Enter The Backrooms

89%
Game Brain Score Based on 554 reviews
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"Enter The Backrooms" is a survival horror game set in an endless maze of rooms called The Backrooms, where your sanity is constantly tested through eerie experiences. Explore 34 Main Levels and 20 Secret Levels, each with unique settings and over 100 Sub-Levels. Evade hostile entities and gather artifacts to empower yourself in this tense, psychological journey. Remember, you are never alone.

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89%
Audience ScoreBased on 554 reviews
graphics21 positive mentions
grinding5 negative mentions
  • The game offers a vast amount of content with numerous levels and entities, making it a great experience for Backrooms fans.
  • The atmosphere is immersive and captures the eerie feeling of the Backrooms, providing a unique horror experience.
  • The developer is actively updating the game and engaging with the community, which shows dedication and potential for future improvements.
  • The graphics are subpar, which can detract from the overall experience and immersion.
  • Performance issues, including lag and crashes, have been reported, making the game difficult to play for some users.
  • The gameplay can become repetitive, especially in the earlier levels, leading to a lack of engagement over time.
  • graphics84 mentions

    The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many players noting that while they are simplistic and reminiscent of older consoles, they contribute to the game's unique atmosphere and tension. Some users express disappointment over the lack of visual polish and performance issues, suggesting that improved graphics could enhance the experience. However, a significant number of reviewers argue that the gameplay and content more than compensate for the graphical shortcomings, making it a worthwhile experience despite its visual limitations.

    • “The game gives analog horror type vibes with its lo-fi graphics and strange audio, but can still be beautiful in some areas.”
    • “Great backrooms game, do not let the underwhelming graphics fool you because this backrooms game is very fun, has a lot of content, and is very difficult in the later levels.”
    • “The graphics may not be much, but something about this game really makes it feel lively!”
    • “What I'm most disappointed about are the graphics. When I got the game in the early beta builds, I didn't expect good graphics; I thought that they would get updated in the full release of the game, but nope.”
    • “The graphics look like that of a PS2 game and feel nostalgic.”
    • “The game could use better shading and graphics settings along with it.”
  • gameplay61 mentions

    The gameplay is characterized by a repetitive structure, primarily involving exploration and stamina management across various levels that, while visually diverse, often feel monotonous. Players appreciate the solid mechanics, collectibles, and unique sanity features, but many express a desire for deeper gameplay elements and more engaging challenges. Overall, the game offers a decent experience for its price, appealing to those who prioritize atmosphere and mechanics over graphics.

    • “Solid mechanics, collectibles, events, and achievements make this game an enjoyable experience.”
    • “For the price, the game comes with fun and interesting mechanics and plenty of levels to explore and pillage through.”
    • “This game has surprisingly well thought out mechanics, decent sound design, an aura of mystery of its own, and mentally draining and genuinely unnerving levels that are unique for the most part, despite mostly consisting of hallways and dead ends.”
    • “Most of the gameplay involves walking and managing stamina through a monotonous series of walls.”
    • “The gameplay is extremely repetitive and boring; all you do is run away from the same entity constantly.”
    • “It's fun collecting stamina artifacts, but gameplay begins to get repetitive as you can also get sanity artifacts, and if too many are collected, the game basically turns into a running simulator.”
  • story24 mentions

    The game's story is minimal, primarily conveyed through collectible pages scattered throughout the environment, with some players noting a blend of horror and adventure elements. While some find the narrative engaging and fitting for a "backrooms" theme, others feel it lacks depth and coherence, leaning too heavily on established lore rather than creating a unique horror experience. Overall, opinions on the story are mixed, with some appreciating its simplicity and others desiring a more substantial narrative.

    • “This is everything I could want out of a playable backrooms story.”
    • “The player can find a multitude of things that help them in their quest to escape the backrooms.”
    • “This game was a great play and I'm not even done with it yet. It has a wide variety of entities, although they all look the same, but the Smiler and a few others still make this game amazing, filled to the brim with scares and a good plot (or as good as a 'backrooms' plot can be).”
    • “There is a sort of story by collecting the pages you see on the floor.”
    • “I do not like games that follow the wiki for the backrooms much as it makes me feel like the backrooms aren't a horror story anymore, but rather an adventure story.”
    • “I do not like games that follow the wiki for the backrooms much as it makes me feel like the backrooms aren't a horror story anymore, but rather an adventure story.”
  • atmosphere23 mentions

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its intense tension, mystery, and psychological horror, effectively capturing the eerie essence of the backrooms. While some players appreciate the unsettling sound design and immersive lore, others note that repetitive gameplay elements can detract from the overall experience. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a standout feature, making it a compelling choice for fans of liminal spaces and horror.

