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The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game cover art

The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game

Steelkrill Studio · 2025-02-20

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ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 25, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 20, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Feb 20, 2025 (Xbox One), Feb 20, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 20, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.

0
playing now
84%
positive of 833 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 37% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 833 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99-20%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99-20%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 33 of 55 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$6.992022-05-262026-08-302022-05-26 — best price $8.992022-08-22 — best price $8.492022-11-22 — best price $8.492023-02-07 — best price $8.492023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-05-15 — best price $8.492023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-09-04 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $8.492023-12-13 — best price $7.992024-01-22 — best price $8.492024-02-14 — best price $7.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $6.992024-09-09 — best price $7.992024-10-28 — best price $7.992024-11-26 — best price $7.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-01-16 — best price $9.992025-02-20 — best price $7.492025-04-10 — best price $7.492025-05-01 — best price $9.992025-05-25 — best price $7.992025-06-27 — best price $7.492025-07-28 — best price $9.992025-08-26 — best price $7.492025-09-25 — best price $7.492025-10-08 — best price $9.992025-11-13 — best price $9.992026-01-03 — best price $7.492026-01-23 — best price $6.992026-03-03 — best price $6.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-20 — best price $9.992026-05-13 — best price $7.992026-05-29 — best price $8.492026-06-10 — best price $9.992026-08-09 — best price $9.992026-08-27 — best price $7.992026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opFamily Sharing

Player tags

DarkGoreActionPuzzleSandboxSurvivalThrillerAdventureRealisticSimulation

Census log

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