Back: Fade is an adventure developed by MYSTERY CROWN, released 30 April 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Back: Fade is
Back: Fade is an adventure game developed by MYSTERY CROWN and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Once again you take on the role of the protagonist, Ren Xing, who, after escaping the first "Otherworld," is thrust into a new and bizarre journey. In Back: Fade, players will uncover the rules governing this Otherworld. This time, you are not alone—other characters will join you, offering mutual support. However, your shared goal remains the same: survive this twisted realm and find a way to escape. Every choice you make in critical moments will shape the story, and different decisions will lead to vastly different endings. After waking up in a hospital, Ren Xing believed his ordeal was over—only to be dragged into a new "Otherworld." To his shock, unlike the first Otherworld, this time…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Back: Fade launched on 30 April 2025, within three weeks of Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince and The Midnight Walk.
Released around the same time: Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, The Midnight Walk.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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