Liminality

About this game

You come home from a long day at work, go to bed, and when you wake up, something's very different...


Liminality is a relaxing liminal horror game focused on exploration, the poolrooms and other liminal spaces.


*the game might look different based on your graphics level and graphics card


The game revolves entirely around Liminal Spaces, but what exactly are they? Liminality refers to something stuck between two different places or states. Liminal Spaces embody this, serving as areas in a state of transition. But when you stumble upon these places devoid of life, it's eerie. You'd expect company, but it's just you... or at least you believe so.


The poolrooms are a series of big, dimly lit spaces filled with lukewarm water. These eerie, empty areas seem to stretch on forever, mixing a weird sense of calm with creeping dread. As you wander through the quiet water and deserted halls, the unsettling silence makes you wonder if you're really alone.

Latest news

• Announcements·20 Apr 2025Official

  Liminality (1.0)

  Liminality Full Release Thank you so much for the immense support during this year of development. Liminality is finally fully released. Please note: the game might still have a few small issues, we didn't want to extend the deadline by a few days, and these small issues will be fixed within a few days time. If you find any, please report them in the Community Hub, we might not have found them yet! Split game files into chunks Every chapter now has its own menu (in exception of Chapter 6 and Chapter 7) Fixed camera movement partially Removed some annoying screenshake Chapter 1: Added prologue Added Chapter 4 Added Chapter 5 Added Chapter 6 Added Chapter 7 Fixed some bugs Overhauled the employee hotel Added multiple endings Added main endings 1, 2 & 3 Removed DLC text from the chapter selection menu Removed unused locked options from the menu Removed new game text (saving system has been scrapped) Removed coordinates on FPS counter Polished current game mechanics New "original" loading screen Changed chapter 1 image on chapter selection Moved difficulty selection to the chapter selection menu (any difficulty other than Liminal is NOT canon) Added an option to disable texture streaming
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• Announcements·7 Apr 2025Official

  Full Release Date

  Release Date Liminality is releasing this month (day specified below)!! New information, as well as a changelog and the full day of when it is releasing is available on the website. TL;DR: Fixes Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 Endings 1, 2 and 3 (in consecutive order, each one will require the one before it to be completed) (short) Prologue
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• Announcements·22 Jan 2025Official

  Liminality 1.0 Announcement

  Version 1.0 Announcement Liminality 1.0 is finally getting released (been a while). I agree that this game has not been updated as much as The Backrooms Deluxe before being fully released, but 1.0 will add way more content compared to TBDX Early Access -> 1.0. I apologize for the lack of updates and mediocre chapters 2 & 3, but I hope this update will make the game more enjoyable and less mediocre. There is also a secret in the looped version of Chapter 2, if you can find it. Main changes: Ending to the liminality lore Multiple alternative endings 5+ new chapters A prologue The character's backstory Bug fixes, of course Many more we do not dare to announce... Liminality is no longer going to update, and will instead stay on 0.13 up to the release of 1.0. I would like to thank everyone who participated in making this possible personally. This means you, the awesome community, the beta testers, and a special thanks to: ojpme ThisOne Not Sure / A JANITOR Zanndo Nova Lele DavidJoacaRo and of course to all the people who supported me early on. (please note that the names are in no particular order, please don't get offended because I didn't put your name as the first one in the list) In case you didn't notice, this isn't really a "relaxing" type of game, nor is it a "horror" type of game, it's kind of both. If you enjoy liminal spaces, there's no way of telling wether you'll like this game or not, you can watch gameplays on youtube, or even refund the game if it's not your type of game. Update 1.0 is completely free for owners of Early Access, but may or may not increase the price of the game (depending on what I decide is best for the game) The next announcement will 99% be the 1.0 release announcement. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44959079/52ac36a74766a3ac22a58ee7fb75977bde771b35.png
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• Patch Notes·7 Dec 2024Official

  Launcher

  Liminality and The Backrooms Deluxe now both have a launcher!
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• Patch Notes·17 Nov 2024Official

  Hotfix 0.13.1

  Hotfix 0.13.1 Full changelog in-game. Employee Hotel post processing and texturing issue has been fully fixed, as well as the softlock upon pausing while viewing an instruction manual page. In case any more issues are encountered, you are free to report them.
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