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Backrooms: Found Footage is a single player action game with horror and mystery themes. It was developed by HNStudios and was released on October 25, 2024. It received positive reviews from players.

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?

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83%Audience ScoreBased on 208 reviews
graphics21 positive mentions
music2 negative mentions

  • Authentic and immersive Backrooms atmosphere with excellent graphics, sound design, and found footage aesthetic.
  • Multiple endings add replay value despite the short length.
  • Free game with high-quality production value, including good voice acting and animation.
  • Extremely short gameplay duration, generally around 10-20 minutes, leaving players wanting more content.
  • Lack of monsters or active threats leading to a walking simulator experience that some found boring.
  • Ending considered weak, abrupt, or unsatisfying by many players, diminishing overall impact.
  • graphics

    31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    68% positive mentions, 22% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely praised for their realistic, immersive, and eerie aesthetic that effectively captures the "found footage" and liminal space vibe of the backrooms. While visuals are beautiful and atmospheric, some users note minor issues with graphic settings, such as broken menus, unchangeable quality options, and persistent camera shake. Overall, the visuals strongly enhance the haunting experience despite the game's short length.

    • “The graphics look realistic and the vibe is creepy in a good way.”
    • “The aesthetic is well-executed, capturing the eerie, VHS-style atmosphere perfectly.”
    • “Took me 21 minutes to complete, very short but still incredible graphics here, realistic as heck, very amazing job developers super dope.”
    • “The graphics menu is unfortunately broken.”
    • “Graphics settings don't stay the way I put them, and there's a weird camera shake when walking.”
    • “If there was an option to set graphics to low that would be much appreciated.”
  • atmosphere

    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    54% positive mentions, 35% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The game excels at creating a highly immersive and eerie atmosphere, effectively capturing the unsettling vibe of the Backrooms with realistic visuals and suspenseful elements. Although praised for its ambiance and spooky mood, it is often noted as a short experience with limited replay value. Overall, the atmosphere is consistently highlighted as the game's strongest and most compelling aspect.

    • “Got scared 20 minutes in and made my friend play it, but this is wonderfully made, and the atmosphere is off the charts.”
    • “The aesthetic is well-executed, capturing the eerie, VHS-style atmosphere perfectly.”
    • “The atmosphere does an excellent job of building suspense and there were a few moments that genuinely made me jump.”
    • “It's good with very well done atmosphere - but it's just a boring walking sim.”
    • “Atmosphere is fire but the jump scares were lacking.”
    • “Walk around for 10-15 minutes and experience the atmosphere.”
  • story

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 40% negative mentions

    The story is generally seen as simple and brief, centered around discovering a mysterious maze (the backrooms) with a creative twist on the original concept. While some appreciate the solid and well-executed narrative, others feel it lacks depth or a substantial backstory. Overall, the story is considered effective for a short game.

    • “I know it's a short game but the story is great.”
    • “I like the twist on the original story of getting into the Backrooms, but still, I hate horror games.”
    • “Simple controls, good voice acting and visuals, the story was solid, and it was glitch free.”
    • “Lacks much of a backstory behind just finding a strange 'maze' in your closet (which is the backrooms).”
    • “It's lacking a story.”
  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally seen as simple and not very engaging, primarily involving walking around, but it remains enjoyable when players are immersed. Users appreciate the solid game mechanics and hope that future installments will expand content and gameplay depth.

    • “I'm looking forward to Found Footage 2 and hope it expands on this style with more content and gameplay depth.”
    • “Game mechanics are good too.”
  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The music contributes effectively to the game's creepy atmosphere, though some users feel the sound design, particularly in the VHS project, is overused and repetitive. Overall, it is considered suitable for a beginner project.

    • “But the only thing I really don't like is the sound that comes with the VHS project. That music is so overused.”
    • “The music provides some additional creepiness.”
  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The feedback on grinding is mixed and somewhat unclear, with some players finding it enjoyable despite the game's challenging or intense nature. Overall, grinding is part of the experience but may feel repetitive or daunting to some.

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game evokes strong emotional responses, though some players may experience physical discomfort like dizziness. Overall, it has a powerful impact but may affect individuals differently.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is lacking, running poorly despite its simple assets, likely due to performance-heavy post-processing effects like the VHS filter.

    • “Only thing I have to say is that it did run surprisingly poorly considering how simple the game and its assets are, but I have a feeling this is more due to the post-processing and VHS effect, which are known to heavily impact performance.”
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Backrooms: Found Footage is a action game with horror and mystery themes. Common tags for Backrooms: Found Footage include first-person, indie, psychological, exploration, psychological horror and others.

Backrooms: Found Footage is available on PC and Windows.

Backrooms: Found Footage was released on October 25, 2024.

Backrooms: Found Footage was developed by HNStudios.

Backrooms: Found Footage has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Backrooms: Found Footage for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single player game with local co-op support.

Similar games include The Complex: Expedition, The Complex: Found Footage, Amenti, The Backrooms: Lost Tape, Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1 and others.