The Backrooms: Deeper

The Backrooms: Deeper is a difficult game about searching the Backrooms for your missing son, Caleb. You enter with only a video camera, infinite stamina and your wits. The experience shifts between fear, dread and frustration, and calmer stretches of walking.

Find Caleb

Three years after Caleb disappears into the Backrooms, his father believes he has found a way in and sets out to find him. The entrances move in and out of existence, and he leaves a letter as his last communication with the outside world. He is determined not to leave without Caleb, whatever it takes.

You have one chance to find your son, but the Backrooms’ supernatural properties bring you back after every death. Death restarts the search, and time is irrelevant. As you repeatedly navigate the twelve levels, you learn from each attempt; your character does not level up, but you do.

Read the rooms

Look for subtleties in the rooms, walls and landscape. The environment contains hints and easter eggs, and its details can help you get closer to Caleb. There are no health potions, weapons or inventory; your camera is the only item you carry. The walls may speak, and you may hear Caleb guiding you, though it may also be your sanity slipping away. Finding him could let you both escape the Backrooms and end the loop.

A repeated search

The game can be extremely difficult, and you will die often. Each return gives you another chance to learn as you make your way through the levels, with no character progression beyond what you discover for yourself.