Underplayed Gems

Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms (2022)

Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms cover
Developer
Corey Jeffries
Publisher
Spatial Quotient
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access
Rating
4.6 of 5, 147 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

Wandering endless, liminal spaces under sickly fluorescent lights with a constant sense of being watched and no clear escape.

atmosphericsurrealtenseexploration-heavyproceduralpsychologicallonelyunsettling

What players say

Players call this one of the best Backrooms games on Steam, praising its procedural generation that creates varied layouts and hidden secrets. They like the satisfying risk of exploring and learning entity behaviors, though some find the pipes level intentionally disorienting.

Screenshots

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