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Backspace Backspace Backspace

In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.

Released Aug 5, 2024 Developer Blue Tango Street Platforms Windows · Mac Psychological HorrorVisual NovelConversationStory RichChoose Your Own Adventure
View on Steam ↗ $0.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

98.4%positive62 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I think all creatives definitely deal with these dark feelings. Sometimes it's comforting to know that we aren't alone but it can be easy to remain in the darkness. Keep on creating!”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The portrait of the place where the protagonist hid and read is so pretty. It conveys that lonely but comforting feeling really really well. I was just super impressed by that. And the image of the protagonist's closed eye, the second one in the game. dude, i feel like that…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

6achievements
64.7%median completion
39.3%rarest: Stop That
82.0% of players 70.9% of players 68.7% of players 64.7% of players 59.2% of players 39.3% of players 82.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.0%Evening Constitutional — Finish Act 1
70.9%Abdominal Pit — Finish Act 2
68.7%Love What You Do — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
39.3%Stop That — Hidden achievement
59.2%Existential Bread — Hidden achievement
64.7%Code Monkey — Buy into the fantasy that coding is lucrative. It is not

Latest official news

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Aug 05, 2026
Backspace Backspace Backspace Turned Two!!

We continue to get reviews and posts that reflect on the arduous journey ahead for creative endeavors in this AI era. People are understandably afraid that what they love doing could be taken away fro

Jan 13, 2026
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Nov 21, 2025
Japanese Language Support!

Thanks to Jun Kurihara , now you can play the game in Japanese ! We enjoyed working with this talented translator :) If you need Japanese localization, hit them up! You can change the language in the

Sep 14, 2025
Sips and Sonnets is out now!

Our second game Sips and Sonnets is out now! It took 12 months, lots of love, and the hard work of a wonderful group of talented collaborators! Please buy it, tell your friends about it, and leave a r

Aug 12, 2025
Sips and Sonnets, our second title, coming this Sep!

Thank you so much for playing Backspace Backspace Backspace. Your support has allowed us to fund and complete our next game, Sips and Sonnets! We are also excited to share that Sips and Sonnets is ful

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsPsychological Horror · Visual Novel · Conversation · Story Rich · Choose Your Own Adventure · Psychedelic · Choices Matter · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Interactive Fiction · Adventure · Multiple Endings (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Arabic, French, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese
Achievements6
Official sitehttps://www.bluetangostreet.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ (Windows 8, 10, and 11 will also work) Processor: 1.6 GHz or faster (Any dual-core CPU should suffice) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics (such as Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space