Backrooms Rec.

Wait69%

Mixed · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Liminal Logic · Multiplayer · Mar 6, 2024

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
17
Full audio1 of 17
Subtitles0 of 17

Should I buy Backrooms Rec.?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 19 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
33% of themes are praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The tension of exploring dark, unsettling environments together while trying to solve puzzles and avoid entities creates the kind of chaotic, memorable moments that co-op horror games thrive on.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lighting is equally effective, with dim hallways and flickering fixtures casting strange shadows that play tricks on the player’s perception.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was streaming at the same time, which can affect performance, but even then I had to lower all settings and cap the game at 60 FPS to achieve stable gameplay.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The environments are eerie, the sound design builds tension, and the feeling of being lost in a surreal maze is captured well.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op51 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
86% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
49% still recommend
Multiplayer
69% still recommend
Crashes
42% still recommend
Performance
38% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Optimization
45% still recommend
Difficulty
50% 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
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.19.

6 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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