This Hyper Realistic Backrooms Game is TRULY TERRIFYING! - Backrooms Lost Tapes

Welcome to Backrooms Lost Tape! This is one of the BEST backrooms game I have ever played! I did not expect this game to be SO GOOD. This game perfectly shows how terrifying the backrooms can be. I LOVED THIS! ENJOY!
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[@kaisokusekkendou1498]

Future Backrooms developers, take notes! This is how to do this genre right. The Backrooms is about liminal spaces, that feel familiar but.. wrong. It's about feeling dread at what might normally be comforting, and a general sense of foreboding. Tension that doesn't let up. - Leave things mysterious. "The chairs are toxic/eat you/dissolve flesh" is not as good as "The chairs are dangerous". Why is it dangerous? Can they move? Are they dangerous to touch, or even just be near them? Will they do something only when I'm not looking? The open ended threat makes you question everything and puts you into a state of unease around a simple.. chair. - "Other people" should be only traces left behind, and never completely explain what's happening. Convey desperation, loneliness or other negative emotions to trigger the psychological horror aspects. - A monster chase should be used as sparingly as one would a jump scare. It's good for transitions, to palette cleanse and set up the next area.. not as an ongoing means of building tension. Once it happens one time, the threat will create enough tension to set the mood from then on. - Keep level design in mind. Note how the level after being chased is one where it's a long tunnel with no way to dodge a pursuer. You don't even need a monster... that recent threat is enough to make this level very uncomfortable. - Small changes to expectations can have a huge impact. A light is red instead of white, or even just slightly off green. A single planter in a vast open space. The elevator is a cramped off center triangle. It doesn't take much to throw you off and make you feel uneasy. It doesn't have to be blood and gore, or a scary monster.. often just something "not right" works better. This is such a subtle thing but I'd love to see this proper genre grow.

[@andrepais5225]

I agree with 100% of what you wrote here, spot on!

[@AdriftForWeeks]

Underrated comment. The Complex is another game that does this extremely well.

[@souland3566]

spot on comment

[@bobbybobby325]

Arguably -Jumpscares are pitiful -Would leave them wanting more out of the monsters ( *I don't think the backrooms needs a ton of entities* but if theres even one in a game and all it does is appear for a few seconds turning a corner just disappoints me) -Small changes to expectations are good, but there should be some interactivity between the player and these things *some* of the time

[@Atlessa]

The uncanny valley is WAY more scary than any obviously hostile entity ever could be.

[@Ka_muu]

The subtle horror generated by the level design (lone object in a position where everybody can see you. corridor with empty cubicles on the side and a dead end. an empty space hidden behind two very narrow gaps) is brilliant, it shows a great deal of respect for the genre. They don't need to hide monsters and jumpscares and 'creepy' clichés in these situations. They don't need to tell you why it's 'scary'. This goes for the 'Have you seen this man' / 'Deja Vu'/ Chairs notices too. It doesn't need to be "The chairs are eating me alive!", there's so much more mystery in it. If you approached the mannequin from the other side, you'd have seen the shadow of a person before you saw the mannequin.

[@kaisokusekkendou1498]

The triangular shaped, claustrophobic elevator was sooooo good. I had never thought of that, but it's such a simple but amazingly effective way to drive home that unsettling feeling. Despite being chased.. despite having no other way to go.. That elevator made him pause a moment. That's how powerful such a tiny change made. This dev knew what they were doing when making this kind of horror.

[@inosukehashibira7935]

When you've played so many of the same kind of game with the same aspects, like the Backrooms, with monsters trying to kill you and you have to find stuff, a game like this is so good. It's something you expect to be chasing you but since you're never 100% sure you always have that feeling of either being watched or about to be chased and yet nothing happens it's such a good way of unsettling the player.

[@sharingheart13]

Normally, I get bored watching Backrooms games in like 5-10 minutes. I watched this whole video in one sitting. Really well done.

