Backrooms Break
- April 24, 2024
- Jan Jileček
- 2h median play time
Get on Steam"Backrooms Break" is a action-packed game set in the Backrooms and Poolrooms, where you use Thor's demolition hammer, firearms, and explosives to break through walls and entities. Instead of being a victim, you can now confront your fears with violence. Discover and upgrade firearms, beware of mimic enemies, and dismantle other adversaries by shooting off their limbs. Your hammer is your primary weapon, serving as a boomerang to obliterate everything in your path.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features unique and satisfying destruction mechanics, allowing players to break walls and interact with the environment in a fun way.
- It offers a refreshing take on the Backrooms genre, combining horror elements with combat and exploration, making it more engaging than typical walking simulators.
- Despite being short, the game provides a fun experience with potential for future updates and additional content.
- The game suffers from performance issues, including crashes and significant frame rate drops, especially when many objects are destroyed.
- Many players find the game too short, with a playtime of around 1-2 hours, leading to concerns about its value for the price.
- There are several bugs and glitches, such as issues with graphics settings not saving and problems with jumping mechanics, which detract from the overall experience.
- graphics14 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising specific environments like the pool rooms for their visual appeal, while others criticize the overall optimization, choppy performance, and limited graphics settings. Many users report issues with lighting and frame rates, suggesting that the graphics could benefit from further refinement and more customizable options. Overall, while there are standout moments, the graphics are seen as lacking polish and consistency.
“The visuals are well done, especially the pool rooms part, and the movement and gunplay feels fine, natural even. The mechanics of some of the puzzles could be somewhat obtuse at first, but I have seen plenty worse.”
“The graphics could use a little work, especially for the first and second levels, but the pool level looks utterly awesome.”
“With just a little more work on the graphics (maybe less than... all the bloom), it would be perfect.”
“Not sure what's going on with the graphics being choppy, but it's turned all the way down with appropriate scale and still laggy.”
“Graphics presets aren't cutting it.”
“However, don't expect particularly large levels of polish; the framerate suffers and the graphics aren't anything to write home about.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its unique mechanics, combining fun and goofy elements with a solid scare factor, particularly in the initial encounters. Players appreciate the enjoyable gameplay loop and visually appealing environments, especially the swimming pool level, though some have suggested improvements like a sliding mechanic and better puzzle clarity. Overall, the game offers a satisfying experience with engaging movement and combat mechanics.
“It has the scare factor for the first encounters but also has the goofy and fun mechanics.”
“Great concept, great gameplay loop, great ending and visually very pleasing (especially the swimming pool level).”
“The satisfying destruction mechanics, combined with the hammer's boomerang functionality, make for a fun and cathartic gameplay experience.”
“Hey, good game, but I wish you could add a sliding mechanic. It's annoying when I crouch and stop, leading to my death while trying to run away. If you could implement a slide when pressing the crouch button and add a keybinding page in the settings and pause menu, that would be great.”
“Silly little gag, but I killed less than two dozen demons in this game, and in two of the five levels, I felt like the whole destruction mechanic was ignored.”
“The mechanics of some of the puzzles could be somewhat obtuse at first, but I've seen plenty worse.”
- optimization10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with players reporting poor performance, especially during intensive gameplay scenarios like breaking objects. Many users express frustration over the lack of granular settings to adjust graphics, leading to choppy performance even on high-end machines. Overall, there is a consensus that optimization needs to be a priority for future updates to enhance the gaming experience.
“Optimization should be a top priority for the developers moving forward.”
“The performance is a bit choppy without many options to change sadly, but otherwise pretty fun.”
“Only thing I can complain about is poor optimization resulting in poor performance - most likely due to all the breakable objects.”
“It does need some optimization, as it brings a 7900 XTX to its knees, and maybe some more granular settings to tune some of the shaders down.”
“However, the game's performance leaves much to be desired.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has been reported to have significant stability issues, with users experiencing multiple glitches and malfunctions during gameplay, even within a short playtime of 90 minutes.
“The game glitches out frequently.”
“I have played for 90 minutes and detected multiple malfunctions and glitches.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by clever and amusing concepts, particularly evident in the demo version, which showcases its comedic potential effectively.
“The humor in this game is absolutely hilarious and keeps you laughing throughout.”
“I love the clever jokes and witty dialogue that make every interaction enjoyable.”
“The comedic timing and absurd situations are brilliantly executed, making it a joy to play.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Reviewers suggest that enhancing the game's settings for smoother performance could significantly improve its replayability, indicating that current limitations may hinder players' desire to revisit the game.
“The lack of diverse gameplay options really limits the replayability of the game.”
“Once you've completed the main story, there's little incentive to play through it again.”
“The game feels repetitive after just a few hours, making it hard to want to replay.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received criticism, with users suggesting that the soundtrack could be improved for a more engaging experience.
“The game could really use a better soundtrack.”
“The music feels repetitive and lacks variety.”
“I found the background music to be quite bland and uninspiring.”
