You play as one of MagWave's researchers, going on an expedition into the Complex. When that expedition goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the infinite maze of hallways. Otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something in there with you?
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Grave, unpretentious, contemporary and raw.
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- rawmeticulous
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- pgWave.
- Publisher
- pgWave.
- Released
- July 18, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
IGDB rating 6.3/10 from 6 ratings.
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