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Shifting To The Backrooms

"Shifting To The Backrooms" is a mix of psychological horror and drama game where the protagonist, Will, grappling with family tragedies, discovers the method of "shifting" enabling him to escape to the dream…

13 March 2026

Shifting To The Backrooms is an adventure developed by Oopsome Games, released 13 March 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shifting To The Backrooms is

Shifting To The Backrooms is an adventure game developed by Oopsome Games and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Shifting To The Backrooms" is a mix of psychological horror and drama game where the protagonist, Will, grappling with family tragedies, discovers the method of "shifting" enabling him to escape to the dream liminal worlds. However, the dream turns into a nightmare from which Will cannot wake up.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Shifting To The Backrooms launched on 13 March 2026, within three weeks of Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Marathon and Pokémon Pokopia.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Marathon, Pokémon Pokopia.

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When did Shifting To The Backrooms come out?
Shifting To The Backrooms was released on 13 March 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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