Adrift in the Backrooms Steam news

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• Review score71% positive
• Total reviews17
• Release dateOct 13, 2023
• DeveloperNot2Bad Studios
• PublisherNot2Bad Studios

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Not2Bad StudiosPublisher: Not2Bad Studios

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Adrift in the Backrooms Steam news

Adrift in the Backrooms news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Fixing bugs and improving gameplay - 5 March 2026

  Improvements Increased the change for cookies to appear in lockers and chests Added option to drop items from inventory by dragging Updated the visual look of level 1 and main menu to be bit more like classic backrooms Adjusted visual look of health and sanity bars Adjusted stamina so that it doesn't drain by only pressing sprint key Fully depleting stamina now automatically makes it to regenerate without letting go of the sprint key Changed flashlight animation Reworked flashlight animations to be fully consistent between flashlight owner and other players Added baseboard moulding and window frames to level 9 Bugs Fixed a bug with options menu staying open Fixed getting through some walls in level 8 Fixed new level 4 elevator bug that made players fall through the map in some cases Fixed new bug with level 1 notes that made them active after leaving their proximity Again small fix to a…

• Fix for level achievements - 12 November 2025

  Fixed problem with level achievements and level completed textsMade leaving chests possible by pressing tabReduced the initial amount of running needed in level 8Changed level 8 special achievementSome Lighting changes to level 9Changed the final note in level 9Added new item: CookieCookie increases stamina regeneration and reduces stamina depletion while runningEating multiple cookies extends the effect durationCookies can be found from chests and lockers and also from achievement rooms

• Small Patch - 9 November 2025

  Increased the distance that the entity moves in the new level to prevent campingFixed players hearing entity sounds after finding the exit in the new levelFixed storage key labeled only as "key" when picking it upFixed a mistake in the pipe puzzle that made it not workIncreased air control when player is in the airMade some jumps easier in level 7Fixed issues with client side jumping on platforms in level 7Fixed a small replicating issue with keypadsGreatly reduced client sided spectating jitterFixed floating flashlight bug in level 8

• New Level & Entities Update - 31 August 2025

  Celebrating incoming two year aniversary for the game, this update brings a new extra level "Basement" and two new entities. This update also improves movement, levels and overall gameplay. Below are all the patch notes.EntitiesAdded two new entitiesFixed a bug where entity catches the player when it should not be able toEntity in level 1 now follows players over the pitfallsSome of the entities now follow players through doors and might open doors by themselvesDoorsDoors now always open away from the playerUpdated the look of the doors keeping the same vibeChanged metal door sounds and added door closing soundFixed wrong door opening when multiple doors are closeCharacterModified jumping mechanic and removed jumping "cooldown"Improved character running animationsAdded new better running and jumping soundsModified sanity effect and made sanity last longerMade stamina generate fasterAdde…

• Hotfix - 17 July 2024

  Hotfix for yesterdays update

• Small bugfix #6 - 16 July 2024

  More important changes and fixes: Reworked recorder to fix bugs in it Made loading screen unified with level loading Removed character falling to the floor when finding the next level Recreated the map in level 3 to make it easier to read and to make level 3 easier Added light to checkpoint button to make it easier to see Fixed visual bug with clients and rising lava at the end of level 7 Fixed a bug in level 3 where you clip through the elevator floor after it comes back up Changed notes so that multiple players can view them at the same time Added indicating "battery" to level 2 timerbutton Other less important: Changed level 4 atmosphere Optimized some entity memory usage Optimized player character memory usage Lowered alarm volume Fixed some bug with the pipe puzzle on level 6 Changed appearance of options and controls because of data loss Changed appearance of spectator screen Made…

• Small bugfix #5 - 20 May 2024

  Fixes: Made loading screen appear for all on level change and reset Made Join/Left text appear for all Fixed crosshair not appearing when looking at cubes Modified crosshair behavior Fixed some bugs with inventory items on level change Reworked/fixed level transfer (to be more reliable) Modified level exit behavior Small refinements to inventory and pause menu UI Increased interaction distance with notes Additions: Added ping to playerlist Added camera shake when really thirsty Added camera shake when consuming pills or mushrooms Added camera shake when taking damage from some of the entities Added jump scare effects for each entity that hunts players Added sanity gaining effect for mushrooms Added sound for eating mushrooms Added sound for levers Added sound for electricboxes on level 5 Added correct sound for indicator lights Added peepholes for level 5 "toilets"

