Backrooms: Extractions

First-person co-op horror built around rescue and extraction missions

Headlight Studio · Released Apr 30, 2025 · Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 74% of 819
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 83% of 24 in 30 days
Playing now: 13; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 5, 2026

What is Backrooms: Extractions?

In this first-person horror game, you play an M.E.G. agent sent into the Backrooms to recover missing personnel, alone or with up to five others. Each mission has you navigate hostile levels, use equipment to locate agents and transmit data, then survive until an extraction window opens.

For you if...

+you enjoy coordinating with friends under pressure
+you like exploring eerie spaces with navigation tools
+you want stealth and survival alongside investigation

Not for you if...

−you want clearly marked routes rather than lengthy searches
−you dislike replaying missions to unlock later levels
−you prefer horror without being pursued by creatures

What players say

74% of 819 reviews are positive · 83% of 24 in the last 30 days

Players praise the eerie environments, co-op tension, and sound design. They complain about repetitive progression, bugs, and performance problems; some report increased stuttering and erratic enemy behavior after updates.

Screenshots and trailer

Backrooms: Extractions system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1080
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 12 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 15
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Bulgarian, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Czech, Turkish, Ukrainian.