Back
Released Jul 2024
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
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Steam $6.99
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Evaluation
Back is a full-motion video (FMV) horror game released on July 30, 2024 by the three-person indie studio MYSTERY CROWN. The game itself shipped as a complete standalone experience, but it is the first entry in an ongoing series that the developer has continued to actively build upon.
Since Back's release, MYSTERY CROWN has maintained a prolific output: Back 2 (Back: Fade) launched in late April/early May 2025, and Back 3: Spooky followed on September 27, 2025. The developer has explicitly stated that Back 4 is planned — its script is already written — and is currently in the fundraising stage. In their September 2025 announcement, they even outlined a long-term vision extending to a potential Back 7, where two separate protagonist storylines would converge.
On April 18, 2026, the studio posted a detailed release lineup for the rest of 2026, listing six additional projects including horror FMVs and demo versions of new game formats. The developer has been communicating regularly and transparently throughout, including candid posts about financial pressures and studio survival strategies.
The studio's most recent communication was April 18, 2026 — roughly two months before today — maintaining their consistent pattern of regular updates. MYSTERY CROWN has made clear they intend to keep producing content in this series and beyond for as long as they can sustain the studio.
Evidence
Developer announces a full 2026 release lineup of six additional FMV titles, confirming the studio is actively producing new content throughout the year.
Developer states the script for Back 4 is complete and that all current secondary projects are being made specifically to raise funds for Back 4's production.
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Developer
Publisher
MYSTERY CROWN
Achievements
28
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
《Back》is a full-motion live action horror game. Players will take on the role of the “Ren Xing” and experience a suspenseful and bizarre journey in the game. In the game, the player will explore a huge villa. The villa hides a huge conspiracy, players will face different emergencies to choose different ways to respond, and different ways to respond will determine the final outcome.
The game sets up a number of search links, players need to remember the content of each search, search content has a lot of information to help players decide how to choose in each life and death choice link.
According to the content of the search link in the game, the player needs to choose when facing danger, if the choice is wrong, it is...
The opening and ending of the game are completely unimaginable to the player, they are not really themselves, friends are not real friends, enemies are not real enemies
Background
Ren Xing as a real estate agent (thought at the time), came to a villa for field shooting, but accidentally fell into a horrible plot, players need to choose how to escape the villa. Finally through different choices to start different game endings. Whether the puzzle can be solved, or forever trapped in the villa, depends on the player's search and choice during the process.Game features
Puzzle
The game sets up a number of search links, players need to remember the content of each search, search content has a lot of information to help players decide how to choose in each life and death choice link.
Select
According to the content of the search link in the game, the player needs to choose when facing danger, if the choice is wrong, it is...
Reversal
The opening and ending of the game are completely unimaginable to the player, they are not really themselves, friends are not real friends, enemies are not real enemies
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Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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