Behind The Backrooms
- July 25, 2024
- SupKai
Get on SteamBehind the Backrooms is a Co-op online horror game up to 4 players, where you and your friends will fight to escape from the different levels of the backrooms.Co-op MultiplayerExplore the backrooms with a team of up to 4 players to solve puzzles.LevelsTraverse unique levels based on backrooms lore with regular content updates adding more. Sub LevelsThe entrance is hidden in a normal level. Negat…
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game is scary and provides a thrilling experience, especially when played with friends.
- It has a unique concept and atmosphere that sets it apart from other backrooms games.
- Despite its issues, some players found it fun and worth the experience, especially in early access.
- The game is plagued by frequent crashes, bugs, and graphical glitches that detract from the experience.
- Multiplayer functionality is unreliable, making it difficult for friends to join games together.
- Level design can be frustrating, with some levels feeling short or overly challenging without proper mechanics.
- gameplay14 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been criticized for its buggy mechanics, with several core interactions failing to function as intended, leading to frequent crashes that disrupt progress and enjoyment. Users have expressed frustration over these performance issues, highlighting the need for improvements to ensure smoother gameplay and reliable mechanics.
“Gameplay mechanics are engaging and well-designed, providing a satisfying experience.”
“The gameplay offers a variety of mechanics that keep players invested and challenged.”
“The controls are intuitive, making it easy for new players to jump in and enjoy the game.”
“Buggy mechanics: several core gameplay mechanics, such as [specific mechanics or interactions], did not function as expected.”
“Frequent crashes: the game experienced frequent crashes, which resulted in loss of progress and interrupted gameplay.”
“Fix gameplay mechanics: ensure that key gameplay mechanics function smoothly and address any collision or interaction issues.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are plagued by numerous visual glitches, including texture issues and frame rate drops, which detract from the overall experience. Additionally, the inconsistent art style contributes to a lack of visual coherence, making the game feel disjointed. Many users recommend optimizing the graphics and performance to address these problems, as the current state can lead to discomfort for players.
“Graphics and design”
“Optimize graphics and performance: address graphical glitches and optimize the game to improve frame rates and reduce crashes.”
“Inconsistent art style: some design elements appeared inconsistent, which affected the overall visual coherence of the environment.”
“I experienced various graphical glitches, including texture problems and frame rate drops.”
“Some design elements appeared inconsistent, which affected the overall visual coherence of the environment.”
“This game is extremely glitchy in a lot of ways and the graphics themselves can make you feel really sick after a while. Not recommended for anyone who needs to take pills to play games so you don't get sick.”
- atmosphere8 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is praised for its unique concept, but numerous bugs and performance issues significantly hinder the immersive experience. Reviewers emphasize the need for improved audio quality, as sound effects and music are crucial for enhancing the overall atmosphere.
“While I appreciate the unique concept and atmosphere of the game, I encountered several issues that impacted my enjoyment.”
“These issues detracted from the game's immersive atmosphere.”
“Enhance audio quality: resolve audio bugs and ensure that sound effects and music contribute effectively to the game’s atmosphere.”
- music6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is currently lacking, particularly in ambient tracks, which detracts from the overall atmosphere. Additionally, there are audio bugs that need to be resolved to enhance the quality of sound effects and music. Players have also reported a frustrating bug where the flashlight fails to work during level transitions until a battery is found.
“Ambient music is not there yet, and there is a bug when you transition into the next level where the flashlight does not work until you find a battery in that level.”
“Enhance audio quality: resolve audio bugs and ensure that sound effects and music contribute effectively to the game’s atmosphere.”
“Enhance audio quality: resolve audio bugs and ensure that sound effects and music contribute effectively to the game’s atmosphere.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been criticized for frequent visual glitches, including texture issues and frame rate drops, alongside buggy core gameplay mechanics that fail to function as intended. Users are calling for optimizations to enhance graphics performance and reduce crashes.
“I experienced various graphical glitches, including texture problems and frame rate drops.”
“Several core gameplay mechanics did not function as expected.”
“Address graphical glitches and optimize the game to improve frame rates and reduce crashes.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been criticized for significant bugs and performance issues that hinder enjoyment, particularly affecting the atmosphere and mechanics. Users are calling for improvements in graphics and performance to resolve glitches, enhance frame rates, and minimize crashes.
“The bugs and performance problems made the game frustrating and detracted from the potential enjoyment of the game’s atmosphere and mechanics.”
“Optimize graphics and performance: address graphical glitches and optimize the game to improve frame rates and reduce crashes.”
“The bugs and performance problems made the game frustrating and detracted from the potential enjoyment of the game’s atmosphere and mechanics.”
