Underplayed Gems

The Backrooms Simulator (2019)

The Backrooms Simulator cover
Developer
Pixel Plant LLC
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation
Rating
3.1 of 5, 42 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 17 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

You wander endless, identical empty office rooms in eerie silence and flickering light, with a constant low dread that you might not be alone.

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What players say

Players agree it captures the look of the original creepypasta but offers little else: you walk through endless yellow office rooms with no story, interactions, or threats. Some find the boredom unsettling, others call it a scam. The VR version lacks proper walking and only has teleport movement.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.