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Chained in the Backrooms

Chained in the Backrooms

Chained in the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op, mission-based horror game. Trapped in a blurry subconscious and chained together, toy bears must solve puzzles, complete challenging missions, and survive against creatures trying to destroy them.

Released Feb 13, 2025 Developer Task+ Studios Platforms Windows Early AccessOnline Co-OpHorrorActionAction-Adventure
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-05-19)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-19.

67.9%positive449 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Well this is a really bad game. The physics and netcode are just terrible. But also, that turns what should be a mild challenge into a frustrating and hilarious grind, in which you're constantly failing and have good reason to blame your friends. With the right group of friends,…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Playing with a friend we´re having an absolute blast, never expected it to be so much fun ;D Chained together, you will have to overcome obstacles, dodge monsters, solve puzzles. Communication is key ! The levels are very unique too, no copy paste from existing backrooms games.…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The game is poorly optimized for multiplayer. It has constant issues with latency and issues with rubber banding that made specific parkour spots unplayable. The game feels as if it is the developers first ever game as there is just nothing really special about the levels or…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 18:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

8playing at last check
1824-hour peak
165all-time peak
0 50 100 2026 68 avg · Feb 2025

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 28, 2025
hot fix

hot fix for new update

Jun 27, 2025
EPISODE 3

We’ve just released a new update packed with fresh content and challenges! Here's what's new: 🧟 New Creatures Prepare to encounter terrifying new monsters lurking in the shadows. 🧩 New Puzzles Sharpen

Feb 26, 2025
hot fix

ep2 2 ball bug

Feb 26, 2025
v0.2.2 Update

Players can now start the game by selecting a special level. Difficulty has been updated and balanced. Network optimization has been implemented. Known bugs have been fixed.

Feb 14, 2025
v0.2.1 hot fix

-ep2 start game bug fix -sound bugs fixed

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Online Co-Op · Horror · Action · Action-Adventure · Adventure · 3D · First-Person · Team-Based · Stylized · Thriller · Indie (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish
Estimated owners0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://taskplusstudios.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 4 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card