The Backrooms: Descent
- May 11, 2024
- Steven Palo
Get on Steam"The Backrooms: Descent" is a horror-exploration game where you play as a researcher venturing into the Backrooms to locate missing teams. This labyrinth of endless rooms and buzzing fluorescent lights is filled with potentially hostile entities, and your only means of communication with your team is through proximity voice chat. The game features immersive levels that add unique interpretations to the Backrooms lore, with the option to play cooperatively with friends. The goal is to survive and find the main research team before it's too late.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a fun experience, especially when played with friends, providing lots of laughs and jump scares.
- The graphics are impressive, and the unique entities add to the overall enjoyment of the game.
- The game has potential for future updates, with players looking forward to new levels and improvements.
- Controls and movement feel clunky, and the camera perspective is frustrating, detracting from the overall experience.
- The monsters lack intimidation and can be easily dodged, reducing the fear factor significantly.
- Some levels are confusing and poorly designed, leading to frustration rather than a satisfying challenge.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The gameplay features a mix of engaging mechanics, including a unique cooperation element in certain levels, though some players found the sanity mechanic to be inconsistently applied. Overall, the mechanics are well-executed, and while the game can be challenging with two players, it remains enjoyable and manageable.
“The graphics are great and the mechanics aren't wonky.”
“With two people, the game felt challenging but still manageable. I really liked the mechanic that happened in the 'cooperate with your teammate' room.”
“But the gameplay... oh man!”
“But the gameplay... oh man.”
“It seems to be a mechanic, but I couldn't tell you for certain.”
“And the sanity mechanic is only active during this one level.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The atmosphere in this game is generally considered lacking, with users noting that the environments do not evoke the same immersive feeling found in other backrooms games. Overall, the game's setting fails to create a compelling or engaging atmosphere.
“There was no atmosphere.”
“The game felt lifeless and lacked any immersive environment.”
“I found the overall ambiance to be dull and uninspiring.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are highly praised for their quality, with users noting that they are visually impressive and well-executed, contributing positively to the overall gaming experience.
“The graphics are great and the mechanics aren't wonky.”
“The graphics are very, very nice!”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by the comically limited field of vision of the shapeshifters in the parking garage, making them amusingly easy to evade.
“The shapeshifters in the parking garage have a hilariously narrow field of vision that makes them all too easy to dodge around.”
