them. You can tell the game is early access and I would not recommend it in its current state.

ADVANCED
ADVANCED

This game is one of the scariest games i have ever played.

no game made me flinch or gave me goosebumps like this one. It is a perfect game if you want to get scared.

Economically Viable Jason
Economically V…

This game is very scary and super fun. Im scared to play it alone! Endless replay value because levels are always different! Dev is updating also.

ElsMonkey
ElsMonkey

I played this game for about 30 minutes and it was enough to find 3 different entities and they are ear destroyer... They are not scary at all but just really really annoying and way too loud. I do not recommend just for that... yup just that is enough to close the game and never touch it again. I tried inside the backrooms and this one is very scary and won't destroy your ears.

metalgearlain
metalgearlain

enemies vary visually but are all the same mechanically: thing sees you, cue distorted ear drum blasting sound effect, thing chases you. its a mundane gameplay loop that grows stale quickly. this is a hard pass as of right now

Isabella ♡
Isabella ♡

Sometimes the generation produces an infinite loop, but i played only a few hours, so i can be wrong. Besides that, game is kinda cool, glad to see you are updating it frequently also. I think the game also needs a clearer progression, because you walk for 30 minutes non-stop and you find literally nothing. There are also levels that don't look exactly like Backrooms.
Would i recommend the game? Yes, design looks cool, the game is scary if you play alone and it has cool features.
Only thing i wanted to be made better is the voice chat in-game. It sucks, audio quality is horrible the way it is.
And if they make it better, what if the monster could hear you through your mic? And your steps and etc.
Game is good, worth it's value.

PoggerLich
PoggerLich

So far i like it, i can see this being an amazing game becuase this is one of the VERY few horror games that has actully scared the dogpiss out of me. no idea who that crazy bitch in the white gown was but holy fuck was she loud. maybe i shouldnt have put volume on max but...then again its just how its gotta be

Commander
Commander

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☐ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☑ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☑ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

It's a pretty fun, infinite game!

Shauna
Shauna

this game is so not good i dont even know how the hell to review it. graphically really nice but what the hell is this???

Thot Destroyer Goku Black
Thot Destroyer…

Its fun random chaos! No two floors will ever be the same. You can have one attempt where you get a gun and can just start killing things, or you can get lost for hours, or you can just get jumped by multiple hostile entities in the corner. Its a pretty good example of the lore accurate backrooms.

Ungus Chackus
Ungus Chackus

dap me up
*jump scared*
are you serious right now. are you serious right now bro.
look at your goofy as-.....

wintryKat
wintryKat

This is one of the better Backrooms games on Steam right now. It is effective in terrifying you, and it seems to always have a surprise for you every time you play. The survival horror mechanics are pretty solid, with a seemingly huge variety of items, weapons, and tools to discover and put to use (assuming you are lucky enough to find them). Enemies are straight-up deadly and pretty difficult to overcome when cornered, but being able to escape on foot, kill them, or stealth around them provides plenty of opportunity to make it out alive.

Level variation is not quite as beautiful or complex as seen in other procedurally-generated Backrooms games, but it's definitely good enough. The different themed levels seem to be randomized a bit which is kind of nice. Being able to select different bonuses via professions at the beginning of the game allows the experience to be tuned slightly to play preference which I appreciate.

Recommended for Backrooms fans out there looking for a real game experience instead of just a walking simulator.

tazmen
tazmen

Amazing game just the graphics are bad and if you like me though it was a good idea to play it at like middle of the night because its more scary don't the screams are so loud that the only thing that will make you cry and sit in the corner is how a 65 year old grandma absolutely roasts you and your life for not letting one of her 200 cats sleep

sleepyjuice
sleepyjuice

that one old 3D screensaver but it's scary and your legs are weird

ChrisCaine
ChrisCaine

How long can you last in a boring maze with monsters? The Game

SirPanda64
SirPanda64

Really fujn with friends, great game.

