The Backrooms: Descent (2024)
- Developer
- Steven Palo
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Early Access
- Rating
- 3.3 of 5, 35 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.7 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You navigate an endless, buzzing labyrinth of eerie rooms as a researcher, feeling a constant quiet dread that escalates when hostile entities appear and proximity voice chat deepens the isolation.
tenseatmosphericimmersiveco-opexplorationsurvivalfirst-personpsychological horror
What players say
Players enjoy this backrooms co-op game with friends, calling it fun and scary despite a short campaign and clunky controls. The levels are tougher than expected, and while reviews praise the entity designs, some find the monsters more annoying than frightening.
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