Backrooms: Lost Tape

Buy82%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Cortez Productions · Horror · Dec 24, 2022

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$15.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
11
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio2 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy Backrooms: Lost Tape?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Okay, so I'll address the two chapters (the only two available at the time of writing this) separately, but first I'll give a quick summary in case somebody doesn't want to read this essay of a review: It is a very good backrooms game that has great visuals, but it falls short sometimes with either repetitive gameplay or voice lines breaking the immersion.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fourthly the story works well especially in the second chapter, so I wish there was more story building in the game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design of this chapter, particularly with the music but the environmental sounds as well, really added to the experience.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It gets the atmosphere down to a tea and is the best single player game in the backrooms subject that i have played. most if not all are multiplayer, so this makes a good and welcomed change.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics97 reviews
Story39 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Multiplayer4 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
45% still recommend
Monetization
50% still recommend
Controls
33% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
74% still recommend
Bugs
43% still recommend
Optimization
70% still recommend
Interface
30% still recommend
Crashes
14% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$15.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $15.99

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