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Backrooms: Extractions

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

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Quick resume

Backrooms: Extractions is a 1-6 player co-op horror game set in 2062. As a MEG operative, enter the Backrooms to locate and extract lost agents while evading lurking entities. Use advanced tools, solve tense puzzles, and survive eerie environments. Stay alert: every sound could be your last!

Global score

75/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Indie, Early Access

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    Pros

    • Strong cooperative multiplayer experience
    • Immersive horror atmosphere and sound design
    • Challenging and tense gameplay
    • Active developer support and updates
    • Good value for price

    Cons

    • Repetitive objectives and limited content
    • Bugs and technical issues in early access
    • Limited character customization
    • Some pacing and level design criticisms
    • Multiplayer connectivity and lobby problems

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Expression.

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    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
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    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      3

      "Players can choose different objectives, levels, and strategies, with some procedural elements and freedom in exploration."

    • Competence
      3

      "Game offers challenging puzzles, entity encounters, and skillful teamwork, though some find it repetitive and sometimes frustrating."

    • Competition
      -3

      "Focus is on cooperative play and personal/team progress rather than competing against others or leaderboards."

    • Continuation
      4

      "Many players report long sessions with friends and habitual play, though some mention repetitiveness causing boredom."

    • Cooperation
      5

      "Strong emphasis on multiplayer co-op, teamwork, communication, and shared objectives."

    • Creativity
      2

      "Some customization in gameplay strategies and use of items; limited character customization noted as a missing feature."

    • Domination
      -4

      "Gameplay centers on equal cooperation and shared survival rather than dominance or power over others."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game as a tense, immersive horror experience to escape real life and enjoy suspenseful gameplay."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and interest, not out of obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting
      3

      "Players explore different levels, tactics, and entity behaviors, though some find objectives repetitive."

    • Exploration
      4

      "Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and environmental storytelling within varied levels."

    • Expression
      -2

      "Limited character customization; some desire for cosmetic options but mostly standardized presentation."

    • Fantasy
      4

      "Strongly rooted in imaginative horror fiction with surreal entities and Backrooms mythos."

    • Fellowship
      5

      "Players emphasize community, shared experiences, and social interaction in multiplayer sessions."

    • Growth
      3

      "Players develop skills in teamwork, puzzle solving, and game mechanics; some progression system present."

    • Health
      -5

      "No indication of physical activity; typical sedentary gaming experience."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during tense cooperative gameplay."

    • Intimacy
      3

      "Close social bonds form through cooperative play and communication, though not deeply emotional."

    • Leadership
      2

      "Some players take lead roles in coordinating teams, but overall shared decision-making is emphasized."

    • Progression
      3

      "Players accumulate items, upgrades, and level progress, though some find progression limited or repetitive."

    • Relaxation
      -3

      "Game maintains sustained tension and suspense rather than relaxation or flow."

    • Sensation
      4

      "Strong sensory stimulation through graphics, sound design, and horror atmosphere."

    • Status
      -3

      "Focus is on cooperative experience rather than social recognition or status."

    • Story
      3

      "Narrative elements and lore are present, with mission objectives and environmental storytelling."

    • Strategy
      4

      "Players engage in tactical planning, communication, and problem solving to survive and complete objectives."

    • Thrill
      5

      "High suspense, fear, and thrill from entity encounters and tense cooperative gameplay."

    • Value
      3

      "Generally perceived as good value for price with ongoing updates and community engagement."

    • Violence
      3

      "Combat and evasion of hostile entities are central, with violent encounters and threats."

    • Survival
      5

      "Core gameplay revolves around avoiding threats, managing resources, and staying alive."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026