Running Through Backrooms
A downloadable horror backroom game for Windows
Welcome to Running Through Backrooms, an immersive horror experience that plunges you into the eerie and unsettling world of the Backrooms. Navigate through seemingly endless hallways and abandoned rooms. Each level presents a unique challenge, combining the thrill of parkour with the terror of the unknown.
🕹 Features:
- Terrifying Exploration: Dive into the chilling ambiance of the Backrooms, where every shadow hides a secret and every noise could be your last.
- Unique Levels: Experience the distinctive environments of Level 0, Level 0.2, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level "0?", Level 5, Level 10, Level 389, the Poolrooms and Ocean Poolrooms each meticulously designed to keep you on edge.
- Immersive Atmosphere: High-quality graphics and sound design create a realistic and haunting environment that will keep you immersed.
- Survival Challenge: Use your wits and reflexes to navigate through the maze-like structures, and avoid lurking dangers.
- Parkour and QOF Mechanics: Test your agility and skill with parkour and qof elements integrated into the levels, such as :
- SLIDING:
- WALLRUNNING :
- TILT AND ZOOM :
- SLIDING:
👁 Levels:
- Level 0: The starting point of your nightmare. Navigate through the dimly lit, yellow-tinted hallways filled with old, musty carpets and flickering fluorescent lights.
- Level 0.2: A darker, more treacherous variation of Level 0. The paths are narrower, and the environment is even more disorienting.
- Level 1: Transition to a slightly more industrial setting with concrete walls and parking.
- Level 2: A sprawling maze of dark, damp tunnels and echoing footsteps. The claustrophobic environment tests your endurance as you navigate through pipes and avoid hazardous obstacles.
- Level 3: A chaotic blend of industrial and organic elements, with machinery intertwined with strange, pulsating growths.
- Level 4: An expansive, decrepit office space filled with endless rows of cubicles and malfunctioning electronics.
- Level 0?: A surreal, overgrown version of Level 0, where vegetation has taken over the familiar hallways.
- Level 5: The Abandoned Hotel. An eerie, deserted hotel with shifting, dimly lit corridors and ghostly apparitions.
- Level 37 (Poolrooms) : An expansive complex of interconnected rooms and corridors slightly submerged in undulating, lukewarm water.
- Level 10 : The Infinite Fields. An endless expanse of overgrown wheat fields under a perpetually overcast sky.
- Ocean Poolrooms : A vast, submerged maze of interconnected, flooded rooms.
- Level 389 : The Gaming Hall, It resides under the complete control of The G̵̷̶̢͕̖̝̼͍͉̫̮͔̜̣̟̩̠̼̙̱̟̦̾̂̈̂ͭ͐̽͐̐͊̈̍͘̚͠͞a̱͎̤̋̔̈̈m̛̳̰͇͂ͬ̍ͩ̋̍ę͕̝̰̹ͬͤ̑͝ͅ M̶̨̧̮̻͇̮̼̠̹̝͍̒ͮ́̈͆ͪͧͭa̷͙͓̣̓͒ͫ͆͗̕͜s̖̪͔̫̼̪̾̆t̸̨̮̪̤̣̝̾͋̋̈͑̔̊̚̕͡è̶̴̛͖̼̝̪̤̖͔͓̼̻̏ͮͭ̈͒ͯͨ͆ͭ̄̍͋͛̈ͬ̚̚͟r̴̴̵̛̝̺̣̖͈͎͚̻̻̖̦͖̖̩̺̩̬ͨ̊̓̽̂̀̾̃ͧ͌̅̆̏͘͞ͅ.
TIPS : Crouch when you do not want to be heard
Survive the Unseen: The Backrooms are home to unknown entities and phenomena. Stay alert, stay quiet, and most importantly, stay alive.
DISCORD OF THE GAME (suggestion...): https://discord.com/invite/vCKZW3jK
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Development log
- LEVEL 389 UPDATE (1.2)1 day ago
- LEVEL 10 and OCEAN POOLROOMS UPDATE (1.1)5 days ago
- ALL LEVELS OVERHAUL (1.0)9 days ago
- GAME AND LEVEL 0 OVERHAUL (0.9)9 days ago
- LEVEL 37 (Poolrooms) UPDATE (0.8)11 days ago
- LEVEL 5 n ZOOM UPDATE (0.7)24 days ago
- Tilt update (0.6)37 days ago
- LEVEL "0?" UPDATE (0.5)41 days ago
Comments
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A mouse sensitivity setting would be nice, as well as something to reduce the head bob effect. The game has extremely sensitive head movement for me and it makes it nigh impossible to move around reasonably. Couple that with the rather strong headbob and it's a bit of a disaster just trying to get around. The environments I've seen so far look really good though, and the concept is really exciting.
