Underplayed Gems

Enter The Backrooms (2021)

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Developer
Justin Kroh
Publisher
Cosmic Crow Creations
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 1,057 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You wander an infinite, liminal maze of damp carpets and humming fluorescent lights, fighting to hold onto sanity while eerie sounds and fleeting shadows suggest something is always watching.

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What players say

Players say this is one of the better Backrooms games for atmosphere and variety, with over 30 procedurally generated levels. But they split on the pace, calling it very slow and an endurance test of constant running. The save system and occasional performance drops frustrate some, and the game has not been updated since 2022.

Screenshots

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