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Backrooms: Found Footage is a single player and multiplayer 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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82%Audience ScoreBased on 255 reviews
graphics26 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions

  • Exceptional atmosphere that perfectly captures the eerie backrooms vibe, with great sound design and immersive audio.
  • High-quality graphics and realistic animations that enhance the found footage aesthetic and contribute to immersion.
  • Free to play and well-made for a short experience, offering multiple endings and a satisfying exploration of backrooms settings.
  • Extremely short gameplay duration, generally around 10-20 minutes, leaving many players wanting more content and length.
  • Lack of engaging gameplay mechanics, puzzles, or monsters, making it essentially a walking simulator with limited interactivity.
  • Some technical issues such as aggressive camera shake causing nausea, crashes for certain systems, and lack of adjustable settings like mouse sensitivity.
  • graphics

    39 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The game's graphics receive widespread praise for their realistic, immersive, and eerie depiction of the backrooms, effectively capturing a VHS-style, found footage aesthetic that enhances the horror atmosphere. While highly commended for smooth visuals and detailed textures, some users note minor issues with graphics settings, camera shake, and hardware demands. Overall, the visuals significantly contribute to the game's impactful and haunting experience despite its short length.

    • “I just came back to it and finished the short little storyline, and I must say that the graphics are amazing. The world design is very accurate to how I would imagine it would look like in real life, and the whole game feels like a dream because of the lighting everywhere.”
    • “I found this game by accident while searching for horror games and found this... and it is amazing. Yes, the game does not take long to finish (15 minutes max), but it is amazing how the graphics look and the textures. The sound design is good and it genuinely feels like you are in the backrooms.”
    • “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

    37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    59% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The game excels in creating a highly immersive and eerie atmosphere that effectively captures the unsettling essence of the backrooms, praised for its sound design, visuals, and overall suspense. Despite its short length, the atmosphere remains impactful, making it a standout feature that consistently engages and scares players. However, some note the brevity limits deeper immersion or replayability.

    • “The atmosphere is eerie as it should be and everything works well.”
    • “Also, I like that the focus is on the atmosphere rather than on any specific tasks, threats, puzzles, or weird storyline... this is just you discovering a strange place you've never seen before.”
    • “The aesthetic is well-executed, capturing the eerie, VHS-style atmosphere perfectly.”
    • “It's good with very well done atmosphere - but it's just a boring walking simulator.”
    • “Atmosphere is fire but the jump scares were lacking.”
    • “Walk around for 10-15 minutes and experience the atmosphere.”
  • gameplay

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    Gameplay is generally short and simple, with some appreciating the stamina mechanic and solid mechanics, while others find it lacking depth and prone to technical issues. The experience is often described as a basic walking simulator with limited engagement, though some see potential for improvement in future installments.

    • “I thought the walk/run stamina mechanic was well used.”
    • “Solid game; adding monsters, new levels, and some mechanics for escaping would make this a solid horror game. A price of around 9.99 euros would be reasonable.”
    • “I'm looking forward to Found Footage 2 and hope it expands on this style with more content and gameplay depth.”
    • “Lacking both narrative depth and basic gameplay, this short walking sim feels distinctly half-baked.”
    • “It looks so cool but for me it either crashes or turns the screen black. Finally, when I'm about to give up it comes on, but gameplay is hard to do; it's too laggy. I would recommend people that have that little box with fans, but not for me.”
    • “Gameplay - 5/10, not too engaging as it's just walking around, but still enjoyable when immersed.”
  • story

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The story is minimalistic and atmospheric, focusing on exploration rather than complex plot or tasks, which some players find immersive and effective. While the narrative is short and lacks depth or extensive backstory, it offers a unique twist on the backrooms concept that many appreciate. Overall, the story is seen as simple but solid, complementing the game's visuals and mood.

    • “I just came back to it and finished the short little storyline, and I must say that the graphics are amazing, the world design is very accurate to how I would imagine it would look like in real life, and honestly the whole game feels like a dream because of the lighting everywhere. I really wish there was more to this game.”
    • “I liked this one, it is simple but effective and lets you explore the backrooms just as anyone really going into it, not as a part of a forced or imposed story.”
    • “Also, I like that the focus is on the atmosphere rather than on any specific tasks, threats, puzzles, or weird storyline. No, this is just you discovering a strange place you've never seen before.”
    • “I just came back to it and finished the short little storyline, and I must say that the graphics are amazing, the world design is very accurate to how I would imagine it would look like in real life, and to be honest the whole game sort of feels like a dream because of the lighting everywhere... I really wish there was more to this game.”
    • “Lacks much of a backstory behind just finding a strange 'maze' in your closet (which is the backrooms).”
    • “It's lacking a story.”
  • music

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

    The music in the game enhances the atmosphere, adding an extra layer of creepiness that complements the exploration experience. Players recommend playing alongside ambient or thematic tracks to deepen immersion.

    • “I would highly recommend playing this game with some music like 'People in San Jose' by Kane Parsons in the background while just exploring.”
    • “The music provides some additional creepiness.”
  • emotional

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

    Users highlight the game's realistic character movements, which create an immersive and emotionally engaging experience, though some report feeling dizzy during play.

    • “Only played for about ten minutes and already enjoy how realistic the character's body movements are—made me feel as if I was actually in the game.”
  • grinding

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

    Users find the grinding experience in the game to be intense and engaging, with a mix of challenge and excitement. However, some describe it as potentially intimidating or daunting. Overall, the grinding adds a unique, immersive element to gameplay.

  • optimization

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

    The game runs poorly despite its simple assets, likely due to performance-heavy post-processing effects like the VHS filter. Optimization appears lacking, impacting overall smoothness.

    • “The game runs surprisingly poorly considering how simple the game and its assets are, likely due to the post-processing and VHS effects, which 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 gameplay.

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

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