The Backrooms.
Released Jul 9, 2019
The Backrooms is an action-adventure game exploring the unsettling concept of liminal spaces - the strange, often-empty transitional areas that exist between more familiar locations. Originally released in 2019, the game has since spawned a broader franchise, most notably with Escape the Backrooms, which arrived as a commercial success on Game Pass.
Recent developments show the franchise remains active. Escape the Backrooms has drawn attention as one of 50 Xbox titles currently dealing with broken achievement lists. Meanwhile, indie publisher Secret Mode established a new studio in Sheffield specifically to support its growing portfolio, with Escape the Backrooms among the initial titles receiving development backing. The concept has also influenced other creators - a new Minecraft mod called Dreamshift draws inspiration from the Backrooms formula, adapting its horror sensibilities into modded survival gameplay.
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via PCGamesN
New Minecraft mod, Dreamshift, is "not normal." It's like the Backrooms, on steroids
Dreamshift is a brand new Minecraft mod where not everything is as it seems, and it's a horror experience that you won't want to miss.
via Gamesindustry
Secret Mode opens new Sheffield studio to support internal titles, starting with Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together
Indie publisher Secret Mode has set up a new internal development studio in Sheffield to support the label's line-up of games, starting with recent hit Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together, which Secret Mode acquired in June . At launch the venture is just three people stron…
via TrueAchievements
Xbox sales have 50 broken achievement lists, including Game Pass hit Escape the Backrooms
We have 50 games with broken achievements in the new Xbox sales