    • “The game has an amazing atmosphere of tension and mystery, and the variety of entities inhabiting the backrooms keeps the experience fresh and exciting.”
    • “Very atmospheric, sound design is amazing, and stays true to the setting of a reality outside our own.”
    • “The atmosphere is unsettling and the psychological horror aspect of the backrooms is always present; the never-ending labyrinth of repeating walls feels empty, yet nostalgic.”
    • “This game is very well made and despite the graphics, it does well to maintain an atmosphere. However, the frequent presence of dullers undermines this; I constantly have to deal with just walking and shining my flashlight at these things, which becomes tedious and sucks any sense of fear or isolation out of the experience, giving me barely any time to soak in the environment and feel alone and creeped out.”
    • “The atmosphere is legitimately terrifying and gives the real backrooms experience.”
  • optimization14 mentions

    The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with players reporting significant performance issues, especially on lower-end devices. Many users experience low frame rates, crashes during streaming, and overall graphical limitations that detract from the gameplay experience. While the game is enjoyable, it is recommended primarily for those with high-performance computers until optimization improvements are made.

    • “A game with these graphics should be able to run smoothly at hundreds of fps on my computer, but I barely hit 60.”
    • “I will come back and play this once the performance issues are fixed, but for now I only recommend it if you have a beefy computer that can run this.”
    • “(btw the game's performance tanks when streaming the window on Discord; you can fix this by switching off a certain setting for streaming.)”
    • “Great game, but not recommended for lower-end devices due to a lack of optimization.”
    • “The only problem I have with the game is performance issues. I bought the game for my friend to play, and even with the lowest settings on this decent laptop, he was still experiencing around 7 fps. Sometimes when I play, the mouse would freak out and I would lose my direction. Lastly, when I try to stream the game on Discord to friends, the game immediately crashes.”
    • “Updates after updates and the game just gets more 'content' and no optimization or love shown to what already was there before.”
  • grinding14 mentions

    Players consistently express that the grinding aspect of the game is excessively time-consuming, often requiring a significant investment of hours to progress, particularly in the earlier levels. This grind can detract from the overall enjoyment, making gameplay feel tedious and repetitive, especially when dealing with numerous enemies and resource collection. Suggestions for improvement include introducing NPCs for trading and enhancing incentives for exploring lower levels to alleviate some of the grind.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “The gameplay is super grindy though, spending an hour in level 5 just to get 30 artifacts and be OP for the rest of the game is no fun.”
    • “The game's progression is quite grindy, especially if you grind for level keys/artifacts and all the different endings.”
    • “But when they're at their worst, which is the earlier levels, especially level 3; exiting all these levels can get extremely tedious at times, which is the point of the backrooms, but still.”
  • music7 mentions

    The music in the game has received positive feedback, with players highlighting standout tracks that enhance the atmosphere, particularly in levels like 18 and 5. Many appreciate the blend of original and AI-generated music, which complements the game's eerie and immersive experience. Overall, the soundtrack contributes significantly to the gameplay, making it enjoyable and compelling for repeated playthroughs.

    • “My favorite level is level 18; the music box playing throughout the level is perfect.”
    • “Over 50 levels to explore, like 15 or something entities, interesting gameplay, good music, good inventory/progression system. I feel compelled to replay the game over and over again for different achievements.”
    • “Some levels even feature AI-generated music and artwork, which I find to be incredible.”
    • “Level 5 made me realize just how much I needed the caretaker's music in a liminal setting like this, and level 6 was genuinely a terrifying experience, more so than most horror games I've played.”
    • “I've always resonated with this 'out of reality' vibe that the backrooms give off, and the music and artwork really drive that point further.”
  • stability5 mentions

    Overall, the game's stability is marked by occasional bugs and glitches that can disrupt gameplay, but the developer is proactive in addressing these issues through regular patches and updates. While some features may feel incomplete, the developer's responsiveness and commitment to improvement are positively noted by players.

    • “The game otherwise works fine, but these glitches make it really annoying to play.”
    • “Buggy in its current state, but the developer is quite fast to patch anything.”
    • “The only thing I'll say is the game stats page seems to be a bit buggy.”
  • humor2 mentions

    The humor in the game is highly praised, with players finding it genuinely comedic and capable of eliciting laughter. Many express surprise at the game's unique and unexpected comedic elements, contributing to an enjoyable experience. Overall, it stands out as a funny and memorable title.

    • “I'm at a loss for words; it was comedic! I started laughing. I have never in my whole life witnessed something like this. I've never even heard that a game can have the power to crash other programs.”
    • “Funny little game, played it for a bit.”
  • replayability1 mentions

    The game is praised for its high replayability, featuring a wealth of levels, entities, and items that encourage players to return for new experiences.

    • “Extremely underrated game, has tons of levels, entities, and items with a lot of replay value.”
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Play time

10hMedian play time
13hAverage play time
4-24hSpent by most gamers
*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs

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