š§ Game Overview
Title: The backrooms 1998
Developer & Publisher: steelkrill
Platform: PC, PlayStation, Xbox,switch
Release Date: 20th Feb 2025
Genre: Survival Horror, Psychological Horror
Paid or Free? - Ā£5:39 but I won in a giveaway
Where to Play: Steam, PS Store,etc
š My Rating (Out of 10)
ā 9/10
š¹ļø Game Description
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.
Quick synopsis of the story šļø
The game takes place in 1998, it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms
Main gameplay mechanics š
Microphone Input: The enemy can hear your breathing, voice and screams through your microphone. Don't scream.
An immersive found-footage experience with a thrilling story and a claustrophobic environment set in The Backrooms in 1998.
Survival elements with full inventory system, objectives, clue-findings and tools to help you survive longer, or escape.
Find, uncover and unravel the terrifying backstory of The Backrooms with ever-changing rooms, hallways, areas that all seem too familiar.
Flashlight, Tools & Supplies: Find tools and supplies to guide you in The Backrooms such as flashlight that also requires batteries, spray gun to help you mark your paths so you know you been there before, and others.
Stamina System: You won't be able to outrun it. It will catch you as it never gets tired.
Mark-Your-Paths: Tools that can be used for path-marking such as a spray gun to help you to mark your path so you don't get lost.
"Escape-Room" Objectives: Roam freely, mark locations and find clues, complete objectives and try to escape The Backrooms, if you can.
Inventory Management: Find supplies and tools to
help you survive longer in The Backrooms. Such tools will be vital for your survival.
Doors, crawl spaces and more: Roam around hallways, passages, crawl spaces and rooms. Be sure to close the doors behind you, or it can notice.
Hiding System: Hide from the enemies in lockers, crawl spaces and under tables to get past your enemies or hide from them.
Changing Environment: The environment may change with your sanity in The Backrooms. That's why it's vital to mark your path.
Gut Wrecking Moments: Walking on broken glass can make noises that the enemy may hear, same as moving crates or knocking over objects. all these things can give away your position. Try to evade them or use them as your advantages.
Hardcore-Gameplay: This will be an objective-finding type game, where you have to complete a set of objectives in the backrooms and find clues. You are only allowed to save limited number of times only when you are in the 'safe room'.
Enemy That Listens: The enemies can hear your footsteps, your breathing through the microphone and your fear.
Plan Accordingly: Plan your next move as it may be your last. Peak around corners, watch your foosteps, move slowly on glass and use stealth.
Limited Saving System: You can only save limited number of times in a 'safe room' - If you lose after the limit, you are forever stuck in The Backrooms.
š„ Viewer Opinions
Comments from my TikTok stream š¤
Alot of my tiktok viewers actually couldn't believe how scary it was. Everyone was on edge the entire time and alot of them said they were gonna have nightmares.
Alot of them found it so uncomfortable to consume because you never knew what was going to happen and I had to be so quiet due to the mic system.
šļø My Thoughts
What I loved š¤
I loved this game so much,I'm very new to the backrooms and believe me I'm a horror fan but NOTHING prepared me for how scary this game was going to be...
There's only one other game in my life I've genuinely said I will find very difficult to complete because of the horror and that's outlast 2 and finally I think I've found something else that gets put into that box.. I genuinely don't know if I will ever complete this game!
This game is 100% recommend for mega horror junkies oh my days.
The mic system made me on edge the entire time because not only was I having to engage with chat I had to also make sure I wasn't being detected.
Every time I went I to a new room I could feel the anxiety rush my body as I didn't know what was going to be round a corner.
This has definitely met my expectations when it comes to what I expect in a horror game.
What didnāt work for me ā
Sometimes I got alittle confused on what I was meant to be doing but to be honest I think the whole game had me in a hot sweat š
Scariest moment š±
Literally all of it
š§ What Iād Add/Change
The mic was alittle sensitive and I couldn't figure out how to adjust it
Suggested improvements š ļø
Literally nothing it's a perfect game
Potential updates/DLC hopes š¢
Please make more horror games I can feel uncomfortable too.I know there's more I need to check out and I shall be
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