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A jam submission

THE BACKROOMS | 后室View game page

WELCOME TO THE NEXT ROOM. THERE IS NO LAST ROOM.
Submitted by Emankcin01 — 3 hours, 54 minutes before the deadline
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THE BACKROOMS | 后室's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Aesthetics#1443.9133.913
Horror#2532.7392.739
Sound Design#2813.0003.000
Enjoyment (Best Game)#3242.9132.913
Story#3732.2172.217
Creativity#4232.7832.783

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What game engine did you make this project in?

RPG Maker

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Comments

Submitted

I absolutely adore the protagonist's design. Who could dislike a character with tired eyes wearing a turtleneck? I thought the portrait and the game's atmosphere matched perfectly. Remarkable artistry.

Submitted

Vibes are on the point with this one, and they seem to just keep building up as you go door by door. Very well made, achievements were fun, bit repetitive, but then again, isn't that just what the backrooms are. Loved also the art style and visual in general. Good work here.

Submitted

I like how the visuals get more distorted the longer the player is stuck in the Backrooms. The stats screen gets messed up as well, which kind of freaked me out. O_O Great jam submission!

Submitted (1 edit)

Really cool idea! I'm not very familiar with Backrooms games in general, but I imagine their charm comes from the liminal feel and how nothing seems to end. I definitely felt that with this. It’s maddening to keep walking around and around, and I like that concept.

I'm not sure if the super crazy screen effects were caused by me killing myself too much, but it’s almost impossible to find the door, though I did give it a real effort, so I’m not sure if there’s an actual ending. The effects feel a bit too intense, so I think we could tone them down a little.

I like the MC’s design. I do wish he talked a bit more, but it probably wouldn’t work well in this format and might be hard to implement. Still, I think it’s a neat idea.

Submitted

The character art is really expressive! This definitely feels like the backrooms, I spent a lot of time wandering around lost.

Submitted

Loved how you tied the sanity loss from the canon level 0 of the backrooms to the visual effects! I genuinely felt like I was actually going insane along with the character, and it felt like an endless nightmare! Good job!
Sadly, I felt a headache from the same visual effects, so I couldn't finish the game

Submitted

I got to 80 doors without even realising I was being sucked into the backrooms door by door.Much existentialism and captures the original backrooms of aimless wandering. It is both calming and unsettling which is weird to capture at the same time! Great work for a solo dev and the art is really cute! Awesome work!

Submitted

I like the idea of an endless top-down backrooms! I was expecting a monster to pop around the corner but it was surprisingly peaceful and relaxing!

Submitted

The parts that I've played, i really enjoyed it! And love the character design and the cute chibi sprite! Great game!

Submitted

LOVED the degradation mechanic overtime. the way the visuals just wore away overtime?? freaky. kinda sad it railroads u towards the whole killing urself thing but if its intentional its SOOO good. really refreshing take on the backrooms. solid 5/5

Submitted

Cool looking and creepy.

Submitted

Was loving the game until I heard the Vine Boom sound. Really took me out.
As someone who is also an artist, has released one RPG Maker Game, and also loves the backrooms, I adore this. It is in the fact my fav rendition of the backrooms I have seen so far. Also love the character artwork. I wanna know more about the guy.

Developer(+1)

!! I had no idea that SFX is a meme, thanks so much for letting me know!

Submitted(+1)

Does it have an ending or is it looped? eitherway its good. I like the menu buttons animation and the doors on the wall with nothing behind xd. I didnt noticed the end it all button till the end. nice game

Submitted

Super cool!

Submitted

10/10 filled me with existential dread and made me feel very lonely and scared. also the ART IS SO AMAZING!!! Probably one of the best RPG maker games ive ever played found in a weeklong jam!! Thank you for making something so unique!!

Submitted

Paranoia and dread inducing! I absolutely adored my time with this!! The sound design and visuals are great, and I also really enjoyed the main character's design. 

 Hey all Friends!

I’ve uploaded my new horror game for Scream Jam 2025 👻

Every sound, detail, and moment carries the energy and love I’ve put into it 🎮

I’d truly appreciate if you could give it a try and share your feedback 💫

Every rating and comment inspires me to grow and create even more amazing experiences 💖

Let’s keep this jam full of positive vibes and creativity ⚡

👉 I’ll gladly play and rate your games too with full support 🥰❤🥰❤🥰❤🥰❤🥰❤

Submitted

I like the main character's character design!

Submitted

I love how you turned the backrooms in a top down view !