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BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION

A terrifying multiplayer horror experience with social deduction elements. Trapped in the Backrooms, up to 12 players must try to work together to survive and expose the shapeshifting Skin Stealer hiding among them before it’s too late. Who will you trust?

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DMNT Interactive
Publisher
DMNT Interactive
Release
August 14, 2025
352 days ago
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Very Positive1,559 reviews83.6%

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About the Game

BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION is a terrifying and immersive multiplayer horror experience that blends action, stealth, horror, and social deduction.

The game offers two vastly different play styles, high replayability thanks to player interactions, and a unique atmosphere of dread and paranoia.

SURVIVE AND ESCAPE AS A SCIENTIST

A hostile shapeshifting monster is lurking among your team and won't stop until every last human has been eliminated!
You'll need to scavenge for supplies and weapons while trying to work with your team to expose the creature or find a way to escape.
Be extremely careful! Trusting the wrong person could be your last mistake...

MANIPULATE AND TERRORIZE AS THE SKIN STEALER

As the monstrous shapeshifting Skin Stealer, your only goal is to eliminate or infect all humans before they expose you or escape.

Direct attacks won't work against a well-coordinated team; you’ll need to be cunning.
Assimilate your victims, hide in plain sight, sow distrust, spread paranoia, and pit them against each other.

GAME FEATURES

  • Online multiplayer for up to 12 players

  • Fast paced and intense

  • Asymmetric gameplay

  • Dynamic proximity voice chat

  • High replayability

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