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Backrooms: Found Footage

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?

What works
  • Authentic vhs found footage aesthetic
  • Strong eerie atmosphere and sound design
  • Free to play
  • Immersive voice acting
  • Multiple endings
Things to keep in mind
  • Very short gameplay duration
  • Limited settings and customization
  • Linear and repetitive environments
  • Lack of scares and monster variety
  • Performance issues on some pcs

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Kach

  • Missing Hiker

  • Medusa's Labyrinth

  • We Went Back

  • Voyager-19

  • Mimic Search

  • AfterHours

  • Scauage

  • Blameless
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Kach

  • Voyager-19

  • Numbra
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Backrooms: Found Footage: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Strategy, Growth.

Why this game works

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