Inside the Backrooms Player Count: Is It Dead?

Inside the Backrooms

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Inside the Backrooms

MrFatcatJun 20, 2022Adventure, Indie, Early Access

$6.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Horror
  • Multiplayer
  • Survival Horror
  • Puzzle
  • Psychological Horror
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-Op
  • Adventure
  • Exploration
  • First-Person
Playing now
275
Updated 22 minutes ago
24-hour peak
858
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
14,807
Oct 1, 2022
Avg this month
404
+67.63% vs last month
Steam reviews
81%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Inside the Backrooms player count chart

Inside the Backrooms has a small but active player base. 275 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 7% on the month before).

History from Jun 1, 2022

Inside the Backrooms monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026404+163+67.63%1,323
October 2026241+6+2.55%1,286
September 2026235-342-29.48%818
August 2026n/a-1,543-57.08%1,160
July 2026n/a-201-6.92%2,703
June 2026n/a+2,309+388.07%2,904
May 2026n/a+35+6.25%595
April 2026n/a-19-3.28%560
March 2026n/a+119+25.87%579
February 2026n/a-270-36.99%460
January 2026n/a-413-36.13%730
December 2025n/a-92-7.45%1,143
November 2025n/a+292+30.97%1,235
October 2025n/a+325+52.59%943
September 2025n/a-24-3.74%618
August 2025n/a-18-2.73%642
July 2025n/a-244-26.99%660
June 2025n/a+59+6.98%904
May 2025n/a-54-6.01%845
April 2025n/a-233-20.58%899
March 2025n/a-181-13.79%1,132
February 2025n/a-108-7.6%1,313
January 2025n/a-244-14.65%1,421
December 2024n/a-3,016-64.43%1,665
November 2024n/a+3,500+296.36%4,681
October 2024n/a-100-7.81%1,181
September 2024n/a+259+25.34%1,281
August 2024n/a-755-42.49%1,022
July 2024n/a-16-0.89%1,777
June 2024n/a+747+71.41%1,793
May 2024n/a-345-24.8%1,046
April 2024n/a-533-27.7%1,391
March 2024n/a+536+38.62%1,924
February 2024n/a-136-8.92%1,388
January 2024n/a-460-23.19%1,524
December 2023n/a-923-31.75%1,984
November 2023n/a-2,494-46.18%2,907
October 2023n/a-573-9.59%5,401
September 2023n/a+4,183+233.56%5,974
August 2023n/a-951-34.68%1,791
July 2023n/a-1,081-28.28%2,742
June 2023n/a+200+5.52%3,823
May 2023n/a-2,168-37.44%3,623
April 2023n/a+3,094+114.72%5,791
March 2023n/a-247-8.39%2,697
February 2023n/a+193+7.02%2,944
January 2023n/a-2,458-47.19%2,751
December 2022n/a-3,674-41.36%5,209
November 2022n/a-5,924-40.01%8,883
October 2022n/a+5,379+57.05%14,807
September 2022n/a-3,575-27.49%9,428
August 2022n/a+2,887+28.54%13,003
July 2022n/a+10,051+15463.08%10,116
June 2022n/an/an/a65

How many people are playing Inside the Backrooms?

At this moment Inside the Backrooms has 275 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1,629 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 858 players. Today's peak is 46% above its 30-day average daily peak of 587.

Inside the Backrooms player count history

Over the last 30 days Inside the Backrooms averaged a daily peak of 587 players, up 7% compared with the 30 days before (547). Its highest point this month (1,323) is 7% above the same period last year (1,235). In its first month after release (Jun 20, 2022) it peaked at 10,116 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 14,807, set on Oct 1, 2022.

Best time to play Inside the Backrooms

Based on the last 14 days, Inside the Backrooms is busiest around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and quietest around 00:00 UTC (7 PM in New York), when about 76% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Inside the Backrooms players by hour and weekday

When Inside the Backrooms has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSaturday at 14:00 UTCabout 704 players on average
QuietestWednesday at 00:00 UTCabout 96 players on average
Busy vs quiet7.3xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About Inside the Backrooms

Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...

Developer
MrFatcat
Publisher
MrFatcat, Dropsiick
Released
Jun 20, 2022
Genre
Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
6 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Inside the Backrooms price history

$6.99
price now (US)
$3.84
lowest recorded (-45%) · Jul 11, 2024 archived
-20%
typical sale discount · 5 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Inside the Backrooms is at its full price of $6.99. It usually goes on sale for about 20% off (around $5.59), and the lowest we have recorded is $3.84.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Inside the Backrooms price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$6.99$6.996.23 EURbase
Euro area6,99€$7.856.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom£5.99$8.067.18 EUR+15%
CanadaC$ 9.99$7.156.37 EUR+2%
AustraliaA$ 10.00$7.006.24 EUR0%
New ZealandNZ$ 10.00$5.625.01 EUR-20%
Brazil cheapestR$19,99$3.663.26 EUR-48%
MexicoMex$ 99.00$5.334.74 EUR-24%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$6.99$6.996.23 EUR0%
Poland31,99 zł$8.187.29 EUR+17%
SwitzerlandCHF 7.75$9.488.44 EUR+36%
Norway80,00 kr$8.607.67 EUR+23%
Turkey (MENA USD)$6.99$6.996.23 EUR0%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$4.69$4.694.18 EUR-33%
South AfricaR 79.00$4.814.29 EUR-31%
India₹399.00$4.223.76 EUR-40%
IndonesiaRp 70 000$3.873.45 EUR-45%
China¥39.00$5.855.21 EUR-16%
Japan¥999$6.305.62 EUR-10%
South Korea₩ 9,000$6.695.96 EUR-4%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Inside the Backrooms reviews over time

