Developer posts and news about this game.
Hi everyone, while I'm working on Level 3 I'm also fixing and improving some things on the way, and to not let the main branch of the game fall behind I'm pushing this small patch with some small fixes and improvements. This patch most importantly fixes some issues when generatin
Hi everyone, another small patch with some fixes and tweaks: Lockers now spawn in Level 1 's procedural rooms, allowing players to hide better from skinstealers. Also, there was a journal unlock that was not possible to get if you were playing singleplayer : the isolation event o
Small patch bringing some performance improvements to some meshes with too many vertices and a new Render Distance setting. Full patch notes: Optimized meshes for many props and enviroment objects, mainly related to Level 1 and Level 2 . Added Render Distance graphic setting Adju
Hey everyone! This update focuses on bringing more variety to Level 0's procedural generation. You'll now find different wall shapes, more points of interest, some references to the original Hobbytown layout, and a few nods to the upcoming Backrooms Movie. Level 0's sublevels als
Hey everyone! another small patch to adjust some tiny details I want to have deployed soon. stay posted for a regular update this month! Full patch notes: Adjusted a bit Level 0 lighting and post processing (its now a bit brighter!) Fixed wrong negative feedback on interact with
Hey everyone! I’m back from vacation with a small patch I worked on during that time. It includes some balance changes to entity spawn rates, along with a few minor bug fixes and code refactors. Hopefully nothing broke. if you spot any new issues, please let me know. I’ve adjuste
Hi everyone, I’m back with another development roadmap update. Past months First, a quick look at what’s been done since release and the last update. The main focus was polishing the game and improving the first-time player experience . I added more hints and quality-of-life feat
Hi everyone! In this update, the Lobby Browser has been added to the game, allowing players to find and join public lobbies more easily. Hosts can now kick players from the lobby, and lobbies can be set to Invite Only if you prefer to keep them private. A new text chat has also b
Small patch fixing some issues related to network synch and improved game load timeout handling. Full patch notes: Improved game load timeout logic and increased timeout time to 18 seconds Improved network synch regarding explorer group spawn and navigational items already placed
Hi everyone, small patch this time with some changes to stamina and player speed based on feedback: The player is now slightly faster, especially when sprinting. Stamina now drains slightly slower (effectively increasing total sprint time), but it also regenerates a bit slower. E
Hi everyone, I’m back with a regular update. The main addition this time is a small in-game objective that gives players more purpose during exploration. Earlier versions hinted that a rescue expedition is searching for you: now you can actively try to find them. You’ll discover
Hi everyone, hope you had a nice start of the year! In this small update, I've added an in game navigation map , that you can check any time during the game by pressing the "M" key. The map tracks levels visited in the current run, discovered exits, and levels found in previous p
Hi everyone, another small patch significantly improving player-to-player collision in multiplayer. I’ve also added some accessibility settings and additional hints on Level 0 . For the next patch, I’m working on an in-game navigation map, along with further improvements to onboa
Hey everyone, in this update I’m addressing one of the issues discussed in the Development Roadmap post regarding level navigation . With two new level exits , I’ve removed a common dead end in Level 2 ’s navigation. There’s now a new exit from Level 2 → Level 188 , and another f
Hey everyone, here’s another small patch with a few fixes and improvements. This update includes the first iteration of dynamic hints to improve the First Time User Experience , mainly focused on Level 0 and its sublevels. Exit signs will now appear near exit doors and spawn prog
Hi everyone! This is the first development roadmap update, where I’ll go over what’s next on the list and what you can expect in the coming months. I plan to post updates like this regularly so you can stay informed about what’s being worked on. There’s always a lot to tackle, so
Hey everyone, another small patch I wanted to push before the weekend ends. This one focuses on some environment updates, tweaks to the ending popup based on feedback, and a few balance changes I’d like to test regarding sanity loss when witnessing a player kill and sanity recove
Hey everyone, this is the first patch since the early access release! I'm keeping an eye on feedback and addressing issues as they come in. So far there are no critical bugs, but I’ve already made several tweaks based on player reports. If you run into anything or have feedback ,
After years of on-and-off development while juggling my full-time job, Backrooms: Wit's End is now available on Steam Early Access . I hope you enjoy the current state of the game. It’s fully playable , includes most core features , and offers a solid starting set of levels . I’m
Demo Patch v0.4.4.1 Thanks to everyone that played the demo so far! I'm really happy with the results and got a lot of good feedback so far. I want to bring up something while the demo is still available and keep an eye on how it evolves: level length consistency. I’ve seen diffe