The Backrooms: Survival

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,138 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 275 reviews: 5.8h for positive, 1.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (80.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (72)

• First Steps Reach Level 1 100%
• Scheduled Programming Find a television 99%
• Hello..? Find a telephone 94%
• Lucky Escape Survive being chased by an entity 86%
• Backtracking Return to a previous level 82%
• Who let the dogs out? Encounter a hound 78%
• Therapy Use a sanity pill 70%
• Corrupted Enter the "negative" levels 68%
• You're On Fire! Surviving being set ablaze 59%
• Explorer Reach Level 3 59%
• Say CHEESE! Encounter a smiler 58%
• Self Service Use a vending machine 51%
• Swimming Lessons Find the "Poolrooms" level 42%
• Ancient Mythology Find the "Greek labyrinth" level 42%
• Party Starter Find "Level FUN" 41%
• Bleeding Out Stop yourself from bleeding 39%
• Capital Punishment Find the "Torture Rooms" 38%
• Dungeoneer Reach Level 5 37%
• Healing Remedy Obtain almond water 37%
• Raising Capital Sell an item 37%
• Demon Slayer Kill any entity with a weapon 36%
• Saving Up Collect 10 Backcoins 35%
• Play Time Find a stuffed toy 35%
• Networking Buy an item from a friendly entity 34%
• Lactose Tolerance Consume any Lucky o' Milk variant 33%
• Feeling Lucky? Drink a "Dubious Liquid" 26%
• Bullseye Headshot an entity 26%
• Desperate Measures Eat a corpse 25%
• The Big City Find the "City" 25%
• Boiling Point Discover the "Lava" levels 24%
• Sub Zero Discover the "snowy" levels 24%
• Old Kingdom Discover the "Castle" levels 23%
• Snack Break Consume HNT Backrooms-Carpet flavoured crisps 22%
• Bulletproof Equip body armor 21%
• Bodybuilding Eat a protein bar 20%
• Over-hydration Consume Axolotl water 20%
• Artisan Find a crafting blueprint 19%
• The Trespasser Unlock a locked door 19%
• Safe-Cracker Unlock a safe 18%
• Through The Roof Unlock and climb through an air vent 15%
• Dungeon Master Reach Level 10 15%
• Improvised Weaponry Find a nailgun 15%
• Medieval Warfare Obtain a crossbow 15%
• Air Based Weaponry Obtain an Air Rifle or Air Pistol 14%
• Modern Weapons Obtain a modern firearm 14%
• Miracle Drink Drink "Super Almond Water" 14%
• Cant Feel A Thing Consume a painkiller 13%
• Solace Find the "safe level" 13%
• Enchanter Enchant a weapon with an elemental effect 13%
• Wasted Get drunk! 12%
• Rare Weapon Obtain a weapon with the rare affinity 12%
• Hidden Treasure Unlock a "big chest" 12%
• Forge Upgrade a weapon 11%
• Adrenaline Boost Use a shot of adrenaline 11%
• Quick Fix Repair a weapon 10%
• Heavy Weaponry Obtain a weapon with the heavy affinity 10%
• Critical Weaponry Obtain a weapon with the critical affinity 10%
• Bending Space Use a teleportation gem 9.6%
• Need for Speed Bestow the haste effect on yourself 8.6%
• Setting Sail Reach the harbor level 8.1%
• Thirsty Drink 25 liquids 7.7%
• Crystal Caves Find the crystal caves level 7.7%
• Special Weapon Obtain a weapon with the special affinity 7.5%
• Health Hazard Cure yourself from poison 7.3%
• 'Tis The Season Kill "Santa"... 6.5%
• Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. Craft an item 5.9%
• Mineworker Break an ore deposit 5.6%
• Hunger Consume 25 Food 5.2%
• Legendary Weaponry Obtain a weapon with the legendary affinity 4.5%
• Chugger Drink 50 Liquids 4.1%
• Walk The Plank Kill a pirate 3.1%
• Gluttony Consume 50 Food 2.7%