Forum Overview :: The Backrooms
 
Liminalcore by blackwater Yesterday, 10:47pm PST
Liminalcore is a walking simulator that focuses mostly on the poolrooms, but which also has some "kids play area" themed areas. (Side note: I recently found that the guy most associated with the poolrooms aesthetic is Jared Pike.)

It has a lot of the same strengths and weaknesses of Pools. I even feel like they borrowed some common aesthetic things like the giant statues. Still, I enjoyed that game, and I enjoyed this one too. Pools had just a little more to do, which probably makes it slightly better. The last level in this game is a little more spooky ooky, which you might like (or maybe not).

A game like this is all about the imagery, and I feel like it shines in that area.

The worst part is that it's relatively short. I beat it in 2 hours.

The best part is the slight non-linearity, where you can take a few different paths to get where you're going. I feel like that adds to the feeling of being in a large world.
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Backrooms Game Roundup by pinback 05/21/2022, 11:59am PDT NEW
    I keep trying to post my reviews here and keep getting 500s. by pinback 05/21/2022, 12:17pm PDT NEW
        It's the word get, someone said. NT by Horus P. Truthteller 05/22/2022, 3:00pm PDT NEW
        Will try to get a fix identified NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/30/2022, 5:25pm PDT NEW
    Well, I was able to post that, so something in my review is making Caltrops by reject it out of hand. 05/21/2022, 12:19pm PDT NEW
    I really wanted to see this review, too :( by blackwater 05/21/2022, 10:45pm PDT NEW
        They haven't figured it out, and the things they have figured out generally suck by pinback 05/22/2022, 5:57am PDT NEW
    Backrooms Exploration Demo by pinback 05/22/2022, 5:02am PDT NEW
        The first part of this review, because this BBS is broken. by pinback 05/22/2022, 5:03am PDT NEW
            Okay, so it doesn't like my first sentence, which is insane: by pinback 05/22/2022, 5:04am PDT NEW
                This backwards review kind of has a Memento vibe. by blackwater 05/22/2022, 11:46pm PDT NEW
        https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730930/Backrooms_Exploration/ NT by pinback 05/22/2022, 5:05am PDT NEW
    The Backroom Project by pinback 05/22/2022, 5:12am PDT NEW
        Re: The Backroom Project by blackwater 09/06/2024, 4:49pm PDT NEW
    The Backrooms Simulator by pinback 05/22/2022, 5:20am PDT NEW
    Enter the Backrooms by pinback 05/22/2022, 5:37am PDT NEW
    The Backrooms Game (FREE Edition) by pinback 05/22/2022, 7:33am PDT NEW
        Re: The Backrooms Game (FREE Edition) by blackwater 05/27/2022, 4:37pm PDT NEW
    The Depths of the Backrooms by pinback 05/22/2022, 7:45am PDT NEW
    Actually, let's save us all some time. by pinback 05/22/2022, 7:50am PDT NEW
    The Backrooms: Survival by pinback 05/23/2022, 8:30am PDT NEW
        My VCR was this bad. NT by Judge Barry 05/23/2022, 9:02am PDT NEW
        Re: The Backrooms: Survival by blackwater 09/06/2024, 5:00pm PDT NEW
    [UPCOMING] Escape the Backrooms by pinback 05/24/2022, 7:55am PDT NEW
    [UPCOMING] The Backrooms World by pinback 05/24/2022, 7:56am PDT NEW
        Re: [NOT UPCOMING] The Backrooms World by Blackwater 09/07/2024, 5:09pm PDT NEW
    I think I'm done here for now. by pinback 05/24/2022, 12:06pm PDT NEW
    [UPCOMING] The Backrooms 1998 by pinback 05/25/2022, 6:51am PDT NEW
        My Steam review (plus BONUS CALTROPS CONTENT) by pinback 05/25/2022, 6:05pm PDT NEW
            I have no solutions, but I want you to know that you're doing important work by & Caltrops is grateful! 05/25/2022, 7:35pm PDT NEW
            I appreciate this thread too! NT by Do you think VR holds the answer? 05/25/2022, 9:08pm PDT NEW