Mario_M8
Mario_M8

There's no point in replaying this game. Also u don't really need to either. The game is simply just made up of running around until u find a trap door or a ladder, it really is that simple. Something the game needs is a graphics overhaul the game looks ver rough even the textures are doing a bit of "Z Fighting" at the end of some walls. This game can be summed up in a few words. Start game, run anywhere, find entity, have your eardrums blown off because the sound they make is too fucking loud and annoying, find ladder/trapdoor, go through it, repeat

VirtualVoidSK
VirtualVoidSK

I nearly sh*t my pants when I was being chased by an entity, and the atmosphere is just a chef's kiss. That creepy moment when you see an entity (possibly multiple) wandering around in the areas while you're trying to be silent as possible. I get these type of chills whenever I just wander in the areas and suddenly hear a creepy ambient sound (that may or may not indicate that there's something near by). I recommend this game if you want to be scared as f*ck (no offense).

DarkBlade
DarkBlade

Nothing feels better than when you finally find a gun and some ammos and get to shoot the thing that have been running behind you past 30mins while you've been trying to find ladders

•David•
•David•

good horror survival game im now deaf with these jumpscares

TrickyMister
TrickyMister

Very Scary game, Also very fun with friends

Jayden
Jayden

Videos of the game made it look fun. Turns out it's a shitwreck of a game. The wall textures aren't even correct!

Cerilex
Cerilex

The game itself has promise, but is very rough around the edges. My main gripe is with the "entities" which chase you while blasting stereotypical screamers nonstop at a high volume.

The Abyssal Void
The Abyssal Void

I like this game a lot, however, I would like to see more polished differences between the enitities, like being able to jump to avoid the hounds attack being a thing that exist, and easy to flank. I also want to see more optimization for the game since it lags a lot on my PC, A suggestion I have for the Dev, maybe to line the game a bit closer to one of the existing cannons, and level types, even if not in the same order,How I would also rate the negative levels, are very good but ultimately flawed, good on paper just not as well executed, so instead of rapid spawning entities after a few minutes, maybe altered version of existing entities, or change actual gameplay mechanics for going negative

Sp0nkyy
Sp0nkyy

I sincerely can't explain what fun this game makes, me and my Mate sold our CS:GO skins to buy this game and now somehow we found ourselves playing this and trying to break the negative Level record because it just makes so much fun playing. We literally play this game at 2 A.M in the morning and scream our lungs out because of the Terrifying screams the entities have to offer, and then it's just laughing from us and beatings with the belt from our fathers because we woke the whole neighborhood up with our screams! 10/10 Game, can't wait for more updates!!!

Anonymous
Anonymous

any chance you can lower the darkness in this is game i cant see anything more than my body inga,ee

JetStream-Sam
JetStream-Sam

So i absolutely fuckin love this game and every time i play it i get an imediate fear induce but its so damn fun i absolutely recommend playing this even if this is early access its still a fun fear inducing game and it was worth the money i cant wait for this game to grow even more hell theres a discord to join aswell and a twitter even if i bitch out a few minutes in this is still fun

JimboLimes123
JimboLimes123

Love this game, for a few bucks it's definitely worth. Love exploring the backrooms in co-op, and running into an entity is always a shitshow. Can't wait for official controller support, but I'm happy to use a mouse and keyboard in the meantime.

Based game

✪ Nya~Nya~Nasiamm
✪ Nya~Nya~Nasiamm

scary but cant tell whats happening after 5 mins (my ear drums are ruptured)

Bonemilk
Bonemilk

My favorite survival horror game now and is the first game to get me actually scared

GamerWaxxy
GamerWaxxy

Good game singleplayer isnt buggy but multiplayer is pretty good for being out 2 months ago

CilantroSucc
CilantroSucc

Pretty good game, has a fun concept, and is super fun with friends. However it lacks the ability to survive well, due to a lack of ability to punch, or more weapons spawning.

JojoHarrington
JojoHarrington

I was like "this game doesn't look THAT scary" and then the first entity I came across I almost cried.

Left4Diggy
Left4Diggy

said i was gonna shoot a scally wag about 2 minutes later i got jumpscared

Jit Slayer
Jit Slayer

THIS GAME HAS SO MUCH, INCLUDING POTENTIAL. GIVE THIS GAME A YEAR WORTH OF UPDATES IT WILL BE A GEM.

Hell⁧⁧Fire
Hell⁧⁧Fire

pretty good but very repetitive

Darkmatter
Darkmatter

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☑ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☑ 7
☐ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

Honest Review: This game is decent, sometimes it can be a little boring but other then that its a good time.

iProdigal
iProdigal

Could use some fine tuning. Adding small things such as player labels that can be seen from wherever across a map / level would be very helpful. Also an ability to remain within a game even after having become deceased, rather than being forcefully taken to the Main Menu and having to rejoin through that process repeatedly.

