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Inside the Backrooms cover art

Inside the Backrooms

MrFatcat · 2022-06-20

Steam

AdventureIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Jun 20, 2022 (SteamVR), Jun 20, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...

Inside the Backrooms is an Adventure, Indie, Early Access game released in 2022, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners, priced at $6.99, and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (80% of 46806 reviews).

163
playing now
80%
positive of 47k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

163 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 163 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,394 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~174/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (6,684 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 28,623 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 937k–2.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 46,827 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.84 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.2k6.2k20222026Week of 2022-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,109 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5,625 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,015 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,618 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 549 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2,372 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 593 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6,173 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 511 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,605 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 308 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,574 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 356 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,030 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 242 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 815 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 943 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 717 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 700 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 836 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 270 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 64 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

578732026-09-14 20:00 — 208 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 100 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 255 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 245 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 167 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 148 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 287 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 113 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 246 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 429 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 141 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 108 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 547 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 140 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 213 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 578 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 175 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 132 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 335 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 186 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 170 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 227 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 161 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 163 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4.1k26Jun 2022Aug 2026Jun 2022 — avg 26 · peak 65Aug 2022 — avg 4,115 · peak 13,003Oct 2022 — avg 2,550 · peak 14,807Dec 2022 — avg 1,416 · peak 5,209Feb 2023 — avg 1,172 · peak 2,944Apr 2023 — avg 1,013 · peak 5,791Jun 2023 — avg 1,110 · peak 3,823Aug 2023 — avg 768 · peak 1,791Oct 2023 — avg 1,405 · peak 5,401Dec 2023 — avg 618 · peak 1,984Feb 2024 — avg 576 · peak 1,388Apr 2024 — avg 425 · peak 1,391Jun 2024 — avg 489 · peak 1,793Aug 2024 — avg 384 · peak 1,022Oct 2024 — avg 343 · peak 1,181Dec 2024 — avg 511 · peak 1,665Feb 2025 — avg 452 · peak 1,313Apr 2025 — avg 246 · peak 899Jun 2025 — avg 281 · peak 904Aug 2025 — avg 258 · peak 642Oct 2025 — avg 234 · peak 943Dec 2025 — avg 289 · peak 1,143Feb 2026 — avg 192 · peak 460Apr 2026 — avg 190 · peak 560Jun 2026 — avg 382 · peak 2,904Aug 2026 — avg 374 · peak 1,160
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.49$3.842022-06-202026-07-092022-06-20 — best price $4.492022-06-27 — best price $4.992022-10-25 — best price $4.492022-11-01 — best price $4.992022-12-22 — best price $4.492023-01-05 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $4.492023-03-23 — best price $4.992023-04-22 — best price $6.992023-06-21 — best price $6.292023-06-28 — best price $6.992023-10-26 — best price $5.242023-11-02 — best price $6.992023-11-21 — best price $5.942023-11-28 — best price $6.992023-12-21 — best price $5.592024-01-01 — best price $12.492024-01-04 — best price $6.992024-03-14 — best price $5.942024-03-21 — best price $6.992024-06-27 — best price $3.842024-07-11 — best price $6.992024-10-28 — best price $5.242024-11-04 — best price $6.992024-12-19 — best price $4.892025-01-02 — best price $6.992025-09-29 — best price $5.242025-10-06 — best price $6.992025-10-27 — best price $4.542025-11-03 — best price $6.992025-12-19 — best price $5.942026-01-05 — best price $6.992026-03-19 — best price $5.942026-03-26 — best price $6.992026-06-08 — best price $5.592026-06-22 — best price $6.992026-06-27 — best price $5.942026-07-09 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

24302026-09-30 18:34 — 126 viewers2026-09-30 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 00:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-02 23:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-03 05:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-04 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-05 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-06 19:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-07 04:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-08 14:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-08 20:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-10 13:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
88.9%
earned "INSIDE THE BACKROOMS"
8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportSteam WorkshopFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, Simplified Chinese, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)16,6850%30
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DFPSDarkCo-opHorrorPuzzleMysteryAdventureAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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