Liminal City

First-person horror exploration with sudden shifts into other Backrooms levels

LIGHTWORKER GAMES · Released Dec 8, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 124
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 11 in 30 days
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 8 months ago; Feb 3, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 970; 8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Liminal City?

Liminal City is a first-person psychological horror game that begins on the deserted streets of Backrooms Level 11. You walk through the city, look for secret passages and anomalies, and seek an exit while unexpected transitions can send you into other levels.

For you if...

+you prefer slow wandering to constant action
+you enjoy empty urban spaces and analog horror imagery

Not for you if...

−you expect complex puzzles instead of mostly walking
−you want exploration without any monster chases

What players say

75% of 124 reviews are positive · 81% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the environments and ambient sound design. Common complaints concern the short length and fisheye camera effects, which some players say cause motion sickness.

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Liminal City system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 3
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD RX 470
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Liminal City have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Liminal City run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 20
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish.

Does Liminal City use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam