The Game Census
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The Backrooms: Survival

RE:CODE · 2023-09-15

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulation

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

Releases: Mar 31, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 29, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 13, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Survival horror with roguelike elements. Explore randomized levels with different items and entities while trying to maintain your thirst, hunger, and sanity, ensuring a new experience every time. Play alone or with up to TEN friends online! Cross-platform multiplayer with Nintendo Switch.

82%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.36★
PlayStation Store rating (141 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 26 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (139 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 27,099 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 23k–51k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,126 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.50 at Game Jolt (2023-03-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12012020222026Week of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 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: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$0.502022-03-312026-10-082022-03-31 — best price $4.492022-05-16 — best price $4.992022-07-11 — best price $6.992022-09-12 — best price $5.242022-11-01 — best price $6.992022-12-22 — best price $4.192023-02-13 — best price $6.992023-03-18 — best price $0.502023-04-03 — best price $4.542023-05-22 — best price $6.692023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-09-15 — best price $8.992023-11-02 — best price $9.992023-12-11 — best price $6.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-02-28 — best price $5.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-03 — best price $5.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-09-16 — best price $4.992024-11-11 — best price $9.992025-01-05 — best price $4.992025-04-11 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $3.392026-02-14 — best price $9.992026-05-29 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
80.3%
earned "First Steps"
19%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller Support

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7912%72
PS5 (PlayStation)1153%36
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

DarkCo-opMemesHorrorSurvivalAdventureRogue-likeRogue-liteMultiplayerOnline Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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