Backrooms Rec.

First-person survival horror in maze-like Backrooms, alone or together

Liminal Logic · Released Mar 6, 2024 · Early Access

Reviews: Mixed; 69% of 2,126
Recent reviews: Mixed; 63% of 30 in 30 days
Playing now: 5; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 months ago; Jun 20, 2026

What is Backrooms Rec.?

Backrooms Rec. is a first-person survival horror game set in the maze-like corridors of the Backrooms. Explore levels and survive encounters with creatures as you search for a way out. Play the story alone or cooperatively, or try a multiplayer escape mode with procedurally generated levels.

For you if...

+you prefer slow-building tension to frequent jump scares
+you enjoy searching disorienting spaces for a way out

Not for you if...

−you want short levels with clear directions

What players say

69% of 2,126 reviews are positive · 63% of 30 in the last 30 days

Players praise the atmosphere, sound, and level design, and many enjoy playing with friends. They complain about unclear puzzles, progress-blocking bugs, crashes, and poor frame rates.

Screenshots and trailer

Backrooms Rec. system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 8 / 10 / 11 - 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz ; Shader Model 5
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: GPUs are required. If on AMD, you must be on the latest OPTIONAL drivers.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 25
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default configuration is not performant

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Persian, Dutch, Ukrainian, Italian, Swedish, Polish.