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Blue Tango Street · Published by Blue Tango Street · Official site ↗
Content notice: While nothing in this game is explicitly for mature audiences only, BACKSPACE BACKSPACE BACKSPACE depicts a bleak and depressing reality that we do not think is appropriate for children, whose lives should be filled with hope. Aside from minor distorted visuals and disturbing music, the aforementioned depiction was done without swear words, violence (stark or implied), or adult-only content of any kind.
Very Positive — 98% positive (62 reviews) · 6 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
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Adventure, Indie · 2024 · More under £5 games
Embark on a journey as a struggling author facing extinction in Blue Tango Street’s 2024 indie adventure, where the rise of artificial intelligence challenges your creative survival.
About this game
Immerse yourself in Backspace Backspace Backspace, a narrative-driven game that explores the inner turmoil of a struggling writer in an age where AI has made the written word wholly automated.
Game Features:
Narrative-focused visual novella putting the player in the shoes of a tortured creative soul.
Homemade pixel art direction reminiscent of the GBA era.
Full soundtrack of chiptune-style music.
Meaningful choices.
Dialogue available in nine languages (so far!): English, Arabic, Turkish, French, Chinese (traditional & simplified), Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, and Japanese! Get in touch if you can help localize the game in other languages.
Two endings. Try to get both!
We made this game in one week. Debugging and further touch-ups took two months. We never created pixel art or original music before, but we used this project as an opportunity to push ourselves outside our comfort zone and grow more independent as a team of two. Above all else, Backspace Backspace Backspace is our love letter to every creative soul out there. Keep making!
Because we appreciate transparency, and to help you save your money, here's what this game is not:
A "long" game. We made this game with compactness in mind. Expect no more than 20 minutes of gameplay.
A flawless game. Backspace Backspace Backspace is a small project made in a limited time frame, with limited experience, and virtually no resources, with the intent of learning how to make a game from scratch. Naturally, it will have technical issues. We are still working on them, but we don't want this game to hold us back from focusing on our next project. If you encounter a bug, please let us know.
We have many more games lined up in the near future. If you already purchased Backspace Backspace Backspace and would like to support us further, we would be immensely grateful to you. Leave us a review, tell your friends about this game, or purchase the Backspace Backspace Backspace soundtrack (which is also available on YouTube for free).
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ (Windows 8, 10, and 11 will also work)
- Processor: 1.6 GHz or faster (Any dual-core CPU should suffice)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics (such as Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Backspace Backspace Backspace Turned Two!!
Our first game, Backspace Backspace Backspace, just turned TWO!! Can you believe it's been two whole years already? We're so happy our little experimental game touched so many souls. Thank you for playing! Please feel free to share it with you friends, and leave a review, it helps us tremendously. We continue to get reviews and posts that reflect on the arduous journey ahead for creative endeavors in this AI era. People are understandably afraid that what they love doing could be taken away from them. People can and do "create with AI" now. In the same way that someone might claim to lift heavy weights with a forklift, rather than with their own hands. The strenuous path of working against one's own limitations is the only true way to improve. A sedentary person will inevitably watch their muscles atrophy. So, too, will the mind atrophy, when its only job is offloaded.We made this game in a time when the fear of being replaced by AI was a fresh wound. Looking back at the last two years, we feel more assured than ever that the human touch and the creative spark are inseparable. No amount of prompts can take that away. Keep making, Blue Tango StreetRead full article on Community Announcements (robo_blade)AnnouncementsOfficial
Announcing our new game, Dance Dance Detective!
Announcing our new game... Dance Dance Detective! A detective-adventure-murder-mystery-choreography-dancing-rhythm-game!Watch the Trailer on YouTubeIn this game you will: 💃🏼Create dance choreographies🔍 Investigate wacky murder suspects🧩 Spot and connect clues🛳 ... on a cruise!🍫 And find who killed the chief science officer of the Bolero Chocolate Company! We made this demo as a proof of concept in ~3 months. It is still in a very early stage of development. We could use all the feedback we can get. Please consider taking some time to tell us how to improve Dance Dance Detective. It would help us out immensely. Thank you and see you on the dance floor!Try the demo now and please don't forget to wishlist the game! Keep dancing, Blue Tango StreetRead full article on Community Announcements (robo_blade)AnnouncementsOfficial
Japanese Language Support!
Thanks to Jun Kurihara, now you can play the game in Japanese! We enjoyed working with this talented translator :) If you need Japanese localization, hit them up! You can change the language in the settings in the main menu.Much love, Blue Tango StreetRead full article on Community Announcements (robo_blade)AnnouncementsOfficial
Sips and Sonnets is out now!
Our second game Sips and Sonnets is out now! It took 12 months, lots of love, and the hard work of a wonderful group of talented collaborators!Please buy it, tell your friends about it, and leave a review 💙 And thank you again for supporting us through playing/buying Backspace Backspace Backspace!Much love,Blue Tango StreetRead full article on Community Announcements (robo_blade)AnnouncementsOfficial
Sips and Sonnets, our second title, coming this Sep!
Thank you so much for playing Backspace Backspace Backspace. Your support has allowed us to fund and complete our next game, Sips and Sonnets!Play as a kind elderly lady in the British countryside in Sips and Sonnets. Make tea, write poetry, and explore life after retirement in this cozy 2-4 hours long visual novel.We are also excited to share that Sips and Sonnets is fully voiced! Two amazing voice actors have lent their talents to our game:Bethan Dixon Bate (Baldur's Gate 3's Vlaakith, Vermintide's Sienna) is voicing our protagonist, Miss Meadows! Lenval Brown, honeyed narrator of Disco Elysium, is playing Ollie, Sips and Sonnets' deuteragonist and Miss Meadows' second closest friend! Sips and Sonnets is coming to you on Steam this September, for both Windows and Mac. We hope you take the time to wishlist it so you can be notified when it's finally out! With love, Blue Tango StreetRead full article on Community Announcements (robo_blade)