All in all, this game has a great vision and a focused agenda, however I feel as though it's priority focus should be to fix existing issues, revamp enemies, and further improve multiplayer optimization and overall stability.

Anomalous Crow
Anomalous Crow

Imma be real with you, it’s not a perfect 10/10 game descended from the heavens, but it’s still in early access at the time of this review, meaning there are many changes yet to come. And considering how amazingly pant-shittingly scary and high quality this game is already and what the developers have updated in the past, I am confident that this game is still worth playing now, but will be even better in the future. Especially when it’s fully released.

Chris_M1014
Chris_M1014

Good atmosphere, great potential, but please for the love of god REDUCE THE SOUND THE SCREAMERS MAKE! It nearly ruptured my eardrums the first time I played. Another point is please add some variety to the entities, they all feel the same. These are just nitpicks though, definitely worth the £4.

XanderND
XanderND

multiplayer is broken entities dont run and the host can only see them and inspecting items breaks the game
but good game

Fluffy
Fluffy

Great game! Good content, bugs during new updates BUT the devs response time is great! Already rolling out updates to fix bugs and patch some stuff, 10/10 game and team!

Emperors_Chosen
Emperors_Chosen

Awesome Escape style Horror game, after playing though all the rooms in can get a bit repetitive. but it can give you a definite scare at the beginning

Atlas
Atlas

Great backrooms game, love the PS2 aesthetic, wish the screams had more variety and weren't stock Youtube screams but the game is definitely fun and worth 5 bucks

Username Needed
Username Needed

*Keep in mind this game is still in early access, so don't throw a fit if it's buggy*

For a backrooms game, this is amazing. The amount of levels, entities, roles, and items already in the game is simply astonishing. There is so much content in the game already that it'll take countless hourss to see everything. The level generation is actually good too, every single playthrough feels different, there's no definitive strategy to any floor, you may be lucky and the ladder will be just around the corner, but more often than not you'll be exploring for a while. I like the addition of a health, hunger, thirst, and sanity meter as well, it really gives you extra things to keep track of, truly gives the game a survival type feeling. Overall, I would say this game is amazing. The addition of multiplayer is also really nice and unique for a backrooms game, I love that there is pvp so you can actually dominate over other players instead of it simply being the exact same game except you might run into other people every now and then. Get this game while its still a small $5, because this is an amazing experience.

Mr. Ed XCIII
Mr. Ed XCIII

It's a spooky rogue-like maze game and I enjoy it. The amount of content is here worth more than 5 bucks.

Mguard
Mguard

There's some decent potential here, but this could be much better with some small improvements.

First of all, I like the VHS look. It adds a new spin on the same old backrooms games and it makes the environments look weirdly creepier. I like how each level has little hidden safes keys and locked doors, it makes the game slightly more engaging.

However this game kind of screws itself over with other things. Firstly, the enemies are fucking awful. Downright awful. Their noises are so loud to the point its not scary, just annoying. I also hate how they seem to chase you for what feels like hours. This is the backrooms, not temple run. The whole point of the backrooms is not to be on the chase all the time, rather be lost and nervous.
The maps also feel pretty small, I can understand the limitations and all but making the levels slightly larger would really add to the right vibe if it's possible.

InoperativeChungles
InoperativeChungles

sometimes the game breaks and you can't move and everything is black

but you can spin banana so download now

Pineapple Joe
Pineapple Joe

This game got really me confused and scared fast. A pipe made me scream like a girl.

TopDinoz
TopDinoz

This game made me wake up my mom

8Bit-Foxy
8Bit-Foxy

good game but the multiplayer really needs polishing when ya can i was in a game with my friend and i got killed by an entity only he could see i couldnt see it it was invisible

BrokenthreadX
BrokenthreadX

I thought this game would be a bust but they keep updating it and it works well. wish they had a prox chat but i do love it either way. Really fun game. Ten out of ten.

Toastedcat
Toastedcat

This is the best backrooms recreation that is out at the moment. The developers are very active in the community and are always fixing bugs. This game isn't perfect but is still lots of fun with friends.
The optional VHS filter is also a really nice effect if you prefer it.

