Underplayed Gems

The Backrooms: Escape (2023)

The Backrooms: Escape cover
Developer
QuixM Interactive
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.0 of 5, 48 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

you wander through eerie, liminal spaces while uncovering cryptic audio tapes that hint at a dark corporate secret.

atmosphericmysterioustensesurvival horrorpsychological horrorretrowalking simulatorlinear

What players say

Players praise the atmosphere and story, and a twist in chapter 3 gets special mention, but many complain the first level is a low-effort pixel hunt that almost made them quit. The game runs short, with some levels feeling rushed, and a few report crashes.

Trailer

Screenshots

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