Backrooms Lost Runners

Backrooms Lost Runners

Steam Deck Playable

ShimStudioGames · Story Rich · Jun 17, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $13.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

79%
Mostly Positive
636 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 636 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 219 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Quests and general "puzzles" are boring, best of them was probably when we needed to find that long password all over the place.
47 of 219 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals look great and are optimized pretty well, but the environments, in my opinion, don't feel too liminal when there's a lot of crowded scraps and furniture around every corner, but some of the larger areas and connecting hallways between areas still give off unsettling, liminal, and empty vibes.
23 of 219 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Finally a backrooms story that is a legitimate campaign experience that can be shared with friends, that isn't just a co-op walking simulator, essentially.
10 of 219 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
FInally an optimized game.
5 of 219 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 love4 themes
Story and characters47 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Co-op10 reviews
Optimization5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay24 reviews
42%
Audio13 reviews
69%
Bugs8 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat13 reviews
46%
Difficulty6 reviews
67%

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 5 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $13.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $13.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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