Cat
Cat

I know I've played it for just above an hour, and with no doubt I haven't experienced everything the game has to offer, however, there are just too many game breaking bugs to be left unnoticed, and misused potential.

First of all, this game is not what you'd expect a Backrooms game to be. It does not follow any of the set standards to be defined as a Backrooms game except for the yellow walls level. In fact, it is stated in the game description that it's a unique take on the Backrooms. That's a warning to anyone who wants the true Backrooms experience - this is not it.

The bugs I mentioned include:
- Desync between entities in each player's game. Almost always me and my friend did not see nor hear the same. An entity could chase me down the level screaming very loudly and my friend would not see nor hear a thing.
- Certain entities (or perhaps the level itself) are extremely fast. They're so fast in-fact you can hear their scream for less than a milisecond and they're already on your ass dealing damage, and no matter where you go they just stick to that ass until you're dead. Happened to me during Level 4 with some fat patient, if the developer/s read this. We went from the first level to the 4th in less than 5 minutes encountering nothing, until the aforementioned bug occured. When such a game-breaking bug exists I don't see a reason to continue playing as you can reach the last level and die and it wouldn't even be your fault.
- Glowsticks and sanity pills (maybe other items as well) seem to apply to just the host. This means, that if I'm the host, any sanity pill used will restore everyone's sanity, and every glowstick dropped would drop in my location, not theirs.

Inconveniences (and/or the cons):
- Loud equals scary. This is one of the most annoying "horror concepts" this game has to offer. Sudden exploding pipes, falling lamps, and certain entities like the little kid and the scream-looking guy make extremely loud sounds, and trust me I know what loud sounds like, I watch forsen.
- Levels are small. That was very unfortunate for me considering what the description says: "Players find themselves in seemingly never-ending narrow and tight corridors known as the backrooms, where they will need to explore carefully in an attempt to find a way out.". The rooms and walls are tight together, which in my opinion decreases from the atmosphere.
- There was a level so dark (old looking sewer with water) that if you didn't have a flashlight you would literally not see shit in certain rooms.
- Often proximity voice is very confusing, and I suppose it's because of how level generation works in this game. You can hear someone speaking right behind you, enter a room and suddenly you hear them behind the wall in front of you even though they were somewhere behind you.

The good:
- The entities are indeed unique. I didn't get to find a weapon yet but I sure as hell would love to run around with an axe to find the little screaming kig to shut him for good. Certain entities are pretty scary looking for such a game.
But that's it.

Unfortunately, I could not recommend this game at this state. Mostly due to the fact the game has bugs that prevent you from progressing further. Since this is early access, I might give it a go at a later stage, or refund it, who knows, but currently, I don't suggest playing it.

パッジプレーヤー
パッジプレーヤー

Very good game with nice potential and atmosphere. All negative reviews are from casuals or people who expect from a game made by one person to be an AAA project with no bugs.

bagelman
bagelman

so me and my friend bought this skeptically, because all of the bad reviews were complaining of entity and ambiance desync, which is a huge problem, especially if those can kill you, even if you cant see them. Make ambiance server side

Blankx
Blankx

I never thought I'd hate sewage pipes so much

LittleBoi
LittleBoi

Fun Game even though its make of pre-made textures/models it does have some good opportunity to become great

XSide21
XSide21

As a fan of backrooms this game is intense and scary as hell , I totally recommend it for my friends

nicharmon2006
nicharmon2006

very great game scared me 3 times in a row and i was on my floor if you like scary games this is one to go to

wjfresh75
wjfresh75

i can not even explain how terrified i am of this game

uhidkmanjustsomething
uhidkmanjustso…

this game was so amazing, i noclipped and went to the backrooms. im now running away from a hound, 10/10

machoANDYsavage
machoANDYsavage

Game really captures the feel an the aesthetic of the backrooms and there lore. Very creepy definitely worth your time if you are a horror fan or a fan of the backrooms and there lore.

