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Backrooms: Lost Tape

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.

What works

  • Excellent atmosphere and immersion
  • High-quality graphics and sound design
  • Faithful to backrooms and liminal space aesthetic
  • Engaging exploration and lore
  • Well-paced horror and suspense

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length
  • Some bugs and optimization issues
  • Limited gameplay variety
  • Story feels incomplete or inconsistent
  • Slow movement speed and pacing

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Backrooms: Lost Tape: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

Last update: 26/08/2026