Backrooms: Reminiscence

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Backrooms: Reminiscence is a single player action game with a horror theme. It was developed by HNStudios and was released on October 31, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Backrooms: Reminiscence is a single-player horror game where you experience something unexpected, and now you're left all alone in the cold world of The Backrooms.

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75%

Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game features excellent graphics and a beautifully detailed environment that enhances the overall atmosphere.
It successfully creates a tense and immersive experience, keeping players on edge throughout their exploration.
The game includes two endings, providing some replay value for players who enjoy exploring different outcomes.

The slow movement speed and limited sprinting make exploration feel tedious and can detract from the overall experience.
The save mechanic is poorly implemented, as saves are wiped after completing the game, forcing players to restart for a second ending.
The gameplay can feel generic and lacks engaging objectives, leading to a somewhat boring experience for some players.

graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising their quality and ability to enhance the atmosphere, featuring realistic visuals and creative designs. However, some critics note a lack of originality, describing certain elements as copy-pasted and the overall experience as visually appealing yet boring. Overall, while the graphics are generally well-received, they are often overshadowed by generic gameplay and storytelling.
- “Graphically, the game is great, which ties into the atmosphere the game puts you in, and that is excellent as well.”
- “The visuals are great, and the sound design is equally good.”
- “The graphics are very realistic, and the ambient sound effects had me locked in the whole way through.”
- “But this just has copy-pasted graphics with nothing else to it.”
- “I agree that graphics are good but it's quite boring.”
- “Interesting though fairly with some pretty visuals, really scenic at times.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay is criticized for its slow movement mechanics, particularly during walking segments, which can make exploration tedious and replays frustrating. The save system is deemed ineffective, as it often resets players to the beginning of a level rather than their last save point, contributing to a sense of padding in gameplay time. While the graphics are appreciated, the overall experience is described as generic and lacking excitement.
- “The game is good but feels almost like it's geared to pad out gameplay time in some places; however, I did enjoy exploring this game, especially in my first run through.”
- “First of all, the running is an issue. The movement is too slow, especially the walking, which you are occasionally forced to do in both the starting and ending areas, as well as the pool rooms. This makes gameplay painfully slow and replays tedious.”
- “The save mechanic is borderline useless. All of your saves get wiped at the end of the game, and even when not wiped, they send you back to the start of the level you saved on instead of the actual point you saved at, at least in my experience.”
- “The graphics are good, but the story and gameplay are generic and boring.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its impressive graphics and effective use of tension, relying on subtle horror elements rather than excessive jump scares. Players appreciate the focus on creating a haunting environment, reminiscent of backrooms and liminal spaces, which enhances the overall experience.
- “Graphically, the game is great, which ties into the atmosphere it creates, making for an immersive experience.”
- “I tend to prefer backrooms/liminal horror games that don't rely on excessive monsters and jump scares, but instead focus on atmosphere, as this one does. (Don't get me wrong, there are monsters in this one - but they're used quite sparingly.)”
- “Supercharging atmosphere.”
- “I tend to prefer backrooms/liminal horror games that don't hit you with excessive monsters and jump scares, and which instead rely on atmosphere, as this one does. Don't get me wrong, there are monsters in this one - but they're used quite sparingly.”
- “The atmosphere feels flat and uninspired, lacking the tension and dread that I was hoping for.”
- “While the game attempts to create a spooky environment, it ultimately falls short, leaving me feeling more bored than scared.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game frustrating due to slow movement speeds, particularly during walking segments in certain areas, which can make gameplay feel tedious and prolong replays.
- “First of all, the running is an issue, as it was also present in the backrooms exploration. The movement is too slow, especially when walking, which you are occasionally forced to do in both the starting and ending areas, as well as the pool rooms. This makes gameplay painfully slow and replays tedious, but ultimately, it is what it is.”
- “The grinding in this game feels endless and monotonous. It often feels like I'm just going through the motions without any real sense of progress or reward.”
- “I find the grinding aspect to be incredibly frustrating. It takes away from the enjoyment of the game, making it feel more like a chore than a fun experience.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is mixed; while one reviewer appreciates the handcrafted and engaging environments in "anemoiapolis," another criticizes the overall narrative as generic and uninteresting, despite a simple premise involving a backrooms researcher facing unexpected challenges.
- “A cool short backrooms game with a simple plot where you get a job in a company as a backrooms researcher, but something goes wrong.”
- “-anemoiapolis: Good story; every area, room, and level is handcrafted and interesting - no boring yellow mazes.”
- “Graphics are good, but the story and gameplay are generic and boring.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users report experiencing hyper-realistic sound and visual glitches that impact the overall stability of the game, although the immersive design and level layout are praised.
- “The game is plagued by hyper-realistic sound and visual glitches that disrupt the experience.”
- “There are numerous stability issues that make it hard to enjoy the immersive world.”
- “The level design is good, but the constant technical problems really detract from the overall experience.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music and overall ambiance of the game are consistently praised as excellent, serving as a standout feature that enhances the overall experience.
- “The music and overall ambiance were excellent and a high point of the game.”

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Backrooms: Reminiscence is a action game with horror theme.

Backrooms: Reminiscence is available on PC and Windows.

Backrooms: Reminiscence was released on October 31, 2025.

Backrooms: Reminiscence was developed by HNStudios.

Backrooms: Reminiscence has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Backrooms: Reminiscence is a single player game.

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