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Inside the Backrooms
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Absolute banger at the beginning, but becomes a real pain since the levels have been modified... Please give us back the old levels... too repetitive, I don't understand why the devs completely replace the first levels…”
20 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Bought this for VR. The dev removed it without warning and said they might bring it back but i feel robbed. This game was amazing to play with my kid and we could play together with no issues, me in vr and he on a…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“this game scare me i wee myself and get refund”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“A really fun game to play with friends. I played it with 2 of my friends and it never got boring (if we didnt redo a lvl multiple times) Even if you redo a lvl some things gets randommized which is good becuase then you…”
“Игра отличная похоже на backrooms the escape с тяжелами головомками и интересными сюжетами, но куча багов в игре по типу локации с крысами когда финал может крыса убивать много раз и приходится все заново перепроходть а…”
21 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This ENTIRE game feels like filler, the stuff they make you do is ridiculous and time consuming, they REALLY want you to hit that 2 hour mark so you cant refund the game. I have never had a more miserable time playing a…”
“this game used to be good but devs somehow broke some codes and failed to test so many things, the audio breaks my ears and i feel like i'm playing super mario 64 with all the parkour”
“Dev decided to ruin this game. it has become a mobile tiktok slop game do not buy. Reupload 2022 build pls.”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This once had VR support. Where is it now? I bought this as VR game! Why did you patched it out? I feel betrayed!”
“this game used to be good but devs somehow broke some codes and failed to test so many things, the audio breaks my ears and i feel like i'm playing super mario 64 with all the parkour”
“NOT FUN ANYMORE. Update made it catastrophic. Endless lags and bugs. Not playable.”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This once had VR support. Where is it now? I bought this as VR game! Why did you patched it out? I feel betrayed!”
“this game used to be good but devs somehow broke some codes and failed to test so many things, the audio breaks my ears and i feel like i'm playing super mario 64 with all the parkour”
“Dev decided to ruin this game. it has become a mobile tiktok slop game do not buy. Reupload 2022 build pls.”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This ENTIRE game feels like filler, the stuff they make you do is ridiculous and time consuming, they REALLY want you to hit that 2 hour mark so you cant refund the game. I have never had a more miserable time playing a…”
“Bought this for VR. The dev removed it without warning and said they might bring it back but i feel robbed. This game was amazing to play with my kid and we could play together with no issues, me in vr and he on a…”
“this game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ don't bother. Don't be like me and spend money on this garbage.”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“the original levels are pretty good. but the difficulty is too high even for the easy difficulty.”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Some levels super annoying, some super fun. Definitely play with friends, really fun experience!”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Amazing first experience, but not very replayable .”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“Returned to play a year later, this is one of the worst backrooms games ive ever played. avoid at all costs.”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:20 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Update patch 0.7.3
Update 0.7.3 Patch Notes Hello backrooms explorers! Update 0.7.3 is now available! This patch focuses on stability, accessibility, gameplay improvements, and fixing several issues reported by the comm
hotfix patch 0.7
FIXED: Hotel level temperature note displayed incorrect information, making the level impossible to complete. Office color puzzle was impossible to complete for 4 players. Animation fixed on death Rat
INSIDE THE BACKROOMS v0.7
Major Update 0.7 is Here! Hello backrooms explorers! After a few months of work, we are finally releasing Version 0.7 , one of the biggest updates we have made so far. This update was originally plann
Patch 0.6.6
Hi, this recent patch bring the next changes and improves: Added brightness adjustment to settings menu Fixed: Bug when player was climbing a ladder, any entity was able to push the player A sliding m
BACKROOMS CHRISTMAS EVENT
NEW HOLIDAY UPDATE ! Hello explorers! We’re happy to announce a brand-new holiday update , featuring a limited-time Christmas mini level available until January 10th . Gather your friends, because thi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | Horror · Multiplayer · Survival Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Co-op · Online Co-Op · Adventure · Exploration · First-Person · Atmospheric · FPS (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · Steam Workshop · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain, French, Simplified Chinese, Russian, German * |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or higher Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz / AMD FX-6300, 3.5 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760, (2 GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 7870, (2 GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible VR Support: SteamVR or OpenXR