Shifting To The Backrooms

STTB is a light horror game with a minimal amount of jump scares, focusing on story, the atmosphere of liminal spaces and puzzles. Unlike most Backrooms co-op adventures, our game focuses on a single-player story campaign . We understand that multiplayer is fun. but we aim to deliver something fresh : A deep plot with actual characters. No clichéd "yellow corridors" — we’ve reimagined Backrooms. Explore various atmospheric liminal spaces: from comfortable to eerie and find your way out of the nightmare. Game Description "Shifting To The Backrooms" is a mix of psychological horror and drama game where the protagonist, Will, grappling with family tragedies, discovers the method of "shifting" enabling him to enter dream liminal worlds and escape from his grim reality. However, the dream turns into a nightmare from which Will cannot wake up. The game will feature : More than 15 liminal spaces Unique and abstract levels never seen before in Backrooms games Complex puzzles, Non-Euclidean spaces An intriguing story about shifting and parallel universes Gameplay A walking simulator with exploration of liminal spaces and puzzle-solving: Travel through non-Euclidean spaces Solve abstract and engaging puzzles Find your way out — avoid and hide from entity monsters Story The core of the game is Will’s personal journey , not the "spaces." Liminality and Backrooms are just the stage. Will, a 15-year-old, battles family turmoil tied to his father, mother, sister, and mother's new friend (all revealed in-game). He seeks peace by "shifting" to safe levels, but dreams morph into an inescapable nightmare. Your task : guide Will to wakefulness. Through dreams, you’ll uncover ways to alter reality and secrets that reshape his family’s fate. Explore the story, collect notes and learn different shifting methods (do not try at home) Themes explored : Shifting, astral projections, transcendental travel Oneirokinesis ( Can thought influence reality through dreams? ) Fear of being trapped in the astral plane, a dream, or an alternate reality The thin line between sleep and reality Would you risk Shifting To The Backrooms? We hope you would! See you in the Backrooms! :)