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Backrooms: Extractions

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

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Quick resume

Backrooms: Extractions is a 1-6 player co-op horror game set in 2062. As a MEG operative, enter the Backrooms to locate and extract lost agents while evading lurking entities. Use advanced tools, solve tense puzzles, and survive eerie environments. Stay alert: every sound could be your last!

Global score

75/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Indie, Early Access

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    Pros

    • Strong cooperative multiplayer experience
    • Immersive horror atmosphere and sound design
    • Challenging and tense gameplay
    • Active developer support and updates
    • Good value for price

    Cons

    • Repetitive objectives and limited content
    • Bugs and technical issues in early access
    • Limited character customization
    • Some pacing and level design criticisms
    • Multiplayer connectivity and lobby problems

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers challenging puzzles and combat that require skill and strategic thinking, though some parts can feel grindy or repetitive."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on cooperative play and personal/team success rather than competing against others or leaderboards."

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    • Continuation

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      "Many players report long playtimes, habitual engagement, and persistent progression, though some mention eventual boredom."

      Capsule for Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG Hero Zero - Multiplayer RPG

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    • Cooperation

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      "Strong emphasis on multiplayer co-op with teamwork, role synergy, and shared objectives."

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      "Strong emphasis on multiplayer co-op, teamwork, communication, and shared objectives."

    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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      "Gameplay centers on shared survival and cooperation rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a tense, immersive horror experience to escape real life and enjoy suspense."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and interest, not out of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Game encourages discovery of new areas, secrets, and narrative layers through environmental exploration."

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    • Expression

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      -2

      "Limited character customization; some desire for cosmetic options but mostly fixed presentation."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strongly rooted in imaginative horror fiction and surreal backrooms mythology, with supernatural elements."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Players form social bonds, share experiences, and enjoy community aspects in multiplayer sessions."

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      "Players emphasize community, shared experiences, and social interaction in multiplayer sessions."

    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in cooperation, communication, and puzzle solving throughout the game."

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    • Health

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      "No indication of physical activity; typical sedentary gaming experience."

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    • Idle

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      -4

      "Requires focused attention and active engagement during cooperative gameplay sessions."

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      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during tense cooperative gameplay."

    • Intimacy

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      3

      "Players form close bonds through cooperative play and shared emotional experiences, though primarily casual social interaction."

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      "Close social bonds form through cooperative play and communication, though not deeply emotional."

    • Leadership

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      "Some players take leadership roles in coordinating teams, but shared decision-making is common."

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate items, weapons, and upgrades as part of the gameplay progression."

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    • Relaxation

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      -3

      "The game maintains sustained tension and suspense rather than relaxation or flow."

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    • Sensation

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      "Strong sensory stimulation through graphics, sound design, and horror atmosphere."

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    • Status

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      "Focus is on cooperative experience rather than social recognition or ranking."

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    • Story

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      3

      "Narrative is present through environmental storytelling and mission objectives, though some find it lacking depth currently."

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    • Strategy

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      "Players use planning, problem solving, and tactical thinking to survive and progress."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Expression.

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