Backrooms Rec.

Backrooms Rec.

Steam Deck Playable

Liminal Logic · Multiplayer · Mar 6, 2024

It depends on what you're after.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $4.19.

68%
Mixed
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
36% of themes are praise46% are divided18% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Lighting is equally effective, with dim hallways and flickering fixtures casting strange shadows that play tricks on the player’s perception.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
With some adjustments, these characters could better support the horror atmosphere.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
However, while the concept and gameplay loop are enjoyable, the game unfortunately feels like it has been released before it was truly finished.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Co-op is really fun
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics49 reviews
Story and characters29 reviews
Gameplay23 reviews
Co-op6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer36 reviews
75%
Optimization15 reviews
40%
Performance14 reviews
43%
Interface14 reviews
57%
Audio8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs41 reviews
51%
Crashes22 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.19.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.