Backroom Beyond

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Backroom Beyond is a single player casual action adventure game with horror, fantasy, drama, mystery and others themes. It was developed by White Vortex and was released on July 8, 2022. It received negative reviews from players.

Backroom Beyond is a first-person game that mixes puzzles with single-player adventure in a dark, harrowing environment that makes the player question the protagonist's sanity. Based on the internet myth, Backroom Beyond goes further and makes the player wonder if that journey is about something more personal than anything else. The narrative has two main points. Drawings tell part of the game's …

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Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews

atmosphere1 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game has an interesting and original concept blending Portal-like puzzles with the Backrooms theme.
Some players enjoy quirky elements like characters Steve the shovel and shovel Dan, adding charm.
Potential for improvement noted; certain players see promise if mechanics and controls are refined.

The puzzles are repetitive, uninspired, and not related to the Backrooms lore, leading to boredom.
Technical issues including poor optimization, input lag, buggy mechanics, and frustrating cube controls.
The game lacks atmosphere with minimal soundtrack and dull, lengthy levels, failing to capture eerie Backrooms vibe.

gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The gameplay is unique and has potential, but it suffers from unpolished mechanics and lacks long-term fun, with particular criticism directed at the shovel mechanic and its sound effects.
- “The game has an interesting subject matter.”
- “It seems original and certainly is, although, unfortunately, the puzzle mechanics do not work properly as intended.”
- “Its mechanics need a little work but I think it has potential.”
- “The shovel is the worst mechanic in the game, and the sound it makes is horrible.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent glitches and bugs, which result in a confusing experience that feels more like an escape room than the intended Backrooms setting.
- “It's buggy, confusing, and more akin to an escape room than the backrooms.”
- “Really great game, glitches and all.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music features a minimal soundtrack with only one main track and a rare alternate, which many users find repetitive and more annoying than immersive.
- “The soundtrack is minimal with just one main track (and an alternate that plays in rare moments), which quickly becomes more annoying than immersive.”
- “There's only one soundtrack (technically two, but the other pops up in certain situations) that gets annoying to listen to.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is criticized for failing to create tension, instead feeling monotonous and dull due to uninspired environments.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is characterized by lengthy and tedious level designs that feel lazy and poorly crafted, leading to a frustrating experience.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The optimization is poor, causing significant input lag and performance issues even on a GTX 3060 at lowest settings and 1080p resolution.
- “The input lag is horrible and the optimization is poor; it doesn't run properly even on a 3060 at lowest settings on 1080p.”