Backrooms: Extractions

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 819 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Headlight Studio · Horror · Apr 30, 2025

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
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
15
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
25
Full audio25 of 25
Subtitles25 of 25

Should I buy Backrooms: Extractions?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 819 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 289 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise9% are divided45% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
42 of 289 sampled reviews raised it
Priced affordably, it offers an accessible entry point for fans of horror, co-op experiences, or the Backrooms lore in general.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
27 of 289 sampled reviews raised it
After 15 hours of gameplay, after trying it both solo and in multiplayer with friends, I can confirm that this is an incredible game!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 289 sampled reviews raised it
Each level has distinct lighting, sound cues, and environmental storytelling that elevate the experience.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 289 sampled reviews raised it
Adding to the tension is the excellent sound design and integrated voice chat.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
6 of 289 sampled reviews raised it
My god this game is good, the 16gb ram min is false, it runs really well (with moderate settings) very well optimized, and the enemies are cool

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op42 reviews
Gameplay27 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion
Servers and matchmaking
0% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
60% still recommend
Bugs
62% still recommend
Difficulty
73% still recommend
Crashes
29% still recommend
Performance
33% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.89.

5 points recordedtoday · $6.99

If you liked this one

Reviewed games that overlap most with this one.

No recommendations for this game yet.

This game doesn’t overlap enough with games Crit has reviewed.