Inside the Backrooms — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Patch 0.6.6 | 2026-01-13 | Hi, this recent patch bring the next changes and improves:Added brightness adjustment to settings menuFixed: Bug when player was climbing a ladder, any entity was able to push the playerA sliding mechanic has been added that only affects the player on very steep terrain.Lighting in the lobby level has changedNew start zone in the lobby levelAmbient Occlussion effect improvedAdded manual buttons to elevator in the Caves levelGround detection improved for the player |
| BACKROOMS CHRISTMAS EVENT | 2025-12-18 | NEW HOLIDAY UPDATE !Hello explorers!We’re happy to announce a brand-new holiday update, featuring a limited-time Christmas mini level available until January 10th. Gather your friends, because this event is multiplayer-only and built for chaotic fun and competition!LIMITED-TIME CHRISTMAS EVENT A festive mini level where players compete to collect hidden gifts scattered across the map.How it works:Players must find and deliver gifts to the Christmas tree.The first player to deliver 5 gifts wins the match.Players can throw snowballs at each other to temporarily freeze opponents.Beware of the Christmas Elf:If it sees you, it will chase you until |
| Hotfix 0.6.3 | 2025-12-01 | Hello explorers! Hotfix 0.6.3 is here!! and we’ve just address several important issues in the game, here is what is new:Fixes & Adjustments:Fixed multiple spots where players could fall through the map and respawn below the level.All puzzles in the Sewers level have been fully fixed to ensure the level can be completed properly.The Office camera puzzle has been fixed.The Receptionist entity now leaves immediately after killing the player, preventing death-zone camping.The Skin Stealer has been removed from the Hotel level to reduce entity overload and simplify gameplay.Parking level stairs have been configured correctly.The Aranea Membis in |
| Hotfix 0.6.1 | 2025-11-30 | CHANGES AND FIXES:MOTHS IN HOTEL MOVEMENT FIXEDJUMP DISTANCE INCREASEDGRASSROOMS NOTE FIXEDMOTHS COUNT DECREASEDFLARE DISTRACTION RADIUS INCREASED |
| UPDATE v0.6 | 2025-11-29 | Hello Backrooms Explorers!First of all, we want to offer a sincere apology for the long silence.It’s been almost a year without updates, and we know many of you have been patiently waiting.We truly appreciate your support, it means everything to us, and from now on, we’ll do our best to bring more frequent updates and keep the community involved as development continues. Here is what is new in this update.NEW LEVEL : THE CAVESAfter months of hard work, we’re exccited to introduce a massive new area to explore.The Caves, an expansive underground level filled with tight spaces, shifting tunnels, and unsettling echoes that will put both your ner |
| Version 0.5.3 | 2024-11-23 | Update notes: NEW WAITING ROOM ADDED: Now all the players will have a "ready" button and all of them will be need ready to start the game, also the waiting room has a new look. JUMPING MOVEMENT IMPROVED: Now you can still moving in the air like in previous versions. VHS FILTER IN SETTINGS: The VHS filter option is added to the settings again. ANXIETY EFFECT IN RUN FOR LIFE LEVEL: Now the anxiety in the player will decrease automatically in this level only. ADDED FEW MORE MOTH JELLYS IN DARK ROOMS "ALTERNATIVE" LEVELS ACHIEVEMENTS HAS BEEN FIXED PARKING UNLOCK HAS BEEN FIXED CRAWLING ACTION BUTTON HAS BEEN ADDED TO SETTINGS |
| VERSION 0.5 | 2024-11-01 | Hello backrooms explorers!! The wait is over, after this time we bring you a new update with new interesting things! LEVELS REWORK A complete rework of the following levels has been done bringing with it new challenges and dangers in the game LOBBY: The entire design was changed and new puzzles were added, making it a more challenging level to start with. ABANDONED OFFICE: Complete redesign, while keeping the original puzzles, new ones were added, the secret entrances to other levels are still found in this level. PARKING: A totally new design of the entire level was made, with new puzzles and a new entity that lives in this level. FUN LEVEL: |
| Christmas Event | 2023-12-22 | CHRISTMAS HAS ARRIVED IN THE BACKROOMS Greetings Backrooms Explorers! We are excited to announce the launch of our special Christmas event: "Christmas Rescue". This holiday season brings with it a unique and exciting challenge, where you will have the chance to win up to three exclusive gifts. What is the event about? Santa's reindeer have been captured by a group of evil goblins and they need your help to get home in time for Christmas. Your mission is simple but challenging: save the reindeer using your skills. Immobilize the goblins : Locate the evil goblins on the map and throw snowballs at them to temporarily immobilize them. But beware! |
| Patch 0.4.3 | 2023-11-10 | Fixed: End Screen not showing after completing a level Entity## speed was extremely fast Smiler spawn over players Skinstealer was unable to attack if the player jumps over desk Diving button added to controls menu Party hat missing for more than 4 players Sometimes dying in elevator cause respawn door will spawn over elevator |
| Patch 0.4.2 | 2023-10-15 | Here is what is new in this new update Added 5 new achievements, you can get each one by completing each level with some entities mods enabled Removed 2 achievements (Modder Achievement and This is not my backroom achievement) Workshop now automatically updates Added error message in case you can't upload your item to the workshop New model for the entity ## Now you can randomize the entities for each level Added "levels" and "entities" categories in the workshop menu Outside map spawn for 5 players Pool could be skipped by jumping in the sides |