• Small tweaks 3 - 6 April 2024

  Added indicating crosshair when looking at objects you can interact with Modified interaction with elevator buttons and keypads to make it better Made players list more reliable Try at fixing some cases where inventory items disappear on level change Made overall improvements to the games performance Inventory can now be opened with tab, players list is moved to inventory and player is able to move while having inventory open

• Small tweaks 2 - 4 January 2024

  Couple of changes and fixes that have been waiting to get released Try at fixing smiler bug on level 6 Fix to disco at level 4 Made howlers a bit slower in level 3 Changed level 6 final note text Changed some doors opening direction in level 2, 6 and 7 Added more time between alarms in level 2 Other non gameplay related improvements

• Lightning changes - 12 November 2023

  Lightning adjustments/improvements (flickering reduction) to level 1-3 Small lightning adjustments to level 9 and 4 Reduced size of two big rooms in level 3 Changes to smiler spawning again

• Hotfix - 9 November 2023

  Couple of newly founded bugs: Fixed level 3 elevator level transfer bug Fixed a problem with leaving player not registering

• Small tweaks - 20 October 2023

  Fixed dead players staying on the playerlist Added walls over the doors on level 3 Fixed level 3 zombies pressing pressureplates Added delay for howler on level 1 to prevent getting killed when spawning

• Level unlock fix - 19 October 2023

  Fixed levels not opening on clients

• Small bugfix #4 - 19 October 2023

  Fixes: Fixed offices ending elevator button not pressing bug Fixed lever being turnable before pipe puzzle in level 6 Fixed key door not making sound Made end lava skip some parts when player is ready to next map in level 7 Additions: Added sound to recorder buttons Added sound to recorder checker Added sound for clockboard in level 9 Added sound to pipe puzzle Added sound for small walls in level 7 Added keychain sound when using a key

• Couple additions - 18 October 2023

  Additions Added setting for motion blur Added lock for levels so that levels need to be completed in order the first time

• Small bugfix #3 - 18 October 2023

  Fixes: Fixed empty players appearing to the players list Made alarm a bit shorter and time between alarms longer in level 3 Made flashlight cone larger Fixed mistake on third person spectate that made it not work Fixed a bug where you sometimes couldn't change the player you're spectating Fixed a bug where with 4 players you couldn't spectate all players with left mouse button Additions: Added sounds to keypad buttons Added sound for elevatorbuttons Added sound for placing items to plates in level 3 Added player list also show dead players

• Small bugfix #2 - 17 October 2023

  Fixes: Fixed a bug where smilers get stuck on ground Fixed cubereset bug where it spawned multiple cubes Made cube interaction a bit more precise and and pickable bit more further away Made widget interaction (keypads, elevator buttons) more precise and usable bit more further away Disabled "use" button of items that are in chests Additions Added sound for bumbing into cubes Added sound for cubes pressureplate Added sound for plates in level 2 Added correct/incorrect sound in level 2

• Spectate and sound improvements - 16 October 2023

  Fixes: Made first person spectating alot more stable Made flashlight slightly brighter Made flashlight more stable for others Made clitch where you get under lava less likely in level 7 Couple platforms are a bit larger in level 7 Changed smiler spawning behavior in level 6 and level 8 Boosted player footsteps Boosted Howler footsteps Slightly lowered howler scream Boosted note, painkiller and almond water sounds Additions: Added shortcut for using inventory items Added third person to spectate Added textchat Added sound to chests Added pick up sound Added sound for inventory

• Small bugfix - 15 October 2023

  Fixes: Fixed level 2 code to a correct code Fixed ending doors opening in level 6 Removed lamps from level 1 that made fps drop on some players Fixed the bug where you could duplicate items by dropping them Changes and additions: Added more chests to level 3, 9 and 10 Added a list that shows alive players and their stats Made the line in level 8 larger and changed it position to a easier spot Made the note on level 8 more specific Made moving platforms larger and slower in level 7 Made propels slower in level 7 Made jump before last ladder easier Added a delay for smiler spawners in level 6 Added a alarm silencer to the last room in level 2 Changed item name Almond milk to Almond water like it is in the description

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