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The Backrooms Origins is a single player shooter game with horror, mystery, thriller and science fiction themes. It was developed by Hypnos Games and was released on October 26, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

The Backrooms Origins is a first person exploration and psychological horror game about famous internet creepypasta the backrooms. Play VHS tapes and learn more about origins of the backrooms. Experience the infinite liminal spaces and try to escape this terrifying and dangerous complex. Play the VHS tapes which is recorded by a scientist of Supernova Research Facility. Explore the levels of …

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55%Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews
story2 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions

  • The game features interesting and well-made level designs that create a realistic and immersive backrooms atmosphere.
  • It effectively captures the tense, lonely, and calming ambiance of the backrooms with good environmental details.
  • The maze-style layouts and feeling of being lost are praised, providing a strong walking simulator experience for fans of the genre.
  • The first two tapes have repetitive maze-like level 0 designs with little variety or points of interest, leading to tedious gameplay.
  • Movement and control mechanics are criticized for being janky and unpleasant, including an annoying bounce/wobble effect that cannot be disabled.
  • The promised unique and expanding story is missing, and the game lacks scary sound design and engaging entity interactions as advertised.
  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find the story lacking originality and depth, noting that it does not live up to the claim of being unique or expanding.

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The grinding in the game can become tedious over time, detracting from the sense of intrigue that liminal spaces typically provide, though some players still enjoy the exploration aspect.

    • “It's not awful, I like wandering, but it does get quite tedious, which liminal spaces should never be to remain interesting.”
  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users generally feel that the graphics lack realism and fail to create an immersive ambience.

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The Backrooms Origins is a shooter game with horror, mystery, thriller and science fiction themes.

The Backrooms Origins is available on PC and Windows.

The Backrooms Origins was released on October 26, 2023.

The Backrooms Origins was developed by Hypnos Games.

The Backrooms Origins has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked The Backrooms Origins for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

The Backrooms Origins is a single player game.

Similar games include The Complex: Found Footage, The Complex: Expedition, The Backrooms: Lost Tape, Dreamcore, Liminal Universe and others.