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Backrooms Lost Runners

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81%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
81% User Score Based on 228 reviews

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Backrooms Lost Runners is a single player and multiplayer survival management game with a horror theme. It was developed by ShimStudioGames and was released on June 17, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

Backrooms Lost Runners is a cooperative survival-horror experience where teamwork is your only real weapon  and even your voice can put you in danger. Trapped inside the endless corridors of the Backrooms, you and your friends must explore abandoned camps, solve environmental puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive encounters with entities that react to sound, light, and movement. Every …

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81%Audience ScoreBased on 228 reviews
story25 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions
  • The game features an engaging and well-executed story that adds depth beyond typical Backrooms games.
  • Strong atmosphere with impressive level design, sound, and graphics that create tension and immersion.
  • The crafting system, survival mechanics, puzzles, and co-op multiplayer add unique and enjoyable gameplay elements.
  • Generally smooth performance and optimization even on older hardware.
  • Voice acting and character performances have been praised for enhancing the narrative experience.
  • The game is currently short with only a few hours of content, leading to some players feeling it is overpriced for its length.
  • Combat and enemy AI are considered clunky and unbalanced; many enemies kill in one hit and combat can feel frustrating rather than fun.
  • Puzzles are regarded as too simple or unintuitive, and some gameplay mechanics like crafting and armor feel largely pointless at this stage.
  • The smiler enemy and some chase sequences are viewed as unfair or relying too much on luck, causing player frustration.
  • Bug issues and occasional game-breaking glitches have been reported, along with some complaints about voice acting quality and certain narrative or design inconsistencies.

  • story

    61 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    41% positive mentions, 52% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The story in this indie backrooms game is generally praised for its engaging, immersive, and fresh narrative approach that effectively blends atmosphere, worldbuilding, and survival elements. While many find it compelling and look forward to future episodes, some critics note pacing issues, occasional reliance on flat dialogues and notes, and a lack of deeper narrative integration with gameplay. Overall, the story is considered a strong standout that elevates the game beyond typical backrooms experiences.

    • “The level design is genuinely impressive, the environmental storytelling is strong, and the worldbuilding does a fantastic job of making the labyrinth feel mysterious, oppressive, and worth exploring.”
    • “Runs solid on older PC, has an immersive story that gets fleshed out well through atmospheric storytelling through the environment and things you come across, as well as plenty of notes left behind that give more small stories within the big story happening.”
    • “The game had me on edge the entire chapter, and the current story itself left me with my jaw dropped at certain moments.”
    • “The story also just is downright awful.”
    • “I know it was supposed to be a more story based game, but I did not care about the story at all, because instead of telling the story via gameplay, you just get flat dialogues and random paper files pushed into your face, which I do not read at all.”
    • “A lot of what currently stands is alright but some things feel a bit rushed at points in comparison to other beats in the story.”

  • gameplay

    51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    22% positive mentions, 70% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a mix of survival, crafting, and exploration mechanics with thoughtful puzzles, but many players find it repetitive, unbalanced, and occasionally frustrating due to punishing survival elements and weak combat. While some praise the game's atmosphere and foundational systems, others feel the gameplay lacks creativity, coherence, and meaningful player engagement, though ongoing updates could enhance the experience. Overall, the gameplay shows promise but currently falls short of its potential.

    • “These things range from storytelling, player engagement, combat, stamina, and survival mechanics that if improved upon well would make this game worth way more than currently listed.”
    • “The crafting, researching items, comfort, sanity, resource management and movement mechanics make it feel like an actual game instead of another lazy backrooms walking simulator.”
    • “Amazing gameplay, wonderful level design.”
    • “Unfortunately, the gameplay doesn't always live up to the world it's built around.”
    • “The heavy emphasis on survival mechanics, frequent respawns, and platforming often gets in the way of what should be the game's greatest strength: exploration.”
    • “You have a crafting mechanic that honestly does nothing for these levels; the armor is cool and all but most of the monsters one-shot you no matter what anyway except the bugs which take forever to kill you, you also find strong armor all over the place so it makes crafting useless, and there are multiple tiers of weapons to find and craft but all of them are not very useful outside of the insects and breaking boards.”

  • graphics

    26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    73% positive mentions, 15% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely praised for being impressive, immersive, and significantly improved over previous versions, with many highlighting beautiful visuals and good optimization. While some find the graphics not fully matching modern standards or feel the environments lack a true liminal atmosphere, overall, the visuals are considered a strong point of the game, enhancing the experience especially in co-op play.

