the game is probably one of the best takes on the concept of backrooms, considering how the other backrooms games just throw out some stupid *ss entities to try to make the gameplay "interesting". well, there are some encounters in this game too, which I'm not going to spoil, but this game does not need entities that are constantly chasing you and trying to kill you at all times. this game has its own way of implementing thrill by just its atmosphere and setting alone. so I'd say this game is conceptually outperform the other titles of the genre

with that being said, I'm in no way stating that this game is perfect. the flashlight is automatic and it turns on in dark areas but sometimes it doesn't, so you have to basically just listen to your footsteps and guess if you're actually going in a certain direction or stuck walking towards a wall - as stupid as that sounds...

during some parts of the levels that you have to crouch through narrow spaces, it feels like it's impossible to get the right angle to pass through and for the character to actually squeeze out of there... so at times, you may have to press the crouch key a couple of times, walk back, take a break and then try to pass through again etc.

overall though, give this a try if you like the backrooms genre. it's definitely a decent experience and there's a good amount of interesting levels to see. it's a short, 1-2 hour game that will stress you out a lot, maybe even more than you think

This game was a shocking disappointment. Having played the predecessor for free, I expected this game to have a decently expanded scale for the $10+ price tag. I found myself let down by just how short the game is, how little there actually is to discover, and how linear things were. It felt oddly shorter than the demo, and had far fewer interesting environments or mysteries to discover.

Using the classic backrooms environment as the core of many of the levels made things really repetitive, and made exploration feel like a bit of a chore. All I wanted to do was get out of the offices so I could find the actually interesting areas.

Aside from scale, the scares are the next thing I found underwhelming. Having the camera ripped away from my control any time there was meant to be a big scare completely ruined any effect they could have had. The natural encounters with the tall fella were by far the highlights of the game, and they were woefully few and far between. Of the ones I found, him cornering me in the house basement area was super cool as he would move around organically as I lost and gained line of sight on him. If that was mechanic was used literally anywhere else, the game would be vastly improved.

Also, this game is kind of a blatant rip of the Kane Pixels series on YouTube. I think the intention was as an homage, but it was laid on so thick it just felt like it was capitalizing on someone else's creativity. Overall, this game is an impressive stab at the liminal horror genre. The quality and craft is clearly there as the game looks fantastic and the sound design was amazing, but the small scale, level design and creative choices firmly stop me from recommending this to anyone.

Yes, get it it spook