| Patch 0.4.1 | 2023-10-03 | Fixed: Translations words missing for new level Crashing after using some entities mods Flashlight could not be picked up by more than 4 players Level fun key could not be picked up Giant lockpad in custom levels Changes: Increased number of entities in grassrooms |
| Version 0.4 Out Now!! | 2023-09-28 | HUGE UPDATE COMES TO INSIDE THE BACKROOMS!! Attention, brave explorers of "The Backrooms"! We're excited to introduce the biggest and most exciting update yet. Prepare your flashlight and keep your eyes open as you dive into these exciting new features: WORKSHOP AND MODDING Get ready for the revolution in "Inside The Backrooms"! With mods enabled, you can now become the creator of your nightmares creating your own custom levels and entities. The potential is limitless and we invite you to try it to the fullest! CREATE Do you have a unique vision for a spooky level you'd like to explore? Or perhaps a terrifying entity that wants to lurk in the |
| Version 0.3.8 | 2023-07-05 | Hello, new small update is here!! This is what is new: Now you can invite players during the game Stamina increased 15% Controller support improved (UI Navigation improved, Run button switched to RB, crouch button switched to LB, added controller sensitivity to the settings) Added Screen Space Reflections support smooth camera still for ghost players even if it was deactivated in the settings Ghost camera was not affected by the camera sensitivity |
| Anniversary Event | 2023-06-20 | Backrooms survivors, we have an announcement for you!! We are celebrating the Anniversary for Inside the Backrooms, it's been an incredible year since we release the game and we owe it all to you! For that reason we launched a celebration event for limited time with various prizes that you can get by completing it! EVENT DETAILS: The mechanic is simple, find all partygoers in the lobby level and pop their balloons by throwing darts to them. In order to activate the event you will need to start from the lobby level and then blow the candles of the cake. There will be 4 partygoers with a gift for you, after completing the event you will able to |
| Update 0.3.3 | 2023-05-08 | Hi, new small update is here, take a look of what is new: Improved depth of field effect Smooth mouse is now toggeable so you can enable or disable in the settings menu Some words that has missing translation are now translated Fixed some problems in the sewers puzzles Now you can change the audio speaker mode, so now you can use surround or mono audio in the game Imroved level selection UI |
| Patch 0.3.1 | 2023-04-27 | Hello, some important bugs has been fixed, check it out Sewer petrol puzzle fixed Improved metal detector feature to allow players find the keys and medallions more easily Gears in the sewer now play a sound if the gear is in the correct angle, allowing players solving this puzzle more easily Hotel keys sometimes spawns inside the table Moth sometimes freezes after attack player Weird deformations in the moth hive in the hotel are now fixed Mouse sensitivity affected by fps Now if the player fell from the map, it will respawn in the last viable position Film grain still enabled even if the option was unmarked in the settings Some rendering is |
| Version 0.3.0 | 2023-04-22 | Version 0.3.0 is finally here! Take a look to what is new in this update: NEW LEVEL This level takes you through a spooky and mysterious hotel set in the 1920s, full of puzzles where you have to work together with other players to advance. Prepare to feel the tension as you explore every dark corner and face the terrifying entities that lurk in the hotel. Are you ready to beat this challenging level? Enter level 5 of the backrooms and discover what horrors awaits you! Important: To access this level you have complete the sewer level, if you already completed it you don't have to do it again. NEW ENTITIES A giant moth has been spotted inside t |
| Version 0.2.8 | 2023-01-11 | Hello everyone, the version 0.2.8 is here!! Here is the change log of this version, in this patch we mainly focused in improving the VR gameplay because it was inplayable, but now you can expect a better experience, hope you enjoy it! ːsteamhappyː VR IMPROVEMENTS Skin selection is now avaiable for VR players Main menu for VR is now fixed Film grain is now disabled in VR Improved Settings menu Read document feature improved Almond water drink feature improved Moth jelly eat feature improved General Improvements Added new lobby room Added difficulty descriptions Improved radiation effect Added crosshair Lobbies list fixed |
| CHRISTMAS EVENT INSIDE THE BACKROOMS!! | 2022-12-23 | COMPLETE THE CHRISTMAS EVENT TO OBTAIN THE NEW COSMETICS!! Hi everybody!! The christmas event is finally here!! ːer_waveː In this event you will need to get back the missing gifts that some gnomes have stolen, you need to find the gnomes and hit them with snowballs in order to get the gift and once you have it, put all of them in the christmas tree. There are 6 gnomes in total, 2 in the dark rooms, 2 in the office rooms and 2 in the parking zone, Once the 6 gifts have been in the christmas tree the event will be completed and you will get a reward cosmetic. There are 4 cosmetics in total. The event will be active until January 10th, so pick u |
| [FINISHED] Community Art Contest | 2022-12-11 | Inside the Backrooms - Community Art Contest Hello, everyone! Starting from today until December 23th, 13:00 (or 1pm) UTC time we're hosting a creative contest for all of those interested! You may create artwork about the game, a Discord banner, a short manga or simply re-create a special moment that you've experienced in-game! All information about the contest, how to join, the rules and what you could win can be found on our Discord at discord.gg/insidethebackrooms You also have the chance to receive an exclusive role, but only until the submission phase is over! So get it while you can! Happy Christmas everyone and happy holidays! 🎄💗 - F |