Backrooms: The Twisted One is an indie developed by CraePlay, released 30 May 2026 on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
What Backrooms: The Twisted One is
Backrooms: The Twisted One is an indie game developed by CraePlay and released in 2026. It was published by GGmuks Inc.. It is available on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You don’t remember how you got there—only that the halls were already watching. The yellow walls stretch on forever, humming softly, like something alive just beneath the surface. At first, you think you’re alone. Then you notice them. The figures. Still as long as your eyes are locked on them… closer when they’re not. Somewhere in the maze, you begin to find tapes—old VHS recordings scattered like breadcrumbs. They feel intentional. Placed. Each one hums with a strange weight, as if it matters that you collect them. As if something is waiting for you to. And then it hits you: this place knows you’re here. It always has. The tapes aren’t just clues. They’re part of it. An exit, maybe. Or a…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Backrooms: The Twisted One launched on 30 May 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Directive 8020. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Directive 8020.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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