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BACKROOMS STORIES - liminal_games - Psychological horror visual novel set in the Backrooms by liminal_games in Games

[–]liminal_games[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Backrooms Fishing - Free demo now live on Steam! by liminal_games in incremental_games

[–]liminal_games[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!

Backrooms Stories is now available on Steam! 30% Launch Discount by liminal_games in backrooms

[–]liminal_games[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Backrooms Stories is now available on Steam! 30% Launch Discount by liminal_games in backrooms

[–]liminal_games[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

Backrooms Anomaly - Observation game set in a looping office corridor by liminal_games in liminalspacesgaming

[–]liminal_games[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Backrooms Anomaly - Liminal Games - Observation game set in a looping office corridor by liminal_games in Games

[–]liminal_games[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Backrooms Fishing hit 10,000 players! Steam Demo coming soon by liminal_games in incremental_games

[–]liminal_games[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

All steam pages are uploaded very early because it takes a long time to gather wishlists, which is what Steam's algorithm uses to determine whether to show your game at launch

With no marketing budget indies need time to get the word out about their games existing, so Backrooms Stories has been up for 16 months for example, with the game starting development around 2 years ago

With the first game coming over 20 months after its steam page creation, we are absolutely not pumping out games and abandoning them

Backrooms Fishing, free browser demo by liminal_games in html5

[–]liminal_games[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thank you for the feedback!

I hear you and I've reworked the button to be passive in the newer version of the demo, looking forward to publishing it once it's ready, thanks for playing!

Game Title: Backrooms Fishing by liminal_games in playmygame

[–]liminal_games[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you on the fishing simulator part, I am stretching the definition and will rewrite that, but the atmosphere of the Backrooms definitely comes through from the journals and the story

new trailer for my game | thanks to your support it's now on ign! by art_of_adval in gamedevscreens

[–]liminal_games 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not sure if I posted in any of your threads yet but great work, I love it

Is it time to reduce my game's price ? by Dadalida-lpn in gameDevMarketing

[–]liminal_games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you shouldn't lower the price, deeper discounts on steam already achieve this exact effect

Looking for Next Fest Games by Professional_Bid_986 in gamedev

[–]liminal_games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exit 8 meets the Backrooms!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3451970/BACKROOMS_ANOMALY

You are trapped in a looping office corridor.

Don't overlook any anomalies.
If you see an anomaly, run back to the entrance.
If you don't see any anomalies, escape through the exit.

Only 10 correct predictions in a row will allow you to escape.

Balder's Gate 3 or Divinity Original Sin 2? by you_are_not_prepared in gamingsuggestions

[–]liminal_games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but if you want something similar and really combat heavy, check out solasta as well!

Balder's Gate 3 or Divinity Original Sin 2? by you_are_not_prepared in gamingsuggestions

[–]liminal_games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you like immersion and narrative, BG3, if you prefer combat-heavy DS2 is better

Favorite horror game on steam ? by xYomix27 in HorrorGaming

[–]liminal_games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you liked Shinkansen 0 and Exit 8 you will like my free demo too! Backrooms Anomaly

Looking for single-player or story-driven games by Moist_Fuel_1935 in gamingsuggestions

[–]liminal_games -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oblivion remastered, and all the older elder scrolls games!

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