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Backrooms Level X (2025)

Backrooms Level X cover
Developer
José Manuel Conesa Hernández, Firenut Games
Publisher
Firenut Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.2 of 5, 25 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 55 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

Trapped in an endless, liminal labyrinth of yellowed corridors and flickering lights, you creep forward with a constant sense of unseen threat.

surrealatmospherictenseexploration-heavyfirst-personsingleplayerpsychological horrorretro 1980s

What players say

Players are split on this backrooms game. Some praise its atmosphere and liminal spaces, while others find it boring, linear, and more maze than exploration. The short 40-minute length, loud ambient sound, and poor monster AI are common complaints. The developer responds to feedback.

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