Chained in the Backrooms

Chained in the Backrooms

Early access since Feb 2025

Chained in the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op, mission-based horror game. Trapped in a blurry subconscious and chained together, toy bears must solve puzzles, complete challenging missions, and survive against creatures trying to destroy them.

69% positive · 1,100 reviews
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In early access, still in active development
Medium confidence
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In early access, still in active development
Medium confidence
Active Development

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Evaluation

Chained in the Backrooms entered Steam Early Access on February 13, 2025 as a 1–4 player co-op horror game and remains in Early Access as of today. Task+ Studios has continued developing and expanding the game since launch. The notable content milestones are Episode 2 (referenced in a hot-fix on February 14, 2025, indicating it was available at or shortly after launch) and Episode 3, which shipped on June 27, 2025 with new creatures, puzzles, a platforming section, and a boss fight. Alongside these major drops, the developer has shipped feature patches overhauling level design, upgrading to HDRP graphics, improving chain mechanics and character controls, and multiple bug-fix and hot-fix patches. The most recent developer communication is the hot-fix posted on June 28, 2025. The game has not graduated to a 1.0 release, and the developer has made no statement about concluding Early Access or wrapping up development. With two major content episodes and consistent patch activity across the period from February 2025 through late June 2025, the studio has shown a sustained pattern of active development. The last communication was on June 28, 2025 — roughly 15 months before today's date of September 24, 2026 — which is a notable silence, but given the Early Access status and no developer statement about stopping development, the game is still best characterized as actively in development, albeit with a quieter recent period.
Evidence
Episode 3 released with new creatures, puzzles, a platforming section, and a new boss fight
news post · Jun 27, 2025 source content shipped
high
Hot-fix released the day after Episode 3 — the most recent developer communication on record
news post · Jun 28, 2025 source development ongoing
medium

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Task+ Studios
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Chained in the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror game. It features levels with liminal space environments where you can solve puzzles, complete tasks, and fight against creatures with unique designs. Your choices will impact the game's progression.

The game is based on a popular creepypasta. Unlike other games of this genre, we have created different mini-games and puzzles in each level. As you progress, you will encounter scarier and more intense atmospheres. To advance, you must explore each level, understand the tasks and mini-games, and learn how to deal with the creatures.

All the while, you are chained to one another. The chains restrict your movement, requiring you to move together. This may make it challenging when playing mini-games or escaping from creatures.

You can interact with environmental elements to survive. There are items you can loot, which can be used to restore stamina and health.

Each level may feature different environment designs, puzzles, and creatures. Level transitions are indicated to the players. If players lose, they restart from the checkpoint. There is no connection between levels, and the tasks are independent of each other. The difficulty level will increase as you progress.

The Backrooms are actually a dream. Every time you pass a level, you move through a layer of the dream. To escape the Backrooms forever, you must overcome and complete all the levels.

Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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