Steam market intelligence
Backrooms Media
40% positive · 648 Steam reviews · released Dec 16, 2025 · by NPK Games
Early AccessCo-opCasualMultiplayerPsychological HorrorHorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival Horror
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~24.6k
(P10–P90: 9.8k – 54.1k)
Gross revenue: ~$161k
(P10–P90: $64.5k – $354k)
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 1, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Performance & stability28% positive · 40 mentions
“I think the reviews have been unusually harsh and somewhat suspect imo. I really like the game so far and have most backroom games available that are decent. I like the camera movement (realistic setting). I like the procedural generation…”
Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 1 h played · Report / request removalGameplay & mechanics43% positive · 23 mentions
“I think the reviews have been unusually harsh and somewhat suspect imo. I really like the game so far and have most backroom games available that are decent. I like the camera movement (realistic setting). I like the procedural generation…”
Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 1 h played · Report / request removalMultiplayer & community55% positive · 20 mentions
“Backrooms Media takes the increasingly familiar liminal-horror concept and builds a surprisingly broad cooperative survival experience around it. Rather than relying exclusively on endless yellow corridors and sudden monster chases, the…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 12 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio58% positive · 19 mentions
“Backrooms Media takes the increasingly familiar liminal-horror concept and builds a surprisingly broad cooperative survival experience around it. Rather than relying exclusively on endless yellow corridors and sudden monster chases, the…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 12 h played · Report / request removalContent & longevity56% positive · 16 mentions
“Backrooms Media takes the increasingly familiar liminal-horror concept and builds a surprisingly broad cooperative survival experience around it. Rather than relying exclusively on endless yellow corridors and sudden monster chases, the…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 12 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value53% positive · 15 mentions
“me and my gimp gang bought it, one of them had ♥♥♥♥ internet so it took long we loaded on we all quit then tried to refund 2 failed and 1 friend refunded the game.”
Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 0 h played · Report / request removal171 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
Technology
3D
Art style
Realistic
Structure
Open world
Mood & themes
HorrorAtmospheric
How you play together
Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opOnline co-op
Platform features
AchievementsWorkshop
Business model
Buy to playEarly Access
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.