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Backrooms Rec.
Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“the level designs are really interesting and some levels are just too long. its a good game if u play it with your friends but u guys really have to fix the stairs in level 11”
“Backrooms Rec., developed and published by Liminal Logic, is a first-person atmospheric horror experience that draws its inspiration from the eerie internet phenomenon known as the “Backrooms,” a concept built around…”
“.Co-op is really fun .interesting level designs .challenging .you get to drive golf carts in some levels Honestly i wasn't expecting much from this one like so many other backrooms game. I loved the first one and…”
18 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“.Co-op is really fun .interesting level designs .challenging .you get to drive golf carts in some levels Honestly i wasn't expecting much from this one like so many other backrooms game. I loved the first one and…”
“I wouldn't call it a "friendslop game" but it is more fun with friends, I've never played this alone because the idea sounds scary, but the game itself is impressive and quite realistic.”
12 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“I wouldn't call it a "friendslop game" but it is more fun with friends, I've never played this alone because the idea sounds scary, but the game itself is impressive and quite realistic.”
“Very enjoyable. Nice levels, good atmosphere and graphics its the go to backrooms game for me to have fun with friends”
“very realistic”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“For the price, the game is fine, but the game feels abandoned due to how little content it has gotten in the past 4 months. He recently reworked the Concrete Garden level and is currently reworking the Supermarket. The…”
“Absolutely was one of the best Backrooms games I've ever played, I haven't played the last 2 maps (Prison and Level Fun) but if they are anything like the previous levels, then I know it will be good. This adaptation of…”
“I like the feel of the game and the art style. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this game with my friends. And it is very cheap. I look forward to future updates.”
22 of the 105 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I can't believe that in 2026 there are still games that DON'T WORK with multiplayer. Backrooms REC was supposed to be an exciting co-op game, but it ended up being a complete disaster. Pings of 9,999 and the inability…”
14 of the 105 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It's alright lol, definitely needs some upgrade and level tuning, especially for the animatronics and the prison level”
8 of the 105 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“the level designs are really interesting and some levels are just too long. its a good game if u play it with your friends but u guys really have to fix the stairs in level 11”
“For the price, the game is fine, but the game feels abandoned due to how little content it has gotten in the past 4 months. He recently reworked the Concrete Garden level and is currently reworking the Supermarket. The…”
“Absolutely was one of the best Backrooms games I've ever played, I haven't played the last 2 maps (Prison and Level Fun) but if they are anything like the previous levels, then I know it will be good. This adaptation of…”
8 of the 105 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I can't believe that in 2026 there are still games that DON'T WORK with multiplayer. Backrooms REC was supposed to be an exciting co-op game, but it ended up being a complete disaster. Pings of 9,999 and the inability…”
“honestly I would recommend getting this game when it's out of alpha, it's super buggy, some levels can just softlock you, and the optimization is trash, It'll get better with time I bet so don't lose all hope”
“one of the best backrooms and the ideas are good but... the stability of the frames are not that good 7/10”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 105 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 68.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Anyone writing bad reviews on this game simply has a crappy pc or crappy internet or just both, never once did I lag and Im running this game on a mediocre pc, game is amazing, levels are amazing, the concept and ideas are so much fun to go through especially with friends, this…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Game is great so far, but I can't progress after the infinite garden. It doesn't give me the option to continue at the end of the level after boarding the train.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Typical unreal engine graphics issues, 30 FPS on some levels while using the absolute minimum graphics settings despite my hardware, buggy gameplay, dysfunctional enemies, constant crashing, and also used 25 GB of my RAM in a massive memory leak for some reason. not recommended…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Optimisation & Improvement Update
Level Optimisation & Improvement Level FUN: Various optimization improvements. Prison: Performance optimizations along with several visual reworks. Level 150: Various optimization improvements. VOIP T
Minor Update
Changes & Improvements Changed the default Anti-Aliasing setting to None. Added new Anti-Aliasing options: None, FXAA, and TSR. This allows players with lower-end PCs to achieve better performance. Yo
Minor Update
Small material fixes and improvements throughout the game. Fixed material issues in the Level Editor startup area. Fixed the Poolroom water shader in Found Footage.
Minor Performance Update
Switched back to Temporal Super Resolution (TSR) as the default anti-aliasing method to improve image quality while maintaining solid performance. Added a new Resolution Scale option in the graphics s
Minor Update
Reintroduced the gamma adjustment option following requests from several players. This setting is now available again to improve visual comfort and overall gameplay experience for some players.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Survival Horror · Horror · Choose Your Own Adventure · FPS · First-Person · Local Multiplayer · Action-Adventure · Psychological Horror · 3D · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Persian, Dutch, Ukrainian, Italian, Swedish, Polish * |
| Achievements | 24 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8 / 10 / 11 - 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz ; Shader Model 5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space Sound Card: Any VR Support: Vive Additional Notes: GPUs are required. If on AMD, you must be on the latest OPTIONAL drivers.