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The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
Steelkrill Studio · released Feb 20, 2025 · Early Access from May 25, 2022 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, expl
Released Feb 20, 2025 · Early Access from May 25, 2022
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 80% positive of 591 Steam reviews | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 8 | Oct 23, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 9 | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 3 | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 5 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 11k – 65k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $94k – $320k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 591 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 19–109 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Escape Room | 1 in 208 games |
| Thriller | 1 in 34 games |
| Survival Horror | 1 in 23 games |
| Gore | 1 in 22 games |
| Survival | 1 in 13 games |
| Early Access | 1 in 13 games |
| Psychological Horror | 1 in 12 games |
| Dark | 1 in 12 games |
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