The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Backroom Survival Horror Game
| App ID | 1985930 |
| App Type | Game |
| Store Name | The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game |
| Developer | Steelkrill Studio |
| Publisher | Steelkrill Studio |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | Unity Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 30731139 |
| Last Record Update | 22 August 2025 – 12:08:52 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 20 February 2025 – 15:22:46 UTC ( |
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Additional Information
| Developer | Steelkrill Studio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Steelkrill Studio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 20 February 2025 – 15:22:51 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://discord.com/invite/d8WUuuRCJK https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063630145576 https://www.instagram.com/steelkrill/ https://tiktok.com/@steelkrillstudio https://x.com/Steelkrill https://www.youtube.com/@Steelkrill |
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| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 20 February 2025 – 15:22:46 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 11 August 2025 – 16:42:05 UTC ( |
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| osextended | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityHDRP SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Deck Compatibility |
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| Content Descriptors | Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Early Access Release Date | 25 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC ( |
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| First seen on SteamDB | 29 April 2022 – 00:45:58 UTC ( |
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| Content Descriptors (Including DLC) | Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Assets
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| trailer_name | The Backrooms 1998' - Official Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256885123/movie480_vp9.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256885123/movie480.mp4 |
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256885123/movie_max_vp9.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256885123/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 1985930/460253/9ec1258c3b4e2574b387c5802a438f28b6aecb7e/1751064291/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 1985930/460253/9ec1258c3b4e2574b387c5802a438f28b6aecb7e/1751064291/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| dash_av1 | 1985930/460253/9ec1258c3b4e2574b387c5802a438f28b6aecb7e/1751064291/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 1985930/460253/9ec1258c3b4e2574b387c5802a438f28b6aecb7e/1751064291/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 1985930/460253/9ec1258c3b4e2574b387c5802a438f28b6aecb7e/1751064291/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| screenshot_medium | 256885123/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256885123/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 9 May 2022 – 20:23:16 UTC |
Configuration
| Key | Value |
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| installdir | The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Backroom Survival Horror Game |
Launch Options
0. Unnamed launch option
| Executable | The Backrooms 1998.exe |
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| Launch Type | Launch (Default) |