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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

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

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

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.

1
playing now
84%
positive of 837 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.83★
PlayStation Store rating (271 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 40 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (132 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 837 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 60 of 92 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10810820222026Week of 2022-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$6.992022-05-262026-10-142022-05-26 — best price $8.992022-10-25 — best price $8.492023-02-07 — best price $8.492023-04-03 — best price $8.492023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-10-26 — best price $7.992023-12-13 — best price $7.992024-01-29 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-07-29 — best price $8.492024-10-28 — best price $7.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-16 — best price $9.992025-03-08 — best price $9.992025-05-01 — best price $9.992025-06-08 — best price $9.992025-07-28 — best price $9.992025-09-08 — best price $9.992025-10-08 — best price $9.992025-12-11 — best price $6.992026-01-23 — best price $6.992026-03-14 — best price $7.492026-04-20 — best price $9.992026-05-25 — best price $7.992026-06-10 — best price $9.992026-08-23 — best price $9.992026-08-31 — best price $7.992026-09-06 — best price $7.992026-09-12 — best price $9.992026-09-18 — best price $9.992026-09-24 — best price $7.992026-09-30 — best price $7.992026-10-06 — best price $7.992026-10-12 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — 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

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

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