Into The Backrooms (2023)

This is the the most pathetic excuse for a game ive ever seen. Calling it a game is actually insulting. it takes approximately 2 minutes to walk through this "thing". When i say walk I mean walk ONLY there is no interaction, no jump, no actual mechanic other than walk and run. there is only one sound file in the entire game for the only actual enemy, that only appears in the first section of the game. I cannot believe somebody looked at this and said "yes sure, lets ship it". to say its incomplete is an understatement.

This is NOT a game. I went through this twice in 28 minutes just to make sure it wasn't randomly generated or I hadn't missed anything, spoiler alert, I didn't miss much. It says there's a "seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes", there's only five really simple levels. The first appeared to actually have effort behind it as it does have twists and turns while a monster chases you, but as it says "every level has different twists, turns, exits", there's only one exit. The second is so straightforward, I initially missed the creepy faces hidden in the dark at the side. And again, only one exit. The third is even more straightforward than the second. It's a straight hallway and if you don't turn around, you'll miss the creepy face 'following' you. It's a cheap scare, but it actually kinda works, though it could definitely be improved. The fourth was short with only one exit. The fifth and final level is once again simple with only one exit and absolutely no enemies or even scary faces. Though it says "every level has different enemies", there's only one actual enemy in the first level, two levels have scary faces…

Truly liminal. I feel like I've BEEN HERE BEFORE.

bad just bad it has potential but right now its just a cash grab