Skip to main content

The Backrooms: Expedition

The Backrooms: Expedition Game Cover
36%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Platforms

PCWindows
Buy Nowfrom €3.99
Buy NowGet on Steam €3.99
The Backrooms: Expedition Game Cover

About The Backrooms: Expedition

The Backrooms: Expedition is a single player simulation game with a horror theme. It was developed by Sylvester and was released on July 1, 2025. It received neutral reviews from players.

The Backrooms: Expedition is an immersive psychological horror game where you have to explore on a journey through the dark and liminal world of the Backrooms, but be careful, because there may be dangerous creatures on the way. FEATURES: Immersive Experience (minimal user interface) Realistic Graphics Entities Multiple Levels

Genres & Tags
Play Modes
The Backrooms: Expedition screenshot
The Backrooms: Expedition screenshot
The Backrooms: Expedition screenshot
The Backrooms: Expedition screenshot
The Backrooms: Expedition screenshot
The Backrooms: Expedition screenshot
The Backrooms: Expedition screenshot
Skip Games Like The Backrooms: Expedition

Games Like The Backrooms: Expedition

Looking for games like The Backrooms: Expedition? Here are top simulation recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Complex: Expedition, Liminalcore or The Survey.

The Complex: Expedition Image
92%1.6kreviews

The Complex: Expedition

2025Open World Simulation
PCWindows
Games like The Complex: Expedition
Liminalcore Image
83%368reviews

Liminalcore

2024Simulation
PCWindows
Games like Liminalcore
The Survey Image
71%768reviews

The Survey

2016Simulation
PCWindows
Games like The Survey
The Backrooms Image
71%104reviews

The Backrooms

2022Survival Action Adventure
PCWindows
Games like The Backrooms
Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms Image
94%108reviews

Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms

2022Open World Role Playing
PCWindows
Games like Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
Liminal Universe Image
62%74reviews

Liminal Universe

2024Simulation
PCWindows
Games like Liminal Universe
Apartament 1406: Horror DEMO(n) ImageApartament 1406: Horror DEMO(n) ImageApartament 1406: Horror DEMO(n) Image
79%228reviews

Apartament 1406: Horror DEMO(n)

2023Survival Shooter
LinuxMac OSWindows
Games like Apartament 1406: Horror DEMO(n)
Hektor Image
57%448reviews

Hektor

2015Action Adventure
PCMac OSWindows
Games like Hektor
Backrooms: Last Room - Infinite Depths Image
86%45reviews

Backrooms: Last Room - Infinite Depths

2024Action
PCWindows
Games like Backrooms: Last Room - Infinite Depths
Infliction Image
76%680reviews

Infliction

2018Simulation
Nintendo SwitchXbox Series X|SPC+6
Games like Infliction
More games like The Backrooms: Expedition
Skip User Reviews

Reviews

57%Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews
gameplay1 positive mentions
music3 negative mentions
  • The game features good graphics and a cohesive art style that enhances the overall experience.
  • Responsive controls and the ability to sprint for extended periods add to the gameplay.
  • The atmosphere is well-crafted, providing a relaxing yet eerie environment that fits the Backrooms theme.
  • The game is very short, with a completion time of around 20 minutes, which many players feel does not justify the cost.
  • Level design is uninspired and feels like an asset flip, lacking creativity and depth.
  • There are limited settings available, with no options to adjust head bob or camera effects, which can detract from the experience.

  • graphics

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

    The graphics of the game are generally praised for their quality and cohesive art style, creating a strong atmosphere despite some concerns about the game feeling like an asset flip. However, the lack of extensive graphical settings limits customization options for players. Overall, the visuals are considered impressive, with standout levels contributing to the game's appeal.

    • “The visuals look great and the game has plenty of atmosphere.”
    • “It has some very nice graphics and some amazing levels so far.”
    • “While the game feels like an asset flip, the assets actually feel like they belong to a common art style and they mesh relatively well together, which most games of this caliber can't pull off.”
    • “No settings: the only options available are four graphical presets.”
    • “There are no options on the pause menu aside from selecting graphics presets.”

  • atmosphere

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

    The atmosphere in the game received mixed reviews; while some praised the visuals and overall ambiance as impressive, others felt it lacked tension and failed to build suspense effectively.

    • “The atmosphere was also very nice.”
    • “The visuals look great and the game has plenty of atmosphere.”
    • “The entity, whose appearance is straight up stolen from Kane Pixels, doesn't look or sound scary, and the atmosphere really didn't build up for it either.”
    • “Atmosphere fell short.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, -67% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The music in the game has been criticized for being generic and clichéd, often detracting from the overall suspense and immersion. Reviewers noted that the chase music feels out of place and overly dramatic, making it more of a distraction than an enhancement to the horror experience.

    • “The atmosphere is enhanced by the music, creating an immersive experience.”
    • “The soundtrack perfectly complements the game's tension and excitement.”
    • “It's just, you're walking down a long corridor, and suddenly the most generic chase music you can think of starts playing out of nowhere.”
    • “The music is what triggers you to run, not the entity.”
    • “The monsters that chase you have a horribly cliché tense horror music that feels so over-the-top cheesy it completely detracts from the suspense.”

  • monetization

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

    The monetization strategy is perceived by some users as a cash grab, suggesting that it prioritizes profit over player experience.

    • “A bit of a cash grab, in my opinion.”
    • “The monetization strategy feels overly aggressive and detracts from the overall experience.”
    • “It's frustrating how much you have to spend to enjoy the game fully.”

  • gameplay

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

    The gameplay has been criticized for being uninteresting, lacking engaging mechanics or challenges that would keep players invested.

Skip Game Offers

Buy The Backrooms: Expedition

Skip Videos

Videos

Skip FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

The Backrooms: Expedition is a simulation game with horror theme. Common tags for The Backrooms: Expedition include first-person, realistic, indie, psychological, psychological horror and others.

The Backrooms: Expedition is available on PC and Windows.

The Backrooms: Expedition was released on July 1, 2025.

The Backrooms: Expedition was developed by Sylvester.

The Backrooms: Expedition has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked The Backrooms: Expedition for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

The Backrooms: Expedition is a single player game.

Similar games include The Complex: Expedition, Liminalcore, The Survey, The Backrooms, Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms and others.