The atmosphere is described as genuinely terrifying, with a high degree of tension and a focus on psychological dread. Anxiety increases when looking at entities, causing visual distortions. Proximity voice chat is included, allowing team communication—but entities can hear you.
VR support is currently reported as very poor (though being improved). ABOUT Inside the Backrooms
“"I've spent hours getting killed over and over and over and it's just not that much fun anymore. IDK." - Steam Community User” Steam Community · 3 years ago The atmosphere is described as genuinely terrifying, with
“Honest to God one of the best Backrooms games I've played. This game goes out of its way to not include all of the bloat that the Backrooms have come to be associated with, and thus the original horror that the Backrooms was made for works in this game." -...” Steam Community · 1 year ago VR support is currently reported as very poor
Some levels (like "Level FUN") can feel unfair due to instant-death entities.