                I do not, because I ain't strapping a $500 garbage can to my head. by pinback 05/26/2022, 7:17am PDT NEW
    [UPCOMING] The Backrooms: Found Footage by pinback 05/26/2022, 1:19pm PDT NEW
        The Fifth Canon by pinback 05/26/2022, 1:19pm PDT NEW
            Yeah Kane Pixels is amazing. by blackwater 05/27/2022, 4:01pm PDT NEW
        This was released. by pinback 07/05/2022, 12:25pm PDT NEW
    Secret Backrooms by pinback 06/10/2022, 9:15am PDT NEW
        You've been refunding a lot lately. by gaben 06/10/2022, 9:42pm PDT NEW
            Why do Epic refunds take .5 seconds, and Steam ones take by two-three hours? 06/11/2022, 3:36pm PDT NEW
                I guess the murderous dictatorship behind Epic can steamroll requests by u r a bad person 06/11/2022, 5:21pm PDT NEW
                    They weren't that into refunds NT by back then. 06/11/2022, 6:36pm PDT NEW
    The Backrooms: Mass Extinction by pinback 06/23/2022, 12:48pm PDT NEW
        You've been refunding a lot lately. NT by gaben 06/23/2022, 3:45pm PDT NEW
    Escape the Backrooms by pinback 08/11/2022, 11:53am PDT NEW
        This is worth playing. by blackwater 08/12/2022, 1:07pm PDT NEW
            Finally beat Escape the Backrooms by blackwater 09/19/2022, 1:24pm PDT NEW
                Escape the Backrooms has a LOT of new content now by blackwater 04/03/2024, 1:29pm PDT NEW
    In the interests of being thorough here, can someone lend me seven million dolla by pinback 08/11/2023, 5:24am PDT NEW
        Let’s not exaggerate here. by Elon’s Musk 08/11/2023, 1:34pm PDT NEW
        I don't like this clown doing this. Not cool. NT by Kirahu Nagasawa 08/11/2023, 9:39pm PDT NEW
        This looks like a total scam. The dev keeps re-releasing it with new names. by Blackwater 09/07/2024, 4:04pm PDT NEW
    Dreamcore by blackwater 03/24/2024, 2:55pm PDT NEW
    POOLS by blackwater 03/28/2024, 1:59am PDT NEW
        I think this ended up being my favorite one. by pinback 09/07/2024, 6:04am PDT NEW
    Anything new here? NT by John Gulp 07/23/2024, 3:38pm PDT NEW
        Anemoiapolis by Blackwater 08/06/2024, 12:24am PDT NEW
    Dimension Omega by blackwater 09/06/2024, 5:09pm PDT NEW
    Dream Logic by blackwater 09/06/2024, 5:14pm PDT NEW
    Backrooms: Last Room by pinback 09/10/2024, 2:26pm PDT NEW
        Re: Backrooms: Last Room by Blackwater 09/10/2024, 3:36pm PDT NEW
            Please answer my question. by pinback 09/11/2024, 6:21am PDT NEW
                I have not. by blackwater 09/11/2024, 11:13am PDT NEW
                    Well, this is as close as I've seen, anyway: by pinback 09/11/2024, 6:18pm PDT NEW
        Is Last Room a demo? by Blackwater 09/17/2024, 8:42pm PDT NEW
            It's not finished. by pinback 09/18/2024, 4:52am PDT NEW
    Backrooms: Descent by Blackwater 09/11/2024, 12:38am PDT NEW
    The Backrooms: Lost Tape by Blackwater 09/16/2024, 12:51am PDT NEW
        OK I finished the first two "tapes" and no more are available. by Blackwater 09/17/2024, 8:55pm PDT NEW
            https://store.steampowered.com/app/1926620/The_Backrooms_Lost_Tape/ NT by Blackwater 09/19/2024, 4:10pm PDT NEW
    Within the Backrooms by Blackwater 09/18/2024, 7:13pm PDT NEW
        It would help me if you could provide Steam links, and also buy them for me. NT by pinback 09/19/2024, 11:00am PDT NEW
            https://store.steampowered.com/app/2158740/Within_the_Backrooms/ NT by Blackwater 09/19/2024, 4:09pm PDT NEW
    Poly Backrooms by Blackwater 09/19/2024, 4:45pm PDT NEW
        I almost beat this but it crashed on me twice. by Blackwater 09/21/2024, 6:13pm PDT NEW
            I beat Poly Backrooms. by Blackwater 09/24/2024, 5:22pm PDT NEW
    Liminalcore by blackwater Yesterday, 10:47pm PST NEW
        COOOOOPE NT by Donald Trump Yesterday, 10:49pm PST NEW
    Echoes of the Backrooms (EOTB) by blackwater Yesterday, 10:49pm PST NEW
 
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