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Backrooms: Code Yellow

Backrooms: Code Yellow

An online 1-6 player co-op game about investigating and collecting data in the infinitely massive Backrooms with your fellow employees. Explore. Do your job. Return alive.

Released Sep 25, 2026 Developer GameMechanic Platforms Windows ActionAdventureMultiplayerPsychological HorrorOnline Co-Op
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

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45.7%positive173 reviews
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“I'm gonna write a detailed-ish review for this game so please read this dev. First off, this game is great, and I have full faith that it can be even better, i'm gonna give a short rundown of how the game works, if you don't want spoilers, don't read this first paragraph. You…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“This game has been hyped up quite a bit on TikTok and Instagram, so I convinced my friend group of four, who all love playing Backrooms-style games together, to give it a try. At €8.20, I thought the price would be completely justified if it turned out to be a solid Backrooms…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 45 found this helpful

“The trailer for Backrooms: Code Yellow looked incredibly promising, and my friends and I were very excited to play this 1-6 player co-op experience. Unfortunately, the launch was immediately frustrating due to a 3-day delay. When we finally got into the game, the disappointment…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Sep 26, 2026
Patch #9 Removed Joining in-Session

-Removed joining games already in session as this causes problems with multiplayer replication If you want to invite a new player you'll need to save the game, exit to menu, create lobby, load from sa

Sep 26, 2026
Patch #8 Tape Interaction bug

-Fixed "Remove Tape" getting stuck on screen stopping player from interacting with other objects Note: Tape not showing up for other players occasionally is actively being looked at

Sep 26, 2026
Patch #7 Tripod Camera

-Fixed tripod camera not getting destroyed on pick-up -Better optimized tripod camera model

Sep 26, 2026
Launch Day Patch #6

Fixed Lost employee task initialization Fixed Entities camping the spawn through the door

Sep 26, 2026
PATCH PUNCH 'EM UP

You can now punch entities to soft stun and eventually hard stun them for a short time

Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Player tagsAction · Adventure · Multiplayer · Psychological Horror · Online Co-Op · Action RPG · Horror · Exploration · 3D · First-Person · Early Access · Indie (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher (64-bit) Processor: 2.4 Ghz Dual Core CPU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB Dedicated Memory DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space