The Backrooms: Unbounded

The Backrooms: Unbounded

Steam Deck Playable

BluSkie · Horror · Dec 26, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

76%
Mostly Positive
699 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 297 sampled reviews

Based on 699 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 297 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise60% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I did enjoy the ending though.
17 of 297 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design is amazing, with ambient noises and distant, unidentifiable sounds that enhance the sense of dread.
9 of 297 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 love2 themes
Story and characters17 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics26 reviews
46%
Gameplay18 reviews
72%
Multiplayer7 reviews
43%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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