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Backrooms Lost Runners

Backrooms Lost Runners

by ShimStudioGames

★ 78%
Price N/A
Avg Players 81
Reviews 412
Released Jun 17, 2026
1990'sActionAdventureCharacter Customization
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Backrooms Lost Runners strips away passive observation in favor of genuine survival tension, where your voice literally matters—whispered callouts to teammates can alert hostile entities lurking in the procedurally-warped hallways. The co-op puzzle design demands coordination and silence management alongside traditional problem-solving, creating a horror experience that punishes careless communication as harshly as poor tactics. Best suited for groups willing to play seriously and speak carefully.

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What players are saying

▲ Recommended 1 hrs
Finally a backrooms story that is a legitimate campaign experience that can be shared with friends, that isn't just a co-op walking simulator, essentially. Hoping this will be a great story-driven game. Keep doing what you're doing so far, because it's great from what little I've played so far.

== Ongoing Review Updates ==
- Great graphics 8️⃣
- Physics and walking just feel great 9️⃣
- Weapons/Crafting is on point 8️⃣
- Environment flows nicely 9️⃣

💡My only ask as of right now is to add "Toggle Crouch" option in the settings.

⭐The fact that I'm strict about only buying "overwhelmingly positive" games only, this game feels like it definitely has that potential. If it didn't, I would've left after 20 minutes but I'm still here. So I'm stoked.
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Latest updates

Backrooms Lost Runners Is Out in Early Access!

7 days ago
Backrooms Lost Runners Is Now Available in Early Access!Runners,We’re excited to announce that Backrooms Lost Runners is now available in Early Access on Steam.Thank you to everyone who waited for the game, played the demo, added it to their wishlist, shared feedback, and supported us throughout development. Your support helped bring this project to release.Gather your team, invite your friends, and begin your first survival run today. Explore unstable spaces, solve environmental puzzles, manage your resources, and survive the entities waiting in the endless corridors.Early Access is only the beginning. Our focus during this stage is to improve the game, fix issues, polish the experience, expand content, and use player feedback to guide development.Share your thoughts in the Steam Discussions, report bugs, and let us know what you think after your first run.The Backrooms are waiting.

Thank you for 100,000 wishlists!

9 days ago
Hello, runners!We’ve just passed 100,000 wishlists on Steam.This is an incredible milestone for our team. When we started working on Backrooms Lost Runners, we never imagined we would reach a number like this.From the whole team, we want to say thank you for believing in our project, supporting us, and waiting for the game. Your support means a lot to us and motivates us to keep pushing forward.Thank you for being with us. - Backrooms Lost Runners Team

Backrooms Lost Runners DEV-BLOG №1

65 days ago
Backrooms Lost Runners Has Become Bigger, Deeper, and More DangerousGreetings, researchers and runners of Backrooms Lost Runners.We want to share how the game is shaping up as we approach release.Backrooms Lost Runners is currently in its pre-release stage, and during development the project has become much larger, deeper, and more насыщенным than before. We did not simply expand the demo - we seriously reworked the core of the game, added new content, strengthened the atmosphere, updated the structure of the levels, and made the overall experience much more varied.Here is what awaits you in the full version:an expanded Level 0a new Level 1 - “Habitable Zone”Epsilon Campa crafting systema fully reworked and improved combat systemnew enemy AInew enemies, including Smiler, Bacteria, and one more secret enemyquests and quest itemsnew story progression with unexpected twistsa new boss fightfully updated and optimized demo locationsweapons and armor with unique effectsmore RPG elements, events, and gameplay varietyWe also want to highlight that the game has become stronger not only in terms of content, but also in the structure of exploration itself.Backrooms Lost Runners now introduces metroidvania-inspired elements: new paths, returning to previously explored areas, gradually unlocking access to new opportunities, and a stronger sense of a connected world. This makes exploring the Backrooms far more engaging and gives the experience the feeling of a real journey rather than just a straight line forward.We have also heavily reworked the combat system.Battles are now more dynamic, weapons feel better to use, and armor and gear now have a real impact on your playstyle. You will not simply collect items - you will need to build around your own survival strategy, combine effects, craft the right equipment, and adapt to new threats.There is also one important thing we want to be honest about.The full camp progression system will not make it into the release version in the ex...

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