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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-19.
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 18:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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
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.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Online Co-Op · Horror · Action · Action-Adventure · Adventure · 3D · First-Person · Team-Based · Stylized · Thriller · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://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