[@JessicaLovesFoxes]

The immersion of this game is just insanely good, as is the tension. Seeing the random toys strewn about in random places made me uneasy and sad. I'm not a mother, but the idea of kids and/or their belongings ending up in a place like those is just heartwrenching.

[@edoximipa2]

Wow this game is really impressive and from what I've been watching lately, this might actually be the best backrooms game. It really captures my opinion on how backrooms should be, inducing a feeling of looping inside a liminal space instead of the generic monster chase the other backrooms games have. Amazing video as usual Insym!

[@loxx5309]

By far the best backrooms game I've seen so far

[@belake77]

These type of backrooms games are really enjoyable for me to watch, giving you suspense of a jumpscare but then there isnt, but then there is when you least expect it, might play this game for myself

[@imguy581]

Insym playing backrooms horror games is truly hilarious

[@h2oQueen]

There’s just something so simple yet so horrifying with backrooms! I love these play throughs so much! Thank you Insym 🥳

[@carsonbrown5366]

The ending is what scared me the most. It was just the Daisy song playing and knowing there’s nothing else you can do for survival.

[@abluntuser940]

This has gotta be the best Backrooms game to date. I've seen and played many of them myself, and this has such good visuals without all the crazy monsters. I think Anemoiapolis might be a good competitor with Lost Tapes, and Anemoiapolis is supposed to come out this month of February! Totally buying it.

[@roadblock6760]

YES!!! I've been so excited for anemioapolis

[@thksai1684]

The man people see in their dreams and the deja vu signs are two pictures that can be found online. Its cool to see them implemented here and makes me realize how much random stuff I've seen online

[@definitely_not_lea]

I love how the game made insym and probably all the people who play this be scared of the chairs just by saying that they are dangerous

[@AwesomeCupcakes]

The absolute genius of this game is that all it had to do to make you wary of chairs, even though literally none of them attack you or anything...is put a note early on that said "The chairs are dangerous." And just put chairs around. That's it. I absolutely love that, on top of everything else of course. This was so dang enjoyable and I look forward to more tapes!

[@sharingheart13]

11:16 This is my favorite Insym getting jumpscared in a very long time.

[@sappychan]

Man, I was on edge the whole time watching that. Such a good game, can't wait to see the rest of the tapes. Also, that elevator gave me flashbacks.. the elevator in my local courthouse is like that, so needless to say, it makes me choose the healthy option of stairs when I have to go there.

[@lekiui]

That one floor looked like portal 2 ending. And the gnome island LOL thank you for the video Insym

[@davidjaminsky]

I think he may have gotten lucky and made some turns that avoided some pretty gnarly stuff. Maybe “playing it safe” actually pays off here and if he were to play again “looking for danger” it could end up a completely different story. That being said, I think he got the outcome he wanted.

[@CageNightwind]

1:00:35 - Missed opportunity by developer of only having two teepees there... Thusly defining the current atmosphere as "Two tents." ...I'll see myself out.

[@ThomasGrillo]

The devs did good on this game! I loved their rendition of the pool rooms. Only wish I could've explored more. Will definitely be waiting for the new tapes for this game. Thanks, and sorry I missed the live stream.

[@sunshosha]

48:20 HIS FUCKING SMILE I-I CAN'T LMFAOOOO

[@Fogolol]

man this game looks really freakin good, i can see some raytracing too, and the atmosphere is just PERFECT

[@Isaac-fp2dj]

Just finished watching this whole thing, that was absolutely amazing. Personally, I like this better than complex found footage, however, that game is still outstanding in its own regard.

[@angelserenade]

I just seen this game just now. Wow, this might be one of the best Backrooms game I've seen yet. I like the idea of not having to lose sanity on the long run. The tension around every corner, the dark hallways, the "WTF" moments, and the anticipation of something lurking next to you, are what makes a good Backrooms game (at least for me). I do like the concept of integrating SCP ideas onto this game, it kind of adds to the lore of the game. BTW, there was a number briefly shown when Insym cracked the passcode to the computer... I wonder what's that for. Also, the text shown in the static screen also says "Help me I'm stuck here" or something like that. That one gave me goosebumps.

