The Backrooms Steam news

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• Review score62% positive
• Total reviews127
• Release dateOct 28, 2022
• DeveloperIonized Games
• PublisherIonized Games

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Ionized GamesPublisher: Ionized Games

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The Backrooms Steam news

The Backrooms news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• V2.0 Beta access - 14 August 2026

  All Backrooms employees, I'd like to update you on the current state of the game. Over the last 2 years I have been working on a total overhaul of the game. This is a complete rebuild from the ground up that was necessary to tell the story I wanted to tell. I know the game has suffered from a lack of updates due to this but it's finally in a place I think people can start testing it. If you would like to play the newest version I'll have instruction at the button of this post.V2 features:Video projections - this on of the primary means of story tellingDestructible environments - over 50% of the environments are destructibleInteractions - ability to pickup story centric objects and log them in a journalupdate iteration speed - the beta branch is updated almost weekly.Why did this take so long?This is a passion project by a solo developer but mainly it was the optimizations. The create a…

• Update 7.5 - 7 April 2026

  This update makes improvements to the entity AI as well as some quality-of-life improvements like passages to the other parts of the map being exposed in the start area. We've also refined the door mechanics to make it more responsive: This is the last update before we push a major overhaul of the entire game. I understand updates have been slow but with the next major update we'll able to share all the work we've been doing on the last year. It should be pretty exciting.On a separate topic, because a number of you have asked, I want to make it clear we have no affiliation with any other groups or individuals making Backrooms content.With that said, there's some is a MAJOR cinema event about to happen in The Backrooms community, and you should really check it out. The individual doing it basically created the narrative and lore from the original image: Dsc00161.jpg If this doesn't ring…

• Hotfix 7.1 - 12 June 2025

  Temporarily removed debug camera until full functionality can be added.

• Central Update 7: The Hallway and Quality fixes - 3 February 2025

  Dear Employees, This is a small patch addressing bugs and quality of life improvements. I figured I'd also unlock the current state of The Hallways for testing. In this patch: Intro to The Hallways. This is a tricky area that's easy to get mixed up in. Quality to life improvements which gives you a way to quickly get to different areas on the map if you die. Bug fix where inverting the controls wouldn't save. Bug fix where outpost 3 and 4 achievements were swapped. Significant optimizations with regards to lighting. Lastly, I want to thank everyone who has played the game and especially those that gave feedback. It's been a tough year but we've been able to increase the frequency of updates and I think that's only going to increase going forward. Regardless, I genuinely appreciate the time you all have taken to report bugs and issues. IG

• Central Update 6: Expanded Areas and Bug fixes - 26 November 2024

  Major Update Dear Employees, We Apologize for the delay in communications. Please be aware: The area you're tasked with may have drastically increased in size. New rooms have been reported to us by numerous other employees and we are no longer accepting complaints. Fortunately, these seems to have decreased entity aggression. Additionally, we've adjusted our algorithms to recognize interactions with entities (should they occur). This ensures employees get awarded achievements and proper compensations to the families. As always, Do not communicate or interact with any government personnel including the military. This is grounds for immediate termination.

• Update 5.1 Intro and Priorities - 6 October 2023

  I want to break character for a moment and address a harsh but fair criticism we received claiming this game is an asset flip. This is actually a very real problem on Steam and a lot of good developers can get pushed into obscurity by the volume of games getting released daily. This however is not an asset flip I'd like to take a moment to explain some of the work I've done, why it matters, and let you all decide for yourselves. As a solo developer that primarily codes I am very much dependent of assets for things like models, animations, and textures. I do however put a lot of effort into modifying the assets for my specific use case and optimizations. The asset pack referenced is the Backrooms Horror Template. It is a great starting point for developers in the genre and I would highly recommend it but a significant amount of it has been modified to either add mechanics or improve perf…

• Central Update 5: New Areas - 17 September 2023

  Major Update Dear Employees, We are pleased to announce your adherence to company policy have led to a decrease in creature caused incidents. Please continue to perform your duties with the utmost professionalism while we continue our work alleviating the current housing issues. Your future work will include mapping out a tunnel system we expect wil allow us to transfer goods all around the world at record low cost. As we learn more about the entities inside the rooms we will share that information directly with our staff and operators. Anything from our side of the door (including your blood) will attract other... inhabitants. As your safety depends on it please remember: Your Heads-Up-Display might not function correctly all the time. Creatures can be very aggressive if made aware of your presence. Doorways can sometimes be created. Do not engage with any government agents or employee…

• Central Update 4 (Major Update) - 15 April 2023

  Major Update All Employees, We understand from our daily incident reports that the liminal spaces have become slightly more dangerous to our employees. As a company and a family we've decided to invest in our employee preparedness training. Going forward please enjoy these features: A Heads-Up-Display or HUD that reads your biometric vitals. An A.L.I.C.E. system outfitted on your biohazard suit for carrying gear and supplies A stabilizer for your body cam to reduce headbob and adjust FOV As we learn more about the entities inside the rooms we will share that information directly with our staff and operators. Currently we know that these entities do not like to be seen. It's almost as though their existence in your consciousness is as uncomfortable to them as their appearance is to you. Anything from our side of the door (including your blood) will attract other... inhabitants. As your s…

• Development Live stream - 21 March 2023

  This is a live stream of the Development process. Your input is greatly appreciated.

• Central Update 3 - 9 December 2022

  Central Employees, We understand your frustration with the current power outages and we assure you we're taking every step to bring our people home. But... let's not forget the importance of the work we're doing here. Lastly, we want to remind you that the work you're do is propriety and not to be discussed with any government employees you encounter while working. Update 3 We have worked tirelessly to make sure our employees are preparing for anything they encounter during a work day. Daily exercises are proven to increase your stamina throughout the work day and give you that extra edge should anything terrible be chasing you. Central also provides agility training to all employees regardless of physique. We've hired the best brands to ensure you're able to operate at 100% while in your protective suit. Whether that's to prevent back strain while working on a computer or peaking aroun…

• Central Update 2 - 9 November 2022

  All Central Employees, While we continue to make incredible progress in our efforts, we understand The Backrooms have gotten a little... unsettling... lately. Regardless, I want to remind all our employees to follow our procedures to the letter or face immediate termination… upon your recovery. As for our weekly update: We are proud to announce we have increased our comms network to a massive 8X2^4 Km. This should allow our workers a phycological improvement as we know The Backrooms can sometime feel... Isolating Additionally, some of you are aware we've found another space! A hospital. It shouldn't take much to imagine the potential profit of limitless hospital space. Unfortunately, You may encounter some government personnel while working. While Central abides by all government rules and regulation we recommend you do not talk or interact with the government personnel. Violation of th…

• Hotfix 1.0.0.3 - 5 November 2022

  Fixed "Welcome" achievement. Added corpses when you die. Improved water optimizations. Improved lighting and volumetrics Added hanging corpses

• The Backrooms Day 1 patch - 29 October 2022

  Welcome to The Backrooms! Thank you everyone for giving this game a chance. The latest update addresses a number on bugs and optimizations including: Lighting complexity on intro environment - apparently some of the equipment was causing the breakers to overload. This normally isn’t a problem but since the door to the real world unexpectedly shut we need to make sure everyone on our end it working. Transition to the undefined environments - from the bodies we’ve found already, it seems to be random when victims noclip into the Backrooms but we still need to be sure to document anomalies we encounter. Achievements - We know this job is tough and we want you to be rewarded on time for your efforts. We’ll keep working on our telecommunications system to ensure there’s no drops… even after you’ve passed on. Optimizations - We make every effort to ensure your equipment is up to date and runn…

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