    • “Graphics were beautiful and level design felt well thought out.”
    • “The visuals and the graphics were immaculate.”
    • “The visuals look great and are optimized pretty well, with some areas giving off unsettling, liminal, and empty vibes.”
    • “The graphics were okay, but for modern standards felt a bit limited at times.”
    • “The atmosphere is not really scary unless you are deeply afraid of bugs, graphical glitches, and unfinished textures.”
    • “The only positive thing is graphics are much better than the ones before.”

  • atmosphere

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    47% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its immersive, tense, and engaging horror elements, enhanced by effective storytelling, sound design, and visuals. While some users feel the suspense and tension could be stronger or more polished, the overall mood and environment are considered a standout feature that significantly enhances the experience.

    • “The suspense, the atmosphere, and the emotional impact are exactly what set this game apart.”
    • “The lore is surprisingly engaging, and the voice acting is more than competent, helping sell the atmosphere without feeling overdone.”
    • “The atmosphere, tension, and overall feeling of exploring the backrooms were really fun, and I had a blast playing through it.”
    • “The atmosphere is completely off; there's no suspense, tension, or build-up.”
    • “The atmosphere is not tense enough.”
    • “The atmosphere is not really scary unless you are deeply afraid of bugs, graphical glitches, and unfinished textures.”

  • optimization

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    55% positive mentions, 18% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The game is generally praised for its strong optimization, running smoothly and efficiently with good performance and relatively small file size. While some users note minor areas for improvement, overall it is considered well-optimized and polished, contributing to an enjoyable experience.

    • “Finally an optimized game.”
    • “Well optimized and less than 4GB.”
    • “Well anyways, the devs definitely deserve a pat on the back, already just for the beauty and optimization of the game alone.”
    • “My wishes would be a backpack because I've found so many materials and couldn't make use of half of them, and it could use a little optimization. Since the game just got released, these issues will probably be taken care of in the future.”
    • “First of all, performance.”
    • “It looks pretty good—surprisingly polished, at least in terms of performance.”

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is well-received, with players often laughing more than feeling scared, enjoying amusing glitches and ironic situations. Jumpscares are more comedic than frightening, and the contrast between the game's marketing and actual features adds to the humor. Overall, the humor provides a lighthearted and entertaining experience.

    • “I was laughing way more than I was afraid in this game.”
    • “Building a nice little collection of items just to have them stuck in a space we can no longer return to, that stings, but is also funny as hell.”
    • “Jumpscares only made me laugh.”

  • music

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

    The music and sound effects are praised for creating an immersive and engaging atmosphere, enhancing the overall experience. Users find the soundtrack excellent and recommend playing with others to fully appreciate the ambiance.

    • “The music and sound effects kept me on edge and made the whole experience feel alive.”
    • “Hoping with more polish and time game will be even better, you should definitely try it out with someone as atmosphere, music, and sfx is good.”
    • “Music: excellent”

  • grinding

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

    Grinding in the game is generally manageable, as crafting and item upgrades feel rewarding rather than tedious; however, some repetition and lack of depth in puzzles contribute to occasional tedium.

  • stability

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

    The game suffers from stability issues, including bugs, graphical glitches, and unfinished textures, which negatively impact the overall experience and atmosphere.

    • “Buggy game”
    • “The atmosphere is not really scary unless you are deeply afraid of bugs, graphical glitches, and unfinished textures.”

  • emotional

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

    The game’s strong emotional impact is driven by its suspenseful atmosphere, creating a memorable and distinctive experience.

    • “The suspense, the atmosphere, and the emotional impact are exactly what set this game apart.”

  • monetization

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

    The monetization is widely criticized as a cash grab, with users expressing frustration over low-quality AI content used to justify charges.

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3h Median play time
3h Average play time
2-3h Spent by most gamers
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Backrooms Lost Runners is a survival management game with horror theme. Common tags for Backrooms Lost Runners include indie, psychological, exploration, psychological horror, early access and others.

Backrooms Lost Runners is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Backrooms Lost Runners.

Backrooms Lost Runners was released on June 17, 2026.

Backrooms Lost Runners was developed by ShimStudioGames.

Backrooms Lost Runners has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Backrooms Lost Runners for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

Backrooms Lost Runners is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Storebound, SCP: Fragmented Minds, Subnautica 2, PARANOIA PLACE, Escape the Backrooms and others.