{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c0b6683f7512f7db97f15c40","clusterId":"c_88553d091f95aa5c27269a19","slug":"game-spark-picks-five-backrooms-games-to-try-after-the-film","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Game Spark Picks Five Backrooms Games to Try After the Film","summary":"Game Spark, timed to the September 4 release of the A24-produced film 'The Backrooms,' picked five upcoming Backrooms games on Steam. The list runs from BACKROOMS 0, which returns to the original 2019 photo experience with no entities or UI, to Backrooms: The M.E.G., Backrooms: Echo, Backrooms: Imposter, and an AI-dialogue game where a player directs a streamer. The film grossed $81 million in its first three days in the US.","whyItMatters":"The Backrooms, an urban legend with no single original author, now spans a major film and a steady run of Steam games, and Game Spark's picks show the genre stretching beyond pure horror.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Backrooms began in 2019 as an internet urban legend, when an anonymous user posted a single photo of an empty yellow office. Kane Parsons built his own version of the myth in a short film series he started posting in 2022, and his major directorial debut, produced by A24, opened September 4. Game Spark\u0026#39;s picks show the games moving past straight horror, with entries that strip out entities and UI, lean on procedural generation, or put an AI-generated streamer at the center.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBACKROOMS 0\u003c/strong\u003e: returns to the original 2019 photo experience, with no entities, puzzles, or UI\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackrooms: The M.E.G.\u003c/strong\u003e: exploration action focused on the Major Explorer Group, with parkour and puzzles but no entities\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackrooms: Echo\u003c/strong\u003e: procedurally generated escape game with multiplayer for up to four, including giant entities\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackrooms: Imposter\u003c/strong\u003e: online PvP werewolf-style game where imposters hide among teammates\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRisuna-san, Acchi ni Ikimashou ka?\u003c/strong\u003e: player is a viewer sending chat instructions to streamer Shia, whose dialogue is AI-generated\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Game Spark picked five Backrooms games on Steam to try after the A24 film opened. The list runs from a no-UI return to the 2019 photo to an AI-dialogue game where you direct a streamer. The film took $81 million in its first three days in the US.","twitterPost":"Game Spark picked five Backrooms games on Steam to try after the A24 film opened. The list runs from a no-UI return to the 2019 photo to an AI-dialogue game where you direct a streamer. The film took $81 million in its first three days in the US.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Game Spark marked the September 4 release of the A24-produced film 'The Backrooms' with a pick of five upcoming Backrooms games on Steam. The selection spans a no-UI return to the original 2019 photo, an M.E.G. exploration action, a procedural escape game, an online PvP werewolf-style title, and an AI-dialogue game where a player directs a streamer. The film grossed $81 million in its first three days in the US.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/08/171926.html\",\"title\":\"For Those Who Saw the Film 'The Backrooms': Five Promising Backrooms Games on Steam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6509,"outputTokens":7307,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788862859,"createdAt":"2026-09-08T10:16:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-08T10:18:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T10:18:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_88553d091f95aa5c27269a19","canonicalTitle":"映画「バックルームズ」を観た人に…今度はSteamで迷い込もう。期待のバックルームゲー5選【特集】","representativeArticleId":"a_d7b28364d87c18340a6694c5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"other\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-08T09:30:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-08T09:30:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/08/171926.html","title":"映画「バックルームズ」を観た人に…今度はSteamで迷い込もう。期待のバックルームゲー5選【特集】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"other","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}