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Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms

Corey Jeffries · Spatial Quotient · 2022-11-15

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 14, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An unsettling rogue-lite survival horror adventure. Iconic levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.

91%
positive of 151 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

From the opening scene it's clear that the main player character has his own issues to work out. But as you explore the various levels, you may find the threads that weave together several tales that came before you.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 44 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 61% of 11,432 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.0k–6.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 151 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

Player tags

Loot1980sHorrorSurrealAdventureOpen WorldAtmosphericExplorationEarly AccessSingleplayer

Census log

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