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The Backrooms: Descent

The Backrooms: Descent overview

Steven Palo | May 11, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 24 September 2026 - 16:03:06 UTC

AdventureIndieEarly AccessSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak15
  • Units sold (VGI)1,174
  • Revenue (VGI)$6,987
  • Review score66% positive

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

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak15
  • Units sold (VGI)1,174
  • Revenue (VGI)$6,987
  • Review score66% positive
  • Total reviews35
  • Release dateMay 11, 2024
  • DeveloperSteven Palo
  • PublisherSteven Palo

Genres: Adventure, Indie, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Steven PaloPublisher: Steven Palo

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Game overview

Overview

The Backrooms: Descent comes from Steven Palo and is published by Steven Palo. It arrived on Steam on May 11, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Steam Achievements, 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: Descent's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 24 September 2026 - 16:03:06 UTC, with a tracked peak near 15. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 66% positive across 35 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Backrooms: Descent 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 version 1909 revision .1350Intel Core i5-44308 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB5 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Backrooms: Descent has sold up to 1,174 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,987. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Backrooms: Descent overview details

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

Steam Store description

Descend into the Backrooms as a newly hired researcher to locate previous teams who went missing during their expedition. However, after arriving at your first destination you soon realize why this seemingly endless labyrinth of rooms and endless buzzing may make you the next researcher lost in the Backrooms. Will you survive and find the main research team before it's too late? Co-op You can host or join your friends to experience this game together. Proximity voice chat can be used in game for a more immersive experience. Entities Explore and find the potentially hostile entities inside the Backrooms. Immersive Levels Each level has been crafted to be part of the backrooms experience, while also adding its own interpretation of the Backrooms lore.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Backrooms: Descent is listed as a game with $7.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 24 September 2026 - 16:03:06 UTC, a tracked peak of 15, and 66% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Backrooms: Descent
Steam App ID2728250
Typegame
Release dateMay 11, 2024
DeveloperSteven Palo
PublisherSteven Palo
Price$7.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAdventure, Indie, Early Access
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 24 September 2026 - 16:03:06 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak15
Positive reviews23
Negative reviews12
Total reviews35
Positive percent66%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime182 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 11, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)6 June 2026 - 23:03:59 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)24 September 2026 - 16:03:06 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)24 September 2026 - 16:03:06 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)24 September 2026 - 16:03:06 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Level 1No description
Level 2No description
Level 3No description
Level 4No description
Level 5No description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2728250
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2728250/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2728250
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Backrooms: Descent

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: Descent?

The Backrooms: Descent's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 24 September 2026 - 16:03:06 UTC, with a tracked peak of 15 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 3 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Backrooms: Descent growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 2 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: Descent?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (66.7%), Canada (11.1%), Ireland (11.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.8%), Canada (8.1%), Ireland (6.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (55.4%), Canada (7.8%), Ireland (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.4%), China (8.7%), Canada (7.1%). 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: Descent?

The Backrooms: Descent currently sits at 66% positive across 35 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 23 positive reviews and 12 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Backrooms: Descent have?

The Backrooms: Descent currently has about 234 tracked Steam followers as of 25 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: Descent?

The Backrooms: Descent is currently listed at $7.99 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.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

66% positive, 23 positive, 12 negative

Price and discount

$7.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Steam Achievements

Achievements

5

Platform releases
  • Steam 11 May 2024

DLC and packages

The Backrooms: DescentBuy The Backrooms: Descent #976435$7.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit version 1909 revision .1350 Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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