I will look into that and add this when I can. It seems that mouse sensitivity depend on your software (idk why) and some ppl has a great sensitivity and some doesn't.
I cannot express how good this game is even if there is a few bugs, for how good of a game it is I'm not complaining. This game is just so good and high quality it should be on xbox or other major consoles. Keep it up man you're on a roll
TY BUDDY.
Btw it's my first game hehe
WHAT thats crazy you're even more cool than I thought
ahah YOU are cool, love ya
thanks lol
Uploading next update today (see the screenshots).
I really liked your game, even though I haven't played many backrooms games, I've seen most of them, this is definitely the best. I'm glad I got it for free, the game has a bright future. By the way, there are a few things I want to mention, if you look at 17:07, I had a bug, and I think there is a small optimization problem at level 10 (18:29) and other than that, if you want advice, you can look at these levels and you should definitely add the levels you like and think you can add to the game. I will play your game again when you add new levels, it's a great game
Level 6999 Level 73 Level 657 Level 11 Level 334 Level 911 Level 399 Level 999 Level 756 Station 154 Level 18 Level 906 Level 14
THANKS YOU. I'm doing level 389 then I will go for the levels you asked :)
I'm waiting bro
Just for you a little screenshot ;)
Looks amazing!!, can't wait to play itt
I'm uploading the update today
Ty, I added few levels.
yay, I'll take a look at it :)
added lvl 10 and ocean poolrooms
There is no end to the ocean poolrooms (will add one when there will be a new level)
WOBUGANXIANGXINYOUZHEGE.....
For the moment there is no end to level pool rooms. There will be one when I will add the next level : what do you wan't y'all ?
Great game so far but me and my uncle are stuck on the parking lot level! Do you have any tips? We are crouching and hiding and he gets us every time and we have been trying for two hours
You should crouch, go for a side, if he's stuck try your best to not get into his view angle, go up still crouching and he if is behind and far you can run to the end. I will modify this level today as it is still pretty hard...
Or another way is that he is sometime coming where you spawn, so you go to a side, crouch, when he is far run to the top and it's done !
I am able to do it in 10 minutes hope you can too. But still gonna make it easier!
Here is the discord of the game if you want to make suggestions of levels, etc... : https://discord.com/invite/vCKZW3jK
UPDATED ALL LEVELS AND THE GAME.
MADE AN UPDATE : OVERHAUL OF LEVEL 0, 0.2, CAMERA AND ADDED A FLASHLIGHT.
Pool rooms!
I'll play it and upload a video of it! Love the design!
Ty, will add more today
Ahh! Ok, ill wait for new updates and then download to record!
Ty, uploading the update in twenty minutes.
ADDED LEVEL 37/ POOL ROOMS.
ADDED VOICELINE AND CARS TO LEVEL 1 IN UPDATE 0.8.1
The game is cool that I got it for free but I personally think that 11$ is way to much for this game (Awful price for what's there to do). If you are gonna make it a paid game even though I got it for free. Id also feel that you should make it so that you use sliding and wall jumping more (Add more scenario's where you want to use it to get ahead) and monsters that behave differently. Id also like for their to be parts of the game where its just cool to explore weird liminal places.
The game is free until it is finished, it will be paid when i consider the game is enough, i consider your review and will add more place where you need to use the parkour mechanics. Love ya
Great game. I really enjoy it and cant wait to play more levels (That level 5 got me lol)!!
Here is my gameplay (Spanish). Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks you !
This Game is Amazing Must Try! 5/5
Thanks you ! Hope you will try the new level in the future !
It's Sure I will play new levels because it's so cool. :)
The game looks so sick but it keep freezing on Level 1 (Parking lot Map) Hazard suit guy mission.
i5 13400f
DDR5 32 GB RAM
Samsung 990 pro
RTX 3080Ti.
What's the issue?
I just finished it on my pc without any problem (gtx 1060) you need to find the exit, have you got the 0.7.1 version of the game ?
