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Final Fantasy 14 fans discover "Creepypasta Backrooms" area in Patch 7.55, and Square Enix is feeding into the horror: "If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality..."

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GamesRadar · Jul 31

The Backrooms sequel needs to steal this viral art trend

Historical art styles are expanding Backrooms' lore in time and space.

Creative Bloq · Jul 30

1994 Sega 32X gets first-person Backrooms game with raycasting engine — retro hardware tour de force includes yellow rooms, buzzing fluorescents, endless procedurally generated levels

Developer PaisleyBoxers has released Backrooms 32X, with the strap line 'welcome to the cutting edge of 1994.' This is a Sega 32X game set in the Backrooms, the internet phenomenon given a huge boost with the release of the psychological horror indie film earlier this year.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 21

What Is Async? Backrooms' Mysterious Research Institute, Explained

One of the most interesting and esoteric aspects of 'Backrooms' is the mysterious Async Institute, and Kane Parsons' YouTube works provide a few answers.

Inverse · Jun 3

Backrooms: The unsettling reason this horror film resonates with so many people right now

The film is an adaptation of a popular internet horror concept and urban legend

The Independent UK · Jun 2

Backrooms: why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life

In Backrooms, the latest horror film from production company A24, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Clark – a failed architect who accidentally slips out of reality. He ends up trapped in an endless labyrinth of yellow-tinted rooms, humming fluorescent lights and eerie, disembodied sounds – the “Backrooms”.

The Conversation · Jun 2

Best Backrooms games to play after watching the movie

Infinity is maddening.

Destructoid · Jun 1

We're trapped in "Backrooms" hell

Kane Parsons' beguiling debut leaps from YouTube to chronicle our inadvertent journey into a beige emotional void

Salon · May 30

Wait, Did 'Backrooms' Just Ruin This Yellow Trend Forever? How A24's New Sci-Fi Horror Made Color Feel Creepy

Kane Parsons' directorial debut turns the beloved shade into a mind-bending theater for trauma, delirium, and obsession

Livingetc · May 30

From Backrooms to Paul McCartney: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

A horror film takes on the internet craze for user-generated paranormal tales, and Macca returns with his most affecting songs in years

The Guardian - UK · May 30