The Backrooms is an adventure developed by Puppet Combo, released 14 May 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What The Backrooms is
The Backrooms is an adventure game developed by Puppet Combo and released in 2026. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Backrooms is a horror adventure game where you explore the liminal space of the Backrooms while you interact with strange and creepy characters. Explore the Backrooms, find the unexpected as you go into impossible spaces and see things you shouldn't have seen.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Backrooms launched on 14 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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