Yes, I got the v0.7.1. The Game is working smooth but not sure why the game is freezing at the parking lot level. I tried 2 times it freeze out. I will check it again later if the game works I will post the video of the game. :)
That's strange tell me if it worked
I figure out the issue which was really strange. There are some spots if we got there the game freeze but I can listen the player heavy breather. Also, there is no ending I think. The hotel level is the last level of this game because there is a void we fall out of the map at the end of the hotel level say: (END FOR NOW)
Yep level hotel is the end for now, could you tell me where does it freeze ? I'm making poolrooms level (which is gonna be BIG), any idea for the next-next level ?
it sayed fatal error
Yep I know your error, that's you gpu I can't do anything sorry bud
I'm having trouble downloading. I claimed the get RTB for free, but when I went to download on my windows 11, there was an error saying "couldn't download- no permissions". Do you have any clue why this might happen?
Could you send me a screenshot?
Could you retry, I just tried it and it worked. Do you use a school computer (or your family computer ?) Could you try using firefox or edge ?
I'm using edge and I've been able to download files from itch many times. When I went to your cloudflare mirror through my downloads I got this message
i juste downloaded it using another account, could you try downloading another itch io game see if it works ?
skibidi toilet game?😭
lol ain't no way
it's research for an essay I'm writing on whether skidibi toilet and the backrooms can be classified as art
I'm not joking
is there controller support?
Not fot the moment, would you like to ?
yes pls it would be fun
I'm not great at mnk so controller support would be wonderful.
will i be able to play? because my laptop trash GPU
tell me exactly what is the diplayed error
I AM WORKING ON LEVEL 5.
i gotta say i like the game from the screenshots didnt play it yet but seems cool
ok i will wait take your time
i cant play cause i need to download somthing to run it
why?
What do you mean ? The game need to be downloaded yes
it sys i need to dawnload microsoft visual c plus plus
(GPU)AMD vega 3 or make a download of RTB(Running Through Backrooms) for lower-end GPUs?and when the game becomes paid again will i still have to pay
Hmm I will try to fix it buddy, Vega 3 is a Integrated GPU so that may be why. For the moment the game will be free no problem;)
i`m gonna be honest - i havent played the game yet. I will give it 5 star rating though, just because its a free game, that is usually paid for
Thanks you !!!
why when i play game it says fatal error
That's because you don't have a GPU good enough, what are your specs?
is this game free
Yep for the moment
Wow first of all great game! This is a really immersive game, I am really into the backrooms and this game just makes it all come to life. Good job keep making great games.
Hello, thanks you, have you got an idea for the next level ?
No Problem, I would love it if you added level 5: Terror hotel you can see more about it here,
https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Level_5
thanks for asking!
Hello, I just added it :)
Wow Cool! Nice Work! Keep working hard!
put down a post process volume, increase the final gather and view distance. the fuzz from lumen is crazy. also dude for gods sake make the carpet a world aligned texture or get another, it looks bad.
The carpet is a world aligned texture?
Could you send me a screenshot of your carpet on your game ?
Yes, tomorrow morning I certainly will. If it is a world aligned texture I think it just might not be a very good one??? It looks kinda over saturated and like you colored it through burn which made it quite weird looking, if I was to fix the problem I'd desaturate it and use a 2 variable node to make it at least smaller.
Thanks you very much for all your Unreal Engine tips : it is my first project that's why it's not perfect but I will update it as much as I can.
el juego me gusto , la jugabilidad es buena y los graficos son bastante altos y muy bien optimisados , pero como es un juego que aun no esta terminado tiene algunos fallos pero si se solucionan (nose como pasar el nivel 1) y agregan alguna linterna (o nose si es que la hay y no pude usarla) , pero esta bueno
thank you,I may do the light. Can you make a review ?
Very realistic and interesting perspective.
I was able to hide in the steel plates of the wall of the underground parking garage on level 1.Is this bug?
Could you send me a screenshot ?
If react too close, will die.
Thanks you, fixed it.
me gusta el juego pero en el nivel 0: si te vas las esquinas de donde esta la tele mientras te persigue el bicho , se buguea y se queda estatico, dejandote irte si que te persiga nada. (bug creo)
Hello, I'm gonna fix it,thanks you
could you please consider making a review ?
⚠ for anyone getting the game for free, PLEASE make a review of the game
just added level 3, next is level 4...
added end of level 3 and teleport to level 4 (which is WIP)
UPLOADING LEVEL4 UPDATE (see last screenshot)
FIXED THE SHADER/SHADOW BUG
The shadow bug is now done but the graphics below high may not render as good (because of unreal engine 5).
I will add a torch 🔦 to fix it definitely.