[@Solizeus]

I like that they use the lore where the backrooms are an experiment of the SCP foundation to achieve unlimited storage space by breaching the dimension somehow and by doing that the reality inside got all twisted and creatures from other dimensions got in, though i really wish they would add people in it, maybe some dead ones, maybe even add a gun with very few bullets, mostly to kill other humans, maybe even add some survival aspect to it to force people to search the place like thirst and hunger, those mushrooms would look really tasty by then

[@greatbigbilly5091]

can’t say the same for me, I think the Backrooms and SCP should never be a part of the same Universe and should never cross

[@joshuam.6027]

@@greatbigbilly5091 artistic freedom says no

[@greatbigbilly5091]

@@joshuam.6027 bruh it would be detrimental to both sides if they did. If the Backrooms became a SCP then it would either take away from all the other SCPs or vice versa. Besides its too big and complex to become a SCP alone.

[@joshuam.6027]

@@greatbigbilly5091 Look, I see what you mean but I think it's not that simple. You see, my main point is, this game is non-canon (like Kane Pixel's or other newer iterations), and both parties from either community seem fine with this outside of the objective opinion that having SCP references to this seems "odd" or "forced" which I think it's not that in your face. Also, if there would ever be a SCP article about the Backrooms, it would be wildly different from the initial 4-chan concept, heck, it might not be named as "the Backrooms" either since SCP moderators have strict quality control and they know it. The fact that no one sued the creator of this game says a lot (aside from it being under Creative Commons so I dunno why someone would "sue" it for mixing 2 concepts together unless their now including actual SCPs into the game, now that gets dodgy and legally complicated) Basically, SCP and Backrooms are not objectively "ruined" because of this non-canon adaptation and I support this creator's artistic vision. It looks and sounds amazing so far and it seems to be closer to the 4-chan version with the lack (or sparse) of entities and more into the liminal spaces which is the Backrooms I sorely missed. I don't mind having SCP references on it as long as it doesn't take away the whole point of it and not just randomly adding SCP entities like 96 or 173, that's where I drew the line and he'll be in legal trouble if he did that. edit: forgot to add the fact that like the Backrooms, the SCP multiverse has no official canon or mainline universe so there's that to validate this game's existence. Also, not all the SCPs are connected to each other and they don't have to, hence why you can technically make multiple SCP articles that are related to liminal spaces (that is, if the SCP wiki mods would approve of it).

[@randomcanadian6298]

@@greatbigbilly5091 The original concept is basically the same as existing SCPs already, like the Infinite Ikea, Infinite Stairway, or Infinite Pipe Room. It's basically what would happen if some dimensional fuckery from one of those happened at a containment site instead. There's plenty of the same core concept.

[@1979jane]

Insym I love your reaction to these types of games, especially backroom games like this one. It is true that these types of backroom games do not need loads of monsters, the environment and the sounds are enough to scare you. You always wonder what it would be like if you were there yourself and what you would do. please more games like this and hopefully the next level will come soon.

[@apharys8921]

10:19 Completely agree, a lot of these games are more like a basic maze or some kind of minimalist horror than backrooms. I've always been under the impression backrooms were an extension or alternate reality version of specific areas but with no life that become more strange the deeper you go, rather than a giant plain empty area with random walls.

[@fantsalik6921]

Its so interesting that they associated scp with this backrooms game because, since I am not really familiar with backrooms games, they always brought to my mind some scps that I remember (like scp-108 , scp-184, or scp-3398) and the fact that this game mentioned the Foundation just took me by surprise! Loved the video and game, thank you for playing!

