Backseat

Buy70%

Mixed · 125 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

HOGO Games · Survival Horror · Sep 9, 2026

Player review score
70%
Mixed
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
18
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
17
Full audio1 of 17
Subtitles17 of 17

Should I buy Backseat?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 72 sampled reviews

Based on 125 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 72 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
16 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
The story is really interesting, and the multiple endings make the choices you make feel meaningful.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
12 of 72 sampled reviews raised it
Driving suspicious strangers through the night, building profiles, searching for hidden information, and deciding how far to push potentially dangerous passengers creates a distinctive mixture of taxi simulation, detective gameplay, crime thriller, and psychological horror.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story16 reviews
Gameplay12 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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