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Liminalcore
Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.
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 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
42 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“Love this game, dont love the balls and the affect they have on my computer, but aside from that, the game is so intriguing! very good time”
“first off, a lot of fun. great design, beautiful eye candy. If you have a nice graphics card, this is the type of game you get the most out of it from. that being said, the symbolism is unsettling. are they eluding to…”
“This is just surreal......this is one of those games that acts like time machine, teleporting you ahead of time VERY fast~ Yes its scary-uncanny ish vibe but man, this game just keep you going on, and on,....and…”
21 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“first off, a lot of fun. great design, beautiful eye candy. If you have a nice graphics card, this is the type of game you get the most out of it from. that being said, the symbolism is unsettling. are they eluding to…”
“The game is way too slow. If you had the ability to run around and enjoy everything then you would get 3-5 hours of experience. Instead you walk extremely slow and your sprint only increases speed by like 10%. I ended…”
“Great subliminal horror with great environments, but I have to ask; why are the lights so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bright? There were certain times when I had to look down at the ground while walking in this game because the lights…”
8 of the 85 reviews raise this.
6 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“fantastic game and for 8 bucks its worth it”
3 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“I have played through t his game several times, really hope they add the outside levels featured in the about this game, there are two clips of areas never seen in the game overall I really enjoy the game just please…”
19 of the 85 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I've never seen a game so gradually wear out it's welcome. Started great, very good environment, explorable. It changes a bit, ok cool. Then the third area hits and I'm looking at a room ahead of me and I can see it's…”
“For poientual purchasers: It was alright, about 3hrs of walking about in the backrooms. This isnt a game where something chases you. Just vibes and a very very slow walking/running speed. I recommend changing this speed…”
“Poorly optimised and the level design feels empty and bland. There are a couple of interesting sections, but these are mostly in the screenshots of the store page. The majority of rooms are just large empty cubes with…”
14 of the 85 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“I've never seen a game so gradually wear out it's welcome. Started great, very good environment, explorable. It changes a bit, ok cool. Then the third area hits and I'm looking at a room ahead of me and I can see it's…”
“The game is way too slow. If you had the ability to run around and enjoy everything then you would get 3-5 hours of experience. Instead you walk extremely slow and your sprint only increases speed by like 10%. I ended…”
“For poientual purchasers: It was alright, about 3hrs of walking about in the backrooms. This isnt a game where something chases you. Just vibes and a very very slow walking/running speed. I recommend changing this speed…”
13 of the 85 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I've never seen a game so gradually wear out it's welcome. Started great, very good environment, explorable. It changes a bit, ok cool. Then the third area hits and I'm looking at a room ahead of me and I can see it's…”
“The game is way too slow. If you had the ability to run around and enjoy everything then you would get 3-5 hours of experience. Instead you walk extremely slow and your sprint only increases speed by like 10%. I ended…”
“For poientual purchasers: It was alright, about 3hrs of walking about in the backrooms. This isnt a game where something chases you. Just vibes and a very very slow walking/running speed. I recommend changing this speed…”
10 of the 85 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Love this game, dont love the balls and the affect they have on my computer, but aside from that, the game is so intriguing! very good time”
“Poorly optimised and the level design feels empty and bland. There are a couple of interesting sections, but these are mostly in the screenshots of the store page. The majority of rooms are just large empty cubes with…”
9 of the 85 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I've never seen a game so gradually wear out it's welcome. Started great, very good environment, explorable. It changes a bit, ok cool. Then the third area hits and I'm looking at a room ahead of me and I can see it's…”
“Poorly optimised and the level design feels empty and bland. There are a couple of interesting sections, but these are mostly in the screenshots of the store page. The majority of rooms are just large empty cubes with…”
“Great subliminal horror with great environments, but I have to ask; why are the lights so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bright? There were certain times when I had to look down at the ground while walking in this game because the lights…”
Counted across 85 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Great game if your tryna feel spooked, its more unsettling than scary but a top 5 game purchase for me”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“It feels pretty dumb having to state this but after seeing some of the negative comments I think its necessary. this is a LIMINAL SPACE game. The core audience are primarily people who enjoy liminal spaces and/or backrooms atmosphere. This is not a horror game with monsters and…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“It's alright. I felt I got my money's worth. In general I would definitely recommend it if you like liminal space games. Worth noting is that there's no jump-scares. The majority is just within the realm of unsettling. There are those (spoiler hidden) , but I wouldn't really…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 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 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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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.
New Update Released – Chapter Unlock Option & Cloud Saving!
Hey everyone, We've been closely listening to the player feedback, and we noticed that many returning players had to replay Chapter 3 in order to access Chapter 5 . We understand how frustrating it ca
📢 Chapter 5 – Now Live!
We’re thrilled to announce that Chapter 5 of Liminalcore is finally live! This new chapter expands the story even deeper introducing new environments, and unsettling encounters ⚠️ Important Note Chapt
Blurry Textures Patch
Hey Liminalcore Fans, We have rolled out an update to temporarily fix the blurry textures, while we look into the root cause of it. We are planning to introduce a slider to adjust texture memory so th
Hotfixes for Chapter 3 Expansion!
Thank you for the bug reports, we have fixed some game breaking bugs. Patch Notes Fix Getting Stuck in Slide. Fix some meshes were not loading in. Fix sometimes you would fall through the floor. We ar
📢 Chapter 3 Expansion – Now Live!
We’re excited to announce that the Chapter 3 Expansion is here! If you already have a Chapter 3 save, you will need to start Chapter 3 again from the main menu to access the expanded content. 🎮 This u
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Adventure · Exploration · Realistic · Immersive Sim · Mystery · Pool · Surreal · Relaxing · Underwater (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Official site | https://shadowowlstudios.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX-1070 or Equivalent DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 4 GB available space