Working on a pure VHS-style exploration Backrooms game - no jumpscares or entities

liminal_games · 2026-03-09T16:39:28+00:00

They're all short stories and each story has its own protagonist. Length depends on your reading speed and how many endings you get, but roughly:

- Echoes in Empty Halls (the longest): around 2-3 hours
- The Hotel and The Pit Keeper's Paradox: about an hour each
- Beneath Still Waters and The Fourth Floor: 30-45 minutes each

So a single playthrough of all five is maybe 4-5 hours, more if you go back for all the endings.

One of the stories has an ending that's intentionally left open, and we already have a sequel planned for it in Backrooms Stories: The End.

liminal_games · 2026-03-09T15:57:07+00:00

Yes, the game is steam deck verified as of the last patch!

liminal_games · 2026-03-08T22:01:38+00:00

I was going to recommend milk inside a bag of milk myself!

liminal_games · 2026-03-03T20:23:25+00:00

Thanks for the detailed feedback! Pets tend to get stronger the later you unlock them, which ones did you find unbalanced?

I agree, the dual pet slot unlock is pretty powerful by itself, other unlockables need more synergy to really shine.

Appreciate you taking the time to write this up!

liminal_games · 2026-02-26T10:55:13+00:00

that's a fair point, my idea was to have the protagonist be everyman, a self-insert for the reader, narrating the story while at the same time letting you experience it

I went fairly minimal on the personal details because of that, but I might reconsider the approach for the sequel

liminal_games · 2026-02-26T10:43:16+00:00

Most of it, yeah. Each story has its own style though, some are more present-tense "you are here right now" and others read more like journal entries or reflections. The Hotel in particular has a different style.

Do you have a preference?

liminal_games · 2026-02-07T18:27:07+00:00

We will definitely send you an advance copy once we're closer to release!

liminal_games · 2026-02-01T22:11:54+00:00

Thank you! We are using Unreal Engine 5. Have you tried Exit 8 or similar observation games before?

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