81% Very Positive81% of 45,032 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Inside the Backrooms on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
7
24-hour peak viewers
10
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Inside The Backrooms", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Inside the Backrooms Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 31 Oct 2026, with a peak of 806 viewers and 41 on average.

Inside the Backrooms streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Inside the Backrooms streamers this week

  1. TurcoSerafan44
  2. TinkTV36
  3. clueney20
  4. x3_Leyla17
  5. zRevengeance17

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Inside the Backrooms achievements

Inside the Backrooms has 31 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 18.6% of them; the rarest, Lights Out, is held by 0.0% of players.

  • INSIDE THE BACKROOMSHidden achievement89.0%
  • ENTITY #3 VICTIMHidden achievement62.4%
  • ENTITY ## VICTIMHidden achievement57.9%
  • ENTITY #8 VICTIMHidden achievement52.6%
  • THE DARK ROOMSHidden achievement49.0%
  • THE PARKINGHidden achievement45.8%
  • ENTITY #10 VICTIMHidden achievement41.7%
  • ENTITY #67 VICTIMHidden achievement36.4%
  • ENTITY #5 VICTIMHidden achievement28.1%
  • THE OFFICE ROOMSHidden achievement23.4%
  • THE BACKROOMSHidden achievement19.9%
  • THE SEWERAGEHidden achievement13.8%
  • THE OLD HOTELHidden achievement10.0%
  • FLESH CAKEHidden achievement8.5%
  • THE GRASS CORRIDORSHidden achievement8.2%
  • SPEEDRUNNERComplete 5 levels, each one in less than 20 minutes.8.1%
  • BACKROOMS TOP SURVIVORUnlock the Easy, Basic and Hard Escape Achievements.5.1%
  • BASIC ESCAPEComplete 5 levels in NORMAL difficulty.3.0%
  • EASY ESCAPEComplete 5 levels in EASY difficulty.2.9%
  • The PoolroomsYou escaped from the level #372.2%
  • Mutant VictimYou have been killed by the caterpillar mutant entity.1.9%
  • The TrainstationYou escaped from the level #801.9%
  • Run For LifeYou escaped from the level #!!!1.6%
  • The CavesYou escaped from the level #81.4%
  • HARDCORE ESCAPEComplete 5 levels in HARD difficulty.0.7%
  • Alternative DarkroomsComplete the Dark Rooms with at least 3 entities mods enabled.0.4%
  • Alternative OfficeComplete the Office Level with at least 2 entity mod enabled0.4%
  • Alternative SewerComplete the sewers level with at least 3 entities mods enabled0.4%
  • Alternative HotelComplete the Terror Hotel level with at least 3 entities mods enabled0.4%
  • Alternative Grass RoomsComplete the grass corridors level with at least 5 entities mods enabled0.4%
  • Lights OutYou escaped from the level #60.0%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Inside the Backrooms news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Inside the Backrooms FAQ

Is Inside the Backrooms dead?

Inside the Backrooms has a small but active player base. 275 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 7% on the month before).

How many people play Inside the Backrooms?

275 people are playing Inside the Backrooms on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 858 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Inside the Backrooms?

Inside the Backrooms reached its all-time Steam peak of 14,807 concurrent players on Oct 1, 2022.

Is Inside the Backrooms growing or declining?

Inside the Backrooms is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 587, up 7% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Inside the Backrooms most active?

Inside the Backrooms usually has the most players around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and the fewest around 00:00 UTC (7 PM in New York).

How much does Inside the Backrooms cost?

Inside the Backrooms costs $6.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Inside the Backrooms has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Inside the Backrooms on Steam is $3.84 (45% off), on Jul 11, 2024 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $6.99 right now.

Is Inside the Backrooms on sale right now?

No, Inside the Backrooms is at its full price of $6.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 20%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 45%.

Where is Inside the Backrooms cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Inside the Backrooms is cheapest in Brazil at R$19,99, about $3.66 or 48% below the US price of $6.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Inside the Backrooms good?

Steam players rate Inside the Backrooms Very Positive: 81% of 45,032 reviews are positive.

When did Inside the Backrooms come out?

Inside the Backrooms was released on Steam on Jun 20, 2022.

Who made Inside the Backrooms?

Inside the Backrooms was developed by MrFatcat and published by MrFatcat, Dropsiick.

Is Inside the Backrooms still worth playing?

Inside the Backrooms has a smaller but active community on Steam today (275 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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