SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
The Backrooms

The Backrooms overview

Ionized Games | Oct 28, 2022 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 13:57:12 UTC

ActionAdventureIndieEarly AccessAction RoguelikeSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)3,810
  • Revenue (VGI)$14,928
  • Review score62% positive

The Backrooms dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)3,810
  • Revenue (VGI)$14,928
  • Review score62% positive
  • Total reviews127
  • Release dateOct 28, 2022
  • DeveloperIonized Games
  • PublisherIonized Games

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Ionized GamesPublisher: Ionized Games

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directorySteam Store page

Game overview

Overview

The Backrooms comes from Ionized Games and is published by Ionized Games. It arrived on Steam on Oct 28, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Backrooms's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:57:12 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 62% positive across 127 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Backrooms is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10 (64-bit)3.5 GHz Quad-Core4 GB RAMNvidia GTX 16608 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 (64-bit)3 GHz Quad-Core8 GB RAMNividia RTX 20708 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Backrooms has sold up to 3,810 units and has 119 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $14,928. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Backrooms overview details

The Backrooms combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Backrooms is a survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Navigate through to backrooms of an old office complex and remember the terror you experienced as a child. . A single player horror survival game that places you in a maze of rooms and hallways with terrifying creatures. Run through a dozen unique rooms to stay alive as long as possible... and maybe even escape. Keep your camcorder ready to capture some of the horrors of The Backrooms. Maybe the next unfortunate soul will find the recordings... for better or worse.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Backrooms is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:57:12 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 62% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Backrooms
Steam App ID1825160
Typegame
Release dateOct 28, 2022
DeveloperIonized Games
PublisherIonized Games
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Early Access
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 13:57:12 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Positive reviews79
Negative reviews48
Total reviews127
Positive percent62%
Review typeMixed
Recommendations119
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 28, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)14 August 2026 - 18:37:39 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:57:12 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:57:12 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 13:57:12 UTC

Content descriptors

Scary Violence Traumatic situations

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
WelcomeNo description
UnknownThingNo description
Outpost1No description
Outpost2No description
Don't DieNo description
Outpost 3No description
Outpost 4No description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1825160
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1825160/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1825160
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Backrooms

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Backrooms?

The Backrooms's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 13:57:12 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Backrooms growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Backrooms?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (28.6%), Canada (23.8%), United Kingdom (9.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.2%), Canada (18.3%), United Kingdom (8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.8%), Canada (20.1%), United Kingdom (7.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.3%), Canada (14.8%), United Kingdom (7.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Backrooms?

The Backrooms currently sits at 62% positive across 127 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 79 positive reviews and 48 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Backrooms have?

The Backrooms currently has about 762 tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Backrooms?

The Backrooms is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 119, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

62% positive, 79 positive, 48 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

7

Platform releases
  • Steam 28 October 2022

DLC and packages

The BackroomsBuy The Backrooms #656323$3.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1660 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: NA

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: 3 GHz Quad-Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nividia RTX 2070 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: NA

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