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The Classrooms
The Classrooms is a procedural, liminal-space, found-footage, survival horror game. Explore The Classrooms and discover the various anomalies it contains; from malicious entities, to harmless oddities. And remember, it's different every time you play, so your found footage is uniquely yours.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
62 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I recommend this for a great horror game but I refunded it for being way too scary, well 2 years later, lets see if I am still scared of it”
“I loved the game best scary game i've played for a while. The game gave me goosebumps!!!!!!!”
“Amazing game worth it if you want to be chased a lot I've got nothing else to say 10/10”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game is very good. I first saw it on YouTube, when famous ytbers like KeemSama were playing it. I found it scary but fun at the same time and i bought it. This game is extremely realistic, hence I get scared…”
“It is extremely fun game in many ways. In a horror aspect, some levels were absolutely terrifying but in a good way and it just made me want to continue. The graphics in this game are top notch and sometimes you just…”
“The Classrooms, developed by Xefier Games and Hillcrest Games Inc. and published by Xefier Games, is a psychological horror experience built around uncertainty, disorientation, and the unsettling familiarity of empty…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game was incredible I Absolutely loved every level in this game I'm really looking forward to replaying it when the multiplayer update releases and hopefully controller support. It still needs some work when it…”
“It is extremely fun game in many ways. In a horror aspect, some levels were absolutely terrifying but in a good way and it just made me want to continue. The graphics in this game are top notch and sometimes you just…”
“The Classrooms, developed by Xefier Games and Hillcrest Games Inc. and published by Xefier Games, is a psychological horror experience built around uncertainty, disorientation, and the unsettling familiarity of empty…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“It is extremely fun game in many ways. In a horror aspect, some levels were absolutely terrifying but in a good way and it just made me want to continue. The graphics in this game are top notch and sometimes you just…”
“really good and got it on sale. even if my pc crashed 10 times before i finally got to the classrooms, it's still worth it. there aren't any teachers yelling at you so you can throw all the bins you like. this game is…”
“Fun unique game with good music in each level. Not very hard until you get to custom mode and make your own runs.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“It is extremely fun game in many ways. In a horror aspect, some levels were absolutely terrifying but in a good way and it just made me want to continue. The graphics in this game are top notch and sometimes you just…”
“The Classrooms is a creepy and atmospheric indie horror game that nails the feeling of being lost somewhere you shouldn’t be. Inspired by the backrooms concept, the game drops you into an endless, procedurally generated…”
“its a really fun horror game with many up dates.”
16 of the 102 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Have had this game for around 2 years, and always return to see new updates. I am still quite disappointed with this game overall, and I would not recommend it to anyone in the state its in. The Content is interesting…”
“Gonna be honest, went into this game really excited because I saw some gameplay of it Disappointed to say the least First things first, the enemy AI is unbelievably buggy. Creatures frequently get stuck on doors or camp…”
“this game is really darn good but sadly it crashes way too much when i put all of my graphics on low”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“WHERE IS MUITIPLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“This game was incredible I Absolutely loved every level in this game I'm really looking forward to replaying it when the multiplayer update releases and hopefully controller support. It still needs some work when it…”
“Its okay just have to find the right time to play the game like most other than that cool game one suggestion would be a multiplayer update.”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I recommend this for a great horror game but I refunded it for being way too scary, well 2 years later, lets see if I am still scared of it”
“Scary @ss game, cant get past the bathrooms level, I am such a wussy, if you love horror get this game, there is also a endless mode with kinda lore?”
“bruh i played this for 26 minutes and i got scared so bad my whole bosy started tingling and shaking... im done. i am going to have nightmares tonight and then have to figure out what therapist to go to tomorrow because…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Have had this game for around 2 years, and always return to see new updates. I am still quite disappointed with this game overall, and I would not recommend it to anyone in the state its in. The Content is interesting…”
“this game is really darn good but sadly it crashes way too much when i put all of my graphics on low”
“okay game, but it is very unoptimized so its a bit crap or the specs that you need, i dont think even an rtx 400 can play this game of full graphics. gameplay and story (absoloutly meh) 4/10, optimizations for qhaphics…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Have had this game for around 2 years, and always return to see new updates. I am still quite disappointed with this game overall, and I would not recommend it to anyone in the state its in. The Content is interesting…”
“Gonna be honest, went into this game really excited because I saw some gameplay of it Disappointed to say the least First things first, the enemy AI is unbelievably buggy. Creatures frequently get stuck on doors or camp…”
“okay game, but it is very unoptimized so its a bit crap or the specs that you need, i dont think even an rtx 400 can play this game of full graphics. gameplay and story (absoloutly meh) 4/10, optimizations for qhaphics…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I love this game but i wish there was multiplayer because that would be even better”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“It is actually a great game, I have watched many streamers play it. However, I am waiting for the multiplayer update cause am too ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ scared to play this ♥♥♥♥ alone.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Easily the best Backrooms game I’ve played. The environments are very spooky and the graphics are beautiful. The monsters are okay on average. Some of them are fantastic (the face in the dark, the snake thing, the doll, the reaper) and then some are super lame (the long legged…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
0.9.1
Async LoadingThere has been confusion about whether the game is loading or frozen, so we have put in the effort to make most of the loading asynchronous with a progress bar so you can see what's going
0.9
This update includesTape 8, now available in Story Mode and Endless Mode.Tape 9's previewNew entity with new mechanic (ARC-1666)New anomalous object (ARC-912)6 new items, including a new VHS tape coll
0.8.4.737
Fixed various upscaling issuesFixed new inventory not displaying properly on low aspect ratioFixed Endless Poolrooms failing with fast generation onRolled back audio culling to fix various audio issue
0.8.4
Update 0.8.4 — Community FeedbackThis update is focused on the things players have been bringing up the most: performance, AI-generated content, and controller support. Also includes an Inventory Over
0.8.3
We've made some changes to the following entities that will take effect April 1stNew GanglerJoeyArachnophoneOther ChangesFixed NoDoors and vent culling issuesFixed Light Modifier issues except volumet
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Psychological Horror · Procedural Generation · Exploration · Surreal · 1990's · Survival Horror · Atmospheric · First-Person · 1980s · Horror · Cinematic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chin… |
| Official site | https://liminallabs.ca/theclassrooms/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or Higher Processor: Intel i5 2.6Ghz or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD equivalent minimum 4GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 12 GB available space