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Backrooms Society

81% positive · 721 Steam reviews · released Jun 19, 2023 · by Mikael Bihl

Early AccessHorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorProcedural GenerationLootRogue-liteCrafting

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~27.4k (P10–P90: 10.9k – 60.2k)

Gross revenue: ~$157k (P10–P90: $62.7k – $345k)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 2, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Multiplayer & community93% positive · 55 mentions
“Absolute masterpiece of a game! Super fun to play with friends, Dark ambience, spooky at times, few jumps scares but not too many. great variety in map designs (we like to bet on which colour the map will be) fun to search for suitcases or…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 50 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity74% positive · 42 mentions
“Absolute masterpiece of a game! Super fun to play with friends, Dark ambience, spooky at times, few jumps scares but not too many. great variety in map designs (we like to bet on which colour the map will be) fun to search for suitcases or…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 50 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics85% positive · 34 mentions
“Absolute masterpiece of a game! Super fun to play with friends, Dark ambience, spooky at times, few jumps scares but not too many. great variety in map designs (we like to bet on which colour the map will be) fun to search for suitcases or…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 50 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value84% positive · 19 mentions
“It has a lot of potential. As of this review, it is Version 0.6.8. It has enough content imo to satisfy what I want in a Backrooms game, and given it's current price (Under 10 dollars/pounds) AND early access status, it's worth it. There's…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 52 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio79% positive · 19 mentions
“By far the most polished Backrooms game as far as graphics, creature mechanics and level design. Large maps, accompanied with a crafting system and lots of stuff to collect make this game stand out from the crowd. If you're an old school…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability53% positive · 15 mentions
“It is a good game, just found out a bug in level 9, the hound can cross into the safe area (where I can purchase stuff)”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 31 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing85% positive · 13 mentions
“Pretty good game to play with friends. Do wish the levels were a bit smaller. It is a bit of a running simulator. If you dont have a good sense of direction and/or don't use your spray can, it can be annoying. The Classrooms map is like…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 25 h played · Report / request removal

311 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

First-person

Art style

Realistic

Structure

Procedural

Mood & themes

Horror

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opOnline co-op

Platform features

AchievementsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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