Backrooms Society

Backrooms Society

Steam Deck Playable

Mikael Bihl · Horror · Jun 19, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $4.19.

80%
Very Positive
703 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 703 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The Hub base and contract system make replaying levels fun and add a sense of progression.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
There ARE a handful of solid levels and the ability to join others in multiplayer.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I've been running co-op with a friend, and we've taken our time running through the first two levels a few times to complete missions (contracts), gather materials, craft better gear, unlock things in our Hub, etc.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics looks great but the levels are repetitive and random, in all the levels you are thrown in a maze and you look for the exit and the tool to open the exit either by crafting it or finding it, and looking for the exit takes a long time even if it seemed fun it is repetitive and random that it will become boring in the second level.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I’m writing this review because I want to support smaller games like this that deserve attention.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay37 reviews
Multiplayer24 reviews
Co-op14 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Story and characters10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface11 reviews
55%
Audio6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs12 reviews
33%
Crashes8 reviews
38%
Performance6 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.19.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.