ONE IN THE BACK

ONE IN THE BACK

Released Oct 2025

An escape-room styled series of puzzles await in the car that seems to contain neither rhyme nor reason. See if you can solve the mysteries of the photographs, and figure out what it means to be the ONE IN THE BACK.

95% positive · 253 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

One in the Back is a free-to-play, escape-room-style puzzle game that launched on October 14, 2025. The store description and short description present it as a self-contained experience — a single narrative journey through a car and its mysteries, with no mention of additional content, DLC, updates, or ongoing development plans. There are no news posts, no DLC listings, no roadmaps, and no developer communications indicating further content is coming. The game appears to have shipped as a complete, finished product.
Evidence
Store description presents a self-contained escape-room puzzle game with a defined scope — no mention of DLC, updates, or future content.
description · Oct 14, 2025 source development ending
high
Short description frames the game as a singular mystery experience with no indication of ongoing or planned content expansions.
store metadata · Oct 14, 2025 source development ending
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Mr. Jingo
Achievements
3
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Try to piece together clues from various photos as you traverse a car and it's inhabitants - from the trunk to the front seat to the --- -- --- ----.

MAIN FEATURES:

  • Escape room-like puzzle system in which several different types of medium to hard difficult puzzles will need to be solved sequentially to progress.

  • Text-less narrative with a mysterious cast of characters and portrayal of past events.

  • Psychological horror elements from the point of view of multiple characters

  • 2D drawn style portraying the main cabin of the car and other areas.

  • Ethereal and ominous soundtrack ambience.

CONTROLS:

  • Mouse point and click

  • Escape to open pause menu

  • Space to open photograph UI

Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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