MrLOAD
MrLOAD

My brother and I encountered a helpful man with a crowbar named Lou, who promptly offered us food and water.
within seconds of our meeting we were seperated by an entity and we lost Lou
only to find his crowbar much much later
rest in peace Lou 10/10

ItzFaovo
ItzFaovo

Backrooms is eerie and fun and i love knowing there's a game that's actually good

salad.bar
salad.bar

cool little thing to pass some time with alone; becomes WAY more fun with friends (in-game proximity voice chat is a must, trying to find each other in the map through a normal discord call or something is just miserable)

SMAM
SMAM

After playing this game and collecting all the achievements, it's safe to say i can voice my opinions on the experience i had while playing bot single and multiplayer. The game is scary, however it isn't that scary when playing with friends. I know the multiplayer is fairly new however the character models, multiplayer sync and a couple other small glitches (whenever you get downed you no longer are able to use the flashlight or oil lamp, more than one person can pick up the same object if done at the same time, if you attack another player with a weapon they die immediately instead of being downed). I hope to see a lot of improvement on this game as i have thoroughly enjoyed playing it this far. But for the price, i would definitely recommend this game for you and your friends as it will give you a good couple hours of play time. 8/10.

TBlais
TBlais

This game will most likely get better as it gets developed more, the rooms in multiplayer are way too big, to the point where after 20 minutes you can still be finding new rooms. If there were more unique enemies that had interesting features (like the weeping angel guy) the game would be a lot more fun. In multiplayer there are also sometimes just invisible enemies that make it impossible to live as they make no sounds either. Multiple times in the multiplayer mode we searched in a level for 20 minutes then to suddenly be chased by 4 of the same enemy which were almost impossible to escape from and if you did you have completely lost the person you are playing with. Also the in game proximity chat cuts out a lot making it very difficult to hear full sentences from other players. Once this game gets released it will most likely be better but I will update this review when it happens.

chuckskis2
chuckskis2

Its scary yes, but add a sandbox mode because it can get hard

VAL | Doctor Medic
VAL | Doctor Medic

No, not yet. It needs a lot of improvements and I'm gonna explain it.

I'm a big fan of Rogue-Likes, and I can see a lot of potential in this game... however, It lacks at certain point of that essence of the genre. Of course you have random layouts and random items on the floor, but I cannot afford the fact that I need to repeat this mechanic of "Walk, grab, climb up, repeat". Its not a seller point this "Leaderboard" stuff, but rather having some story behind that I can invest in (and you can probably left this how-high-you-can-climb ish type of gameplay as a secondary playstyle). Again, I can see a lot of potential, I'm having fun playing it but I can already tell that prolly at 10 hours I'm gonna be tired.

Some good points:
-The sound effect on the menus. It gives me an old school vibe, like Silent Hill, and I'm enjoying it. The walking sound, the grabbing sound... It match perfect with the aura that the game wants to give.
-The idea that I can defend myself its also good.
-The VHS stuff on the menu its also good, it can add some really good vibes.
-The idea of multiplayer of course add a really good (and probably the unique) selling point. Its not a common thing that rogue-likes games have multiplayer on it.

The list of bad ones its pretty large sadge:
-The screaming sound. Man... Its just fucking awful. It can give you some fear at first, and then you're running from the sound rather than the enemy. It would be awesome if they have like this unique shriek or something like that.
-The jumpscares are an unnecessary add to the game. It breaks the immersion and its just stupid, please remove it.
-The enemies need more gimmicks. I like the idea of different entities, but they need more stuff of their own. Like some unique ways of attacking, or some unique ways of defeating them.
-The thirst and hunger its a good add on, but they need to have a reason for me to be worried about. The sanity its good but it can be better.
-I really don't know if the age on the character creation adds something, but I definitely didn't feel it.
-Sometimes its really awful to find items on the floor. I found more boxes and safe boxes than keys, the sanity pills are the same color of the first floor.
-Do not waste keys on doors, Its a legit waste of resources.

Again, I'm still gonna play it, alone and with friends, and I also know that the devs are really active with the updates and patches, but right now Its not a game that you're gonna enjoy for more than 3 or 4 hours, give it some time and it can turn in a really good and big project. I give it my two cents.

✪ gabrol
✪ gabrol

not scary. (did not destroy my eardrums)

BloP
BloP

The jumpscare doesn't fit very good . There is a killer woman running around stabbing us . Not scary much. Effects are fine . I saw a lot of texture glitches in the floor. There is a stone entity walking stoping nothing interesting.

