Crit

BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION

Buy83%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

DMNT Interactive · PvP · Aug 14, 2025

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$2.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
16
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
18% of themes are praise64% are divided18% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
i recommend this game if you like co-op team and trust based games
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I think this would significantly improve the game’s replayability, especially for smaller lobbies (for example with around 4 players).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op85 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
50% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Graphics
100% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
66% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$2.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $2.99

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