Backrooms Exploration

Overview
Traverse your way through this Atmospheric Psychological Horror! Explore the 9 eerie levels of The Backrooms, a place where everything seems familiar, with a constant feeling of something or someone watching you. Why were you chosen to enter The Backrooms?
SteamMixed (49%)
41 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
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Screenshots & media
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About the game
- Developer
- Mistcloud Games
- Publisher
- Mistcloud Games
- Released
- Mar 22, 2023
Description & review sources
- Traverse your way through this Atmospheric Psychological Horror!
- Explore the 9 eerie levels of The Backrooms, a place where everything seems familiar, with a constant feeling of something or someone watching you.
- Why were you chosen to enter The Backrooms?
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Backrooms Exploration
Backrooms Exploration is a 3D Retro Atmospheric Psychological Horror with Adventure elements that combines a Retro VHS style, with atmospheric audio, and scenery to create a mysterious and wondrous universeMistcloud's Backrooms Unique Features! -
· Explore 10 main Backrooms levels
· Adventure through the backrooms solo
· Complete Puzzles to progress through the backrooms in Horror Mode
Horror mode / Story Mode
- Complete puzzles- Traverse through 10 Backrooms Levels
- Traditional Horror Playstyle
- VHS Filter
- Uncover the lore behind the Backrooms
Our reality... your reality has disintegrated right before your eyes. James Karagiannis, creator of the Backrooms Exploration, invites you to explore the multiple eerie backrooms levels that sit right outside of our reality. Discover what or who the Backrooms are, and try to escape the Backrooms if you are allowed to...
Backrooms Exploration is a Retro Style Atmospheric Psychological Horror, where you play as someone who has been banished to the backrooms and must use the limited resources provided, to escape 9 eerie levels, With the help of a mysterious pen pal, you must traverse your way through the levels and uncover the information laid within the riddles. From the musty carpets of Level 0 to the expansive oceans of Level 7, it’s up to you to uncover the secret of why you ended up here in the Backrooms, riddle by riddle, and puzzle by puzzle
- Developer
- Mistcloud Games
- Publisher
- Mistcloud Games
- Released
- Mar 22, 2023
Ratings & review sources
SteamMixed (49%)
41 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
System requirements
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
macOS — not supported
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Linux — not supported
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Features & game information
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Play modes
- Single-player
Steam features
- Family Sharing
Controller & mod support
- Controller support
- Not specified
- Mod support
- Not specified
Game details
- Genres
- Adventure
- Indie
- RPG
- Simulation
- Developer
- Mistcloud Games
- Publisher
- Mistcloud Games
- Released
- Mar 22, 2023
- Content type
- game
- Operating systems
- windows
- Achievements
- 11
All community tags
Community tag votes
- RPG159
- Adventure154
- Singleplayer149
- Story Rich145
- Stylized141
- 3D133
- Indie131
- Mystery125
- Supernatural118
- Puzzle111
- Walking Simulator104
- Choose Your Own Adventure100
- Immersive Sim88
- First-Person76
- Pixel Graphics63
- Atmospheric61
- Horror61
- Psychological39
- Survival Horror28
- Multiple Endings26
Languages & audio
- English*
*languages with full audio support
Related editions & add-ons
Steam purchase options; availability and pricing are confirmed on Steam.
Sources, updates & publisher notice
- CheapShark Oct 8, 2026 16:32 UTC
- Steam Spy Oct 10, 2026 11:13 UTC
- Steam Store Oct 10, 2026 11:13 UTC
- Steam reviews Oct 11, 2026 08:23 UTC
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