The Backrooms: Mass Extinction is a Adventure game from Mitchell Hepburn with a 52% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, sandbox, dungeon crawler, open world.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Mitchell Hepburn
- Release year
- 2025
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- Steam
- Review signal
- 52% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 11
Processor: 12th Gen Intel I9-12900KF
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 12GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (VR ready)
Storage: 22 GB available space
VR Support: OpenXR
Additional Notes: 16GB of RAM, This game uses Unreal Engine 5 and VR, avoid outdated hardware. - Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 11
Processor: 12th Gen Intel I9-12900KF
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 12GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (VR ready)
Storage: 25 GB available space
Additional Notes: 16GB of RAM, This game uses Unreal Engine 5 and VR, avoid outdated hardware.
From Steam reviews
Review notes
The Backrooms: Mass Extinction is worth a closer look if you want liminal, exploration, strong atmosphere, and narrative adventure.
Best for players who want liminal, strong atmosphere, exploration, and narrative adventure.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness.
liminal
SettingThe mood sits in uncanny, empty, or dreamlike spaces.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
narrative-adventure
Play styleThe experience is more story-and-place driven than systems-heavy.
great-with-friends
FitIt tends to be better when shared with friends.
Steam review snapshots
If the developer keeps up with this project and sees it through to fruition, then It can -easily- be 'THE' Backrooms game.Pros: Nails the atmosphere, Environments are well-designed, The collapsing ceilings are awesome.It has huge potential and a decent amount to explore for an alpha.Its a promising concept but needs some work, I am annoyed about the mouse sensitivity and there needs to be more options…Why it fits
Check it if you want adventure filtered by weird, sandbox, dungeon crawler.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.