Adrift in the Backrooms

About this game

Adrift in the Backrooms is online co-op adventure game up to 4 players where you and your friends explore, solve puzzles and try to find your way out. It takes some elements from the backrooms, but as a whole it's designed to offer a new experience for players. It's a refreshing mix of backrooms and more traditional horror/adventure games.

Levels

Explore 11 unique levels that each offer something different

Entities

Encounter many entities with different behaviors

Puzzles

Complete puzzles throughout the game

1-4 Player co-op

Take your friends with you on a journey to the backrooms

Latest news

• Patch Notes·5 Mar 2026Official

  Fixing bugs and improving gameplay

  Improvements Increased the change for cookies to appear in lockers and chests Added option to drop items from inventory by dragging Updated the visual look of level 1 and main menu to be bit more like classic backrooms Adjusted visual look of health and sanity bars Adjusted stamina so that it doesn't drain by only pressing sprint key Fully depleting stamina now automatically makes it to regenerate without letting go of the sprint key Changed flashlight animation Reworked flashlight animations to be fully consistent between flashlight owner and other players Added baseboard moulding and window frames to level 9 Bugs Fixed a bug with options menu staying open Fixed getting through some walls in level 8 Fixed new level 4 elevator bug that made players fall through the map in some cases Fixed new bug with level 1 notes that made them active after leaving their proximity Again small fix to achievements and level completed texts (finally should be working after a great amount of testing!) Small fixes to settings Fixed a mistake in the latest patch that prevented using painkillers and almond waters with the "use" button Fixed a bug with level 3 map that made players disappear from it if host was far enough Fixed problem with a small change of ending video getting stuck Replication Fixed replicating issue with level 2 final door Fixed replicating issue with camera shakes Fixed replicating issue with mushroom replenishing sanity Added replication to the blood screen and improved replication with low sanity effect on spectators And other adjustments
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• Patch Notes·12 Nov 2025Official

  Fix for level achievements

  Fixed problem with level achievements and level completed textsMade leaving chests possible by pressing tabReduced the initial amount of running needed in level 8Changed level 8 special achievementSome Lighting changes to level 9Changed the final note in level 9Added new item: CookieCookie increases stamina regeneration and reduces stamina depletion while runningEating multiple cookies extends the effect durationCookies can be found from chests and lockers and also from achievement rooms
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• Patch Notes·9 Nov 2025Official

  Small Patch

  Increased the distance that the entity moves in the new level to prevent campingFixed players hearing entity sounds after finding the exit in the new levelFixed storage key labeled only as "key" when picking it upFixed a mistake in the pipe puzzle that made it not workIncreased air control when player is in the airMade some jumps easier in level 7Fixed issues with client side jumping on platforms in level 7Fixed a small replicating issue with keypadsGreatly reduced client sided spectating jitterFixed floating flashlight bug in level 8
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• Patch Notes·31 Aug 2025Official

  New Level & Entities Update

  Celebrating incoming two year aniversary for the game, this update brings a new extra level "Basement" and two new entities. This update also improves movement, levels and overall gameplay. Below are all the patch notes.EntitiesAdded two new entitiesFixed a bug where entity catches the player when it should not be able toEntity in level 1 now follows players over the pitfallsSome of the entities now follow players through doors and might open doors by themselvesDoorsDoors now always open away from the playerUpdated the look of the doors keeping the same vibeChanged metal door sounds and added door closing soundFixed wrong door opening when multiple doors are closeCharacterModified jumping mechanic and removed jumping "cooldown"Improved character running animationsAdded new better running and jumping soundsModified sanity effect and made sanity last longerMade stamina generate fasterAdded indicator for low staminaFixed a bug where spectating players wont automatically change view target when the target diesInventoryChanged backpack sound and added closing soundVisual improvements such as adding slot numbers and changes to item icon styleFixed inventory bug where it stays on after closing a containerAdded more visible interact key when looking at itemsIncreased distance where the crosshair is shown when looking at interactable objectsLevelsAdded new extra level: BasementAdded rain and lights to level 4 and fixed and enhanced achievementAdded more lights and props to level 6Made level 2 brighterUpdated level 5 "toilets" to not stop entities from catching players if the door is openMade some jumps easier in level 7 because of the reduced jumping speedOptimized levels 4, 5 and 10Added markers to the map in level 3 that show players current location and directionAdded text that shows if the level is completed in the level selectionMade each level to now unlock two new levels, so skipping is possibleVideosAdded intro videoAdded two outro videos+All kinds of smaller fixes a...
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• Patch Notes·17 Jul 2024Official

  Hotfix

  Hotfix for yesterdays update
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