Within the Backrooms is a Adventure, Casual game from Shattered Display with a 96% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Shattered Display
- Release year
- 2023
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $7.99
- Review signal
- 96% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS: Only tested on Windows 10/11
Processor: x86 32 bit
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 2010 or later probably
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: Probalby came with your motherboard
VR Support: This game on VR would be a complete headache machine
Additional Notes: I'd be surprised if it doesn't work - Recommended
- Additional Notes: Check if your computer was made after 2015 and will turn on
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Within the Backrooms is worth a closer look if you want liminal, strong atmosphere, exploration, and narrative adventure.
Best for players who want liminal, strong atmosphere, melancholic, and exploration.
Check more carefully if you dislike repetition or grind.
liminal
SettingThe mood sits in uncanny, empty, or dreamlike spaces.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
narrative-adventure
Play styleThe experience is more story-and-place driven than systems-heavy.
melancholic
ToneThe emotional register is quieter, sadder, or bittersweet.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
management
Play styleThe game asks you to run, improve, or balance a system over time.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
Steam review snapshots
One of the greatest takes on the Backrooms idea, it's a bit of a spiritual successor to LSD: Dream Emulator, and everything…{ Graphics }— ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long…More areas to explore, make the existing ones larger, more secrets, etc.It is purely atmospheric unease.Why it fits
Check it if you want adventure, casual filtered by single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.