BACKROOMS NO RETURN: Prologue

Released Aug 2024

Explore the poolrooms in a inmersive cooperative horror game. Immerse yourself in the story of scientists who are exploring the depths of the poolrooms and end up encountering various obstacles in order to find a way back to reality.

32% positive · 1,236 reviews

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Released, content planned but development status unclear

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Released, content planned but development status unclear

Low confidence

Content Planned

Development Uncertain

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

BACKROOMS NO RETURN: Prologue launched as a free-to-play cooperative horror game on August 9, 2024. Two days after launch, the developer posted a message on August 11, 2024 acknowledging a rough launch and explicitly stating that "this is not the final version" and that they are "still working hard to bring you the full release." This confirms the game is intended as a prologue ahead of a larger, complete product. A follow-up performance patch was posted on August 19, 2024 — the last communication on record from the developer. Since that date, no further updates, patch notes, announcements, or developer posts of any kind have appeared. The promised full release and "exciting improvements" remain undelivered with no status update. The developer has been silent since August 19, 2024, making it unclear whether the full game is still in active development.

Evidence

Developer explicitly states this is not the final version and confirms a full release is still being worked on, with updates promised soon.

news post · Aug 11, 2024 source content planned

high

Performance improvements patch released. Developer reaffirms ongoing work toward a quality full release. This is the last communication from the developer on record.

news post · Aug 19, 2024 source development ongoing

medium

Media

Details

Developer

FriedGPU

Publisher

FriedGPU

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

3D Horror First-Person Funny Psychological Horror Story Rich Action Psychological Adventure Survival Horror Dark Free to Play Voice Control Hand-drawn Emotional

About this game

Explore and face the dangers of the poolrooms in an immersive cooperative horror game. You play as a scientist whose mission is to explore the depths of the poolrooms for research purposes. You will soon realise that you have made a mistake and that there is no way out. Through escaping from various creatures you will have to find a way out of there.

- Singleplayer & Co-op Multiplayer

- Proximity Voice Chat

- Host and join lobbies

Play as a scientist whose goal is to explore the poolrooms. Finding a way back to reality will be your main goal.
As part of their ongoing research into human consciousness, the Neuro-Bio-Psychology Laboratory (NBP) has developed a revolutionary new machine. That teleports you into another dimesion called Backrooms. It is up to you how long you stay there...
With this technology, they can explore these dimensions in search for answers to this misterious dimension.

This game is powered by Unreal Engine 5 and we have focused on getting the best graphics possible to give you more immersion.

To make the levels more entertaining, you will have to complete a series of puzzles in order to continue. There are many different types of puzzles you will have to complete to continue your journe. The solution is not always obvious, but if you follow the trail of clues, then it should become clear what needs to happen next.