BACK*SPACE

Back*Space is certainly one of the better single-player, no-entities Backrooms games. Its level design is genuinely intimidating, creating environments that are so vast and disorienting that one can easily become lost for hours in some of the less linear levels—which is exactly how a liminal-space experience should feel. My only real gripe is the reliance on the increasingly overused liminal-space trope of searching for VHS tapes. That said, Back*Space does more with the mechanic than most. Tapes can appear in different locations across playthroughs, while the developer's clever use of “decoy” objects adds an extra layer of uncertainty to the search. It is a refreshing twist on a familiar mechanic, and one I haven't seen utilized quite this way before. For anyone looking for a Backrooms experience that prioritizes atmosphere, exploration, and the unnerving feeling of being genuinely lost, Back*Space is well worth a look.

A really solid, good Backrooms game that’s genuinely fun just switch off your brain and run through it but keep an eye out for the tapes. I’m already looking forward to Back Space 2. The only thing that bothers me a bit though I’m really just nitpicking here is that I don't get true 1080p resolution and there are bars on the sides then again, that might just be because I'm playing on Linux. Oh, and as a side note: It runs great on Linux.

I've played a lot of these sorts of games now, and can honestly say this is definitely one of the good ones. This one definitely is more about exploring than it is scares or dread, not that some of these spaces can't be creepy. It's just that the game isn't trying to put you in a stressed state. If you've played other games and are thinking of a comparison, I would say this is more along the lines of a Dreamcore, minus some of that game's built in little scares, though this game has a few light moments of that from time to time. Still, in the same sense as that other game, this one really is about just getting a good view of the spaces, and oh boy are there a lot of them. The basic gameplay is simple. You have to go find a tape and get out. There's a sound cue for the tape and the exit. Because of random spawns for the tape, you could have a completely different experience to the next person. One thing this game does that I haven't seen too much of that I think is really neat, is have a hub area that is itself an interesting level to explore. Not only is the familiar place to come back to nice for the grounding element, it also serves as a way to track your progress and make ever…

From many liminal space games I have experienced so far, this is one of the top. The level design has a good variety and you never see the same set of rooms over and over again. Compared to Dreamcore, which levels are huuuge, this one keeps it compact but still confusing enjoy to get lost. The collecting tapes mechanic stimulates exploration, the subtle sound enviroment guieds you to goals and the smooth transition between level-themes are very nice. Best liminal explorer i came across since Limscape. Would love the play the second one once it comes out.

These developers don't get the idea of the Backrooms. I rarely find liminal spaces boring, but this one just sucked ass.

The best bang for your buck liminal game on Steam, and one of the few to have tons of actual effort put into the maps and views. The sheer variety in one level of Back*Space rivals all of Dreamcore combined. I absolutely recommend this if you want a pure liminal game to get lost in for a while.