Underplayed Gems

Backrooms Cycle (2023)

Backrooms Cycle cover
Developer
Sweepy Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Rating
3.6 of 5, 33 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You navigate maze-like liminal spaces under constant threat, balancing loot gathering and quest choices with co-op survival against bizarre entities.

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What players say

Players praise the responsive developers and call the game promising, with good dialogue and a fun multiplayer loop. The early access is rough: reports of repetitive content, janky melee and inventory systems, performance problems, difficulty spikes with insta-kill entities, and sparse content. Sentiment splits between those seeing potential and others finding it too unfinished or frustrating.

Screenshots

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