Sheevy
Sheevy

Extremely buggy game, jump scares were just ear rape screams

Myst
Myst

Man, que juego tan bueno. Si da miedo shavales

Zyvoz
Zyvoz

I have 21/22 achievements and i dont know how can i find torture rooms pls help

HipsterFrodo.TTV
HipsterFrodo.TTV

Great game with unlimited potential, can't wait for future updates!

Solo runs creep me the hell out and mulitplayer was super funny while it had a ton of bugs. Now it became more serious: Made it to level 10 with a buddy today, for the last 3 levels we had to revive each other a lot because we would die from dehydration without finding anything. Shot random crawling creepy screaming things in the dark while screaming my lungs out.

10/10 TOODANK

Left4Muffinz52
Left4Muffinz52

Best 5$ I ever spent. Proximity chat and getting separated from the homies 10/10

Dzarmer
Dzarmer

You woke up having no memory of getting in this peculiar place, but after getting used to buzzing lights and oppressive yellow color you recognized this place, and it hits you, you are going to die here. Welcome to the Backrooms.

On the surface this game looks incredibly clunky, janky, thrown together quickly and sold for money on Steam to get easy money from the sucsess and popularity of "Backrooms" however it's more than that, way more than that. This game is one of those rare gems that can easily be overlooked, especially due to the abundance of games set in the same theme, but trust me, this one is probably the best one out there, and here is why.

Gameplay loop boils around you traversing backrooms through different levels and trying not to die of hunger, thirst, lack of sanity or entities that roam this forsaken place. Thing is, levels are randomly generated, and so are your items, meaning that every time you climb a ladder, and it's the main way of traversing to a next level you will end up in a completely new area. Death is permanent, meaning that playing recklessly can cost you hours of progress, adding that more tension to an already breathtaking experience.

Before venturing towards your demise you can choose your characters looks, voice and occupation, the latter gives certain bonuses to your experience, like for example Athlete can run faster, Security Guard has more resistance to damage and Streamer pretends to die of a heart attack to get views has a higher chance of finding rarer items. This adds a bit more flavor to each and every playthrough.

Atmosphere is top notch, game is incredibly silent during your time traversing the levels, however it plays a lot of ambient noises along toying with your sense of paranoia when you hear door opening or glass breaking or simple knocking, it's magnificent. Game overdoes on cheap "boo" moments like cheap screamers and incredibly loud screaming of the entities, but loudness can be adjusted in settings.

On top of all the goodies, game has a pretty active development cycle, updates get released basically every week, adding achievements, new levels, new entities, items etc. It's one of the good Early Access examples where you actually see progress consistently and it makes you venture more and more despite being absolutely terrifying at times.

What I value the most in games like these is that at first they start to be terrifying, unforgiving and serve as a pocket adrenaline rush from the enjoyment of a horror experience. But the more you play, the more familiar you become with its mechanics, so game transforms into a difficult challenge that you want to overcome, and when starting a new run you ask yourself - "How far can I go this time?"

$5 is a steal, definitely get this game if you want a unique horror experience set in one of the most horrific yet bizzare scenarios in the entire horror history.

Pobrefrijoles
Pobrefrijoles

Scary as fuck. first game to make me pause during a jumpscare. 10/10

Let Me Solo Her
Let Me Solo Her

alot of potential here fix up some bugs and add more content and bam full on good game but it needs some basic things first like the ability to save your character and to save worlds for both multi and singleplayer can't recommend it in its current state it takes about a hour of play to have the realization it needs more time

Zelias_oblivion
Zelias_oblivion

Had alot of fun, could use some polishing. but of course this game is clearly in early development without some kind of corporate budget, would love to be of help with making this game evolve!

Eve Elle Dead
Eve Elle Dead

this is a very fun game to play with your friends. one of the best things is that you have to name your character every time you create one, and my friends and I were able to come up with some creative and silly names. you can also host a public lobby that anyone has access to join at any time during your game, so it makes it easy to have people join you. in the game, you basically run around and collect items you see off the ground to keep yourself watered/fed/sane while going through a maze-like labyrinth to look for the ladder to get to the next level. there are also mechanics in the game, like pipes letting off steam when you get close, or phones ringing, to let entities know where you are. you can occasionally find items off the ground to use as weapons against some of the entities you encounter. I had a friend that was able to get a gun and bullets and shoot down anything that tried to chase us.

HOWEVER

it is bugged to all hell and back:
- sometimes there are invisible entities that kill you.
- sometimes your friend can see the ladder to go up to the next level, and you don't, or you see the ladder and they don't.
- sometimes there are invisible walls preventing you from moving.
- sometimes you are unable to pick up items off the ground.

these bugs have been reported more than once to the dev(s) in their discord group that don't seem to respond well. they mostly ignore anything you say, besides maybe responding "it doesn't work" or "give us proof" despite many people reporting the same issues over and over.

It is a fun game, but the bottom line is that they need to address the issues players are reporting, respond to questions and problems, and work on making the game function like it was designed.

Bearcaught
Bearcaught

One of the better backrooms games ive ever played. If you and your friends are looking for about 3-4 hours of good fun, this is the game for you. Its is extraordinarily loud and the pipe scare will give you hearing damage. I wanted to kick puppies after every pipe I passed, and cried every time that they scared me. This game made me seek therapy that I didn't know I needed. Cant wait for the next update!

f0xy8
f0xy8

Very good game but there are many multiplayer bugs, this includes certain entities being invisible and the exit ladder being invisible to some players. If the game got some much needed multiplayer patches it would be near perfect. Other than that I really like the story and the game play.

Garfield.
Garfield.

loud = spooky and blunderbuss best gun

ilovehorrorcats
ilovehorrorcats

I would recomend it. I like how each time you make a new save the seed changes and the level order changes too. But I do wish that the levels have unique generation. Edit: some levels do have unique generation but it is okay if every level does not get unique generation. most levels are fine the way they are
Note: this ran very well on steam's proton

de_fl0w3r3d
de_fl0w3r3d

I love this game, the game gets frequent updates (recently got multiplayer for up to 6 players, but it's a bit buggy at times, HE WILL FIX THAT DON'T WORRY). He also added negative levels which brings scariness to a whole new level.

Join their discord, they often giveaway nitro and other rewards 👀

lich_905
lich_905

my friend ate a corpse and i died cause of an invisible entity totally worth it

GeNeRaL
GeNeRaL

I understand that this is an early access game but that doesn't justify how unplayable it is.
- invisible and silent monsters in co-op that kill you without leaving you a chance (biggest flaw by far)
- barely any loot, even with character classes that increase your item discovery chance or item rarity you'll still get barely anything. if you get lucky and somehow find a gun you'll most likely never find its bullets
- combat, melee weapons do minimal damage, even with small enemies its going to take you 10 hits to kill something but you're going to be dead by then

however I still think this game has a potential:
- atmosphere is pretty neat, pool level looked very interesting
- enemy designs (if you're lucky enough to see them) are not half bad
- character classes, adds some basic mechanics to the game

eyemike
eyemike

follow your friends to survive

danny phantom
danny phantom

Really enjoy the survival mechanics this game offers! Can't wait to see future updates on this game

gamerwithnoideaforaname
gamerwithnoide…

10/10, shit my pants when i first saw a hound

Batsuline
Batsuline

I was quite surprised to see that crawling and yelling... thing, chasing me and screeching constantly. Suffice to say it was very much unexpected and I didn't see that coming, literally. Got scared beyond my expectations, hahah.

I was thinking about recording this game and sharing couple of episodes of it on YouTube; But I just couldn't dare continue it. And I think I won't be touching this one for a while; At least, not alone.. Oh no. Lesson learned.

I'd recommend the game to those who enjoy survival horror genre, especially these kinds of games. :)

xhn
xhn

i love getting chased by 4 chainsaw guys a dog very cool expierence can't even run away from it i'd reccomend it

ADarkRaccoon
ADarkRaccoon

Amazing game!
Though Hedge Maze is impossible, so if you get it just leave the game and host again

outboundend
outboundend

i got the heebie jeebies when playing this and then met someone called bort we love bort

WwLoganxX
WwLoganxX

It keeps you on edge since you never know what's going to happen next, which builds tension. I love how random things are and how things are different after every death. I totally recommend this game. My only complaint is how dramatically louder the screaming of the entities is compared to all the other sounds, to the point where if you're wearing headphones or earbuds the volume of the screaming can be an issue.

lagrotta
lagrotta

Kokiri Forest From Hell!
10/10