[@DanGee0991]

Insym maybe from 49:10 till 42:49 the television reference was taken from " the last of us " referring to the evolution of the cordyceps fungus on human being

[@anonymeanonymous8753]

For those who want to know these are the jump scares. If there are some missing please tell me. 1:30 *blue screen turned on* 6:36 *insym presses q which makes the player say hey* 11:19 *door falls* 13:18 *light breaks* 14:25 *Insym find out he can turn on and off his flashlight* 18:13 *distorted screen with the message « I’m stuck on level 188 help » 19:53 *Insym find scary room (nothing else happens)* 21:22 *chair falls* 25:57 *finds creepy mannequin around the corner* 27:23 *Insym enters wrong code by accident* 27:47 *eerie alarm starts 28:13 *lights turn red*, *alarming alarm*, *distorted screen* & *scary monster spawns* 29:44 *finds mannequin* & *mannequin moves* 32:52 *gas pipe leak* 39:37 *scary scream in the distance* 44:30 *gnomes start to stare at player* 47:49 *tv lights up, scary message there won’t be any jump scares except laughter at **50:42* 55:18 *balloon* 57:18 *light breaks* 59:03 *balloon* 1:03:44 *light* & *birthday party horn* 1:03:48 *ominous weird music* & *spooky human figure* 1:05:05 *we (josh) do a surprised scream*

[@EarlJade]

Was looking for this comment. Thanks!

[@kitty2394]

This backrooms game looks amazing, binge watching all your vids, love your reactions Insym. The part when you approach the TV screen round the 52min mark, reminds me of the horror film smile, keep them coming, love your content. Love you Insym 💖💖

[@gorillanoodles]

Fun fact: the water in the poolrooms is known to have deep soothing and healing properties

[@XDKX101]

The poolrooms in this game are so beautiful in a sad way. This whole game is a trip

[@ASSONGS]

11:18 when you were scared by the door, I was really hoping you would try the door after it fell.. to see if it was still usable and would enter into another dimension!

[@areolata]

This game is gorgeous. I just watched the twitch vod last night because I missed the stream. And now I watch again ;)

[@AshTheDerg]

The weird song you heard in the ending is the first song that was sung by a computer. Its called "Daisy bell" and its about marriage.

[@Luca_Smirea]

46:16 freaking no that reminds me of the partygoers

[@elliotjones3503]

20:20 That is actually a real thing!

[@buh3k618]

this was the first video thats longer than an hour that i have ever watched and i do not regret a single second of it

[@ChrisGamingNL333]

this backrooms game is incredible, just the spooky stuff and silly jumpscares are so good also the triangle elevators are great 😂

[@connorjo10]

Insym is the must underrated youtuber change my mind. Been watching for years now. Keep being the coolest 😎

[@leafyr0kr]

ayo, the sequence that starts at 27:43 is TENSE, holy shit

[@boomknight1015]

If I made a Back rooms horror game, you wouldn't even see the monster, it just turns off the lights as it passes so a door hall way is casing you. Don't even need a model or sound effects. That would be the best kind of monster. Granted adding rooms with out lights would be a massive risk to pass through and I think it would make the game even better not knowing. Better yet I'd also add some form of speaker and doe the speaker sound when you have an incoming call when the monster is close.

[@some_shitposting_idiot3023]

I really miss when the backrooms was just pyschology horror

[@reianim7550]

It's the first time I've seen Insim so scared 😂

[@steampunkterminator3122]

38:08 i watched some british guy (battleforge) play that ikea game to avoid copyright the infinite ikea was renamed by the developer to Ekia simply replaced the vowel with another one still i hope to see that game continue to develop as SCP 3008 has become one of my favorite SCPs

[@lonewolfheart1697]

This just goes to show that if you can create a good enough atmosphere and worlds, monsters aren't needed... this was wonderfully surreal and creepy...

[@petropolishchuk6820]

Insym is a photographer inside :) Taking screenshots all the time xD

[@dobroserdechnyy]

46:02 to 46:27 is my favorite thing. Much love Insym! Just wish, you, liked our song😐

[@soloterz9078]

Who needs monsters when you have chairs...😬

[@enforced26]

keep up the good content, honestly it's a lot of fun watching you play

[@kalicasts]

My criticism for this game would be the way the protagonist suddenly became silent as if they’re okay with Pipe Dreams and Pool Rooms. I expected some “wtf? this can’t be real” voicelines

[@bj124u14]

Yes, because we need a Forespoken copy

[@belleville1805]

I find it nice, the place is taking over his head and his senses

[@Ayojeee]

the intro even tho i close my eyes and scrole down i still got so so much scared

[@damnfunnychicken]

uhwhee wacky wicky whacky xD addendum : yeah BRAVO ! well done game - please continue !

