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Lost Hope: Backrooms

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74%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
74% User Score Based on 61 reviews

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About Lost Hope: Backrooms

Lost Hope: Backrooms is a single player and multiplayer survival action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by mdvd and was released on May 22, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Embark on a journey through 20+ unique handcrafted levels, each with its own story to uncover. Solve challenging puzzles, navigate dangerous paths, and discover multiple ways to progress through each environment. Discover valuable collectables to trade, invest in tool upgrades, and enhance your equipment to unlock new capabilities and improve your efficiency. Dive into the exc…

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74%Audience ScoreBased on 61 reviews
story6 positive mentions
stability1 negative mentions
  • Handcrafted levels with varied visual identities, puzzles, and secrets provide a rich and deliberate exploration experience.
  • No Entity Mode allows players to enjoy atmospheric mystery and exploration without constant threats, broadening the game's appeal.
  • Strong atmosphere with psychological horror elements, realistic environments, and environmental storytelling that rewards thorough exploration.
  • Frequent bugs and technical issues, including crashes, black screens, and problematic co-op functionality, hinder multiplayer experience.
  • Poor flashlight mechanics and inconsistent sprint stamina reduce gameplay fluidity and can cause frustration.
  • The game is rough around the edges with design inconsistencies, confusing objectives, and occasional level design problems that impact overall polish.

  • story

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 36% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its integration with the environment and psychological horror elements, offering a compelling and emotionally rich narrative that unfolds through exploration rather than heavy exposition. While some desire a longer or continued storyline, the plot is considered unique and engaging, providing a solid single-player experience alongside separate co-op gameplay. Overall, the story is well-received for its atmosphere and intrigue within the Backrooms setting.

    • “This approach works particularly well for psychological horror because the story is not simply delivered through lengthy exposition.”
    • “A solid singleplayer experience with excellent atmosphere, level design, scares, and a present but not overbearing story that managed to keep my attention.”
    • “Unlike other games in Backrooms universe, it features a unique and intriguing plot revealed through careful exploration of each level in co-op mode.”
    • “Recommend playing without entities for the story.”
    • “The plot is cool, but it would be nice if it were longer.”
    • “If you are looking for an 'atmospheric backrooms experience,' this game is not for you since it follows a different storyline.”

  • atmosphere

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    69% positive mentions, 31% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a strong and immersive atmosphere characterized by isolation, tension, and eerie, realistic environments, effectively capturing the unsettling essence of the "backrooms" universe. Its mix of survival-horror and atmospheric mystery modes caters well to players who enjoy exploration and suspense beyond just jump scares. Though some note varying intensity across levels, the overall atmosphere is praised for its creepy tension, solid level design, and captivating mood.

    • “Standard play provides the intended survival-horror tension, while the alternative mode transforms the experience into something closer to an atmospheric mystery.”
    • “The atmosphere relies heavily on isolation, uncertainty, realistic environments, darkness, and the disturbing familiarity associated with liminal spaces.”
    • “"Lost Hope: Backrooms" offers a mysterious and captivating gaming experience, skillfully capturing the enigmatic atmosphere of the "backrooms" universe.”

  • graphics

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    64% positive mentions, 9% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are widely praised for their atmospheric and immersive qualities, featuring realistic lighting and detailed environments that enhance the horror experience. While some find the aesthetic familiar within the liminal-space horror genre, overall the visuals effectively contribute to the creepy and tense mood.

    • “Insanely realistic graphics, because the game uses lumen.”
    • “A very solid backrooms game with phenomenal graphics and lighting.”
    • “The graphics and sound in 'Lost Hope' create an atmosphere of incredible tension.”
    • “The graphics are decent but the entity game models lack detail.”
    • “Players already exhausted by liminal-space horror may find the underlying aesthetic extremely familiar despite handcrafted levels.”
    • “The graphics create an atmosphere of incredible tension, but offer nothing new visually.”

  • gameplay

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

    The gameplay offers diverse entity types with unique behaviors, handcrafted levels, puzzles, cooperative play, and equipment upgrades, providing depth and variety. However, some players find certain mechanics inconsistent or frustrating, such as sprinting and visual blurriness. Overall, it combines an emotional, story-rich experience with innovative mechanics within the backrooms genre.

    • “More than seven entity types appear throughout the game, with individual threats featuring different behaviors and mechanics.”
    • “Handcrafted levels, equipment upgrades, trading, puzzles, hidden lore, cooperative play, and varied entity mechanics give the experience additional substance.”
    • “Smart mechanic that I didn't see in any other Backrooms game I played.”
    • “Players suggest that the sprint mechanic should be made more consistent between levels.”
    • “While the game includes handcrafted levels, equipment upgrades, trading, puzzles, hidden lore, cooperative play, and varied entity mechanics, players already exhausted by liminal-space horror may find the underlying aesthetic extremely familiar.”
    • “Although there are unique plot elements in cooperative mode, the game's plot and cooperative gameplay feel like separate experiences.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game runs smoothly for the most part, offering a generally seamless experience, though it may require some compromises and is not fully optimized for handheld play.

    • “Additionally, the game runs smoothly for the most part, providing a seamless experience for players.”
    • “It is therefore better regarded as playable with compromises rather than a completely optimized handheld experience.”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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    Users find the humor in the game to be very funny and enjoyable.

  • replayability

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

    The game's replayability is stronger in single-player mode, while the expedition mode currently feels confusing, dark, and unfinished, limiting its appeal for repeated play.

  • stability

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

    The game's stability is affected by visual issues, such as excessively bright lighting in pool areas that hampers visibility and leads to accidental deaths from glitches in the water.

  • emotional

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

    The game delivers a rich emotional experience, combining a compelling, story-driven narrative with intricate gameplay that deeply engages players.

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Lost Hope: Backrooms is a survival action adventure game with horror theme. Common tags for Lost Hope: Backrooms include first-person, 3D, indie, female protagonist, psychological and others.

Lost Hope: Backrooms is available on PC and Windows.

Lost Hope: Backrooms was released on May 22, 2026.

Lost Hope: Backrooms was developed by mdvd.

Lost Hope: Backrooms has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Lost Hope: Backrooms for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

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

Similar games include Backrooms: Escape Together, Escape the Backrooms, Backrooms Rec., The Backrooms Deluxe, The Backrooms: Lost Tape and others.