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SURVIVAL IN THE BACKROOMS

Astra Playroom · 2022-11-04

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 04, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Survival In The Backrooms is an atmospheric horror game in which you will wander for a long time through surreal corridors and rooms in search of a way out. Immerse yourself in this mysterious world and try not to become prey for its inhabitants.

SURVIVAL IN THE BACKROOMS is a 2022 Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG title priced at $0.69, with an owner estimate of 20,000 to 50,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (68% of 22 reviews).

0
playing now
68%
positive of 22 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$0.69
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 74% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $0.39 at Steam (2023-01-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 13 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320222025Week of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$1.99$0.392022-11-042026-08-242022-11-04 — best price $1.592023-01-18 — best price $1.992023-04-04 — best price $0.392023-06-01 — best price $1.992023-10-04 — best price $0.592023-12-02 — best price $1.992024-02-16 — best price $0.592024-03-21 — best price $1.992024-05-16 — best price $0.592024-07-11 — best price $1.992024-08-26 — best price $0.592024-10-24 — best price $1.992024-12-20 — best price $0.592025-01-22 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $0.992025-04-05 — best price $1.992025-05-06 — best price $0.492025-06-07 — best price $1.992025-07-06 — best price $1.992025-08-23 — best price $0.592025-09-24 — best price $0.492025-10-08 — best price $0.592025-11-09 — best price $0.492025-12-15 — best price $1.992026-02-10 — best price $0.592026-03-05 — best price $1.992026-04-08 — best price $0.392026-05-14 — best price $0.592026-06-10 — best price $1.992026-07-10 — best price $0.492026-08-24 — best price $0.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

RPGActionDemonsHorrorSurvivalAdventureEmotionalRealisticAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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