[@holdinenews3656]

This game was indeed awesome. They gave us ONE idea, and now EVERYONE is avoiding chairs. They didn't even need to add monsters. They just played with our minds. *Clap Clap*

[@aisutistoto5771]

"Milk" Almond Water.

[@thisiszerooo613]

12:26 SCP Note??? 👀

[@banana9494]

My monitor restarted twice, once after each of the first two times you saw a chair lol.

[@matyi1656]

The Backrooms actually resonates well with the SCP universe, If I'd have a chance to create content I might just get the two together like here. Like you start out in a completely normal universe, fall into the backrooms and exit it to the universe of SCP, which has gates out and in to experiment on the backrooms.

[@timcreations8059]

17:43 I like how they threw in an SCP mention.

[@halodogydash7191]

Imagine someone doing like a semi multiplayer backrooms game where the first person to play it will find nothing in terms of story or clues, you have to find them and advance on your own. Every player can make notes if they have the resources for it or even use paint if they find some, to help other player that might join the game. It s like this game in the video but the first people to play it start with no information of tools.

[@Luca_Smirea]

The elevators are based off a liminal space you cant beg them to change it.

[@ladydough]

The steps sounds like he's running in super big, 90s style pants

[@-_simsim_-]

Right after the computer glitch thing an ad came up and scared the absolute shit out of me 😭😂

[@lLOFIl]

18:13 static covered words on screen say “ I’m stuck on level 100 help “

[@TheLightningwinter]

When you said "Oh no. It's a chair..." my stupid alarm clock went off and I threw my tablet lol

[@FreezeOS]

another backrooms game another good video

[@ninjajack882]

hi insym love the vids!! can you play When the Darkness Comes? It's super fun and kind of intense but not super scary. you'll have to warn chat cuz it is a game that visualizes anxiety and depression and how the developer fought it. It does warn you at the beginning of the game to not play it if you have it. Its also a kind of anxiety inducing game. (i have a little anxiety and this game was so fun, yet a little triggering too)

[@LunaBritt]

You should check out Subliminal when it comes out soon it looks super cool!

[@megaconda07]

There was another code in one of the glitchy moments. Wonder if it changes anything

[@alexman_5555]

bro come on i was texting and looked at the screen only to see u smiling.. creepy. btw that was a great crossover of the backrooms and the smile virus and many other horror

[@Novaissue]

Alr, im never watching this game at a windy night again.

[@shome3073]

37:13 Insym is a bird confirmed? Didn’t see glass?

[@453565qet]

man how can you play so many horror games and get scared off a fake door in a video game I'll never get that lol

[@Asiosky211]

the only bad thing about this game is the terrible audio for the footsteps. way too much clothing noise. just turn it down and make it subtle and you're done

[@hoodie_vibe6805]

I'm from Austria and I have to say that you're my absolute favourite youtuber

[@semonyx]

Brilliant sweater, bruv! And amazing game, too

[@Tiosedan]

The complex found fotage has monsters??? I've explored so much without seeing a single one!

[@southerncoast822]

28:18 the Insym warcry

[@rage3288]

You should play Enter the Backrooms, it may not be as visually impressive as this or other games, but it has a really fun gameplay, and very fleshed out levels, It has a lot more playtime than most Backrooms games do right now because of how many levels it has and how inventive the escapes are. I also really enjoy the pacing of the game. And it 100% is stream-able.

[@matyi1656]

plot twist: SPC foundation uses the backrooms to dump keter class entities in there to save their reality.

[@melparrishjr]

I imagine that if an Astronaught ended up in there you could theoretically use the backrooms as a wormhole to distant worlds if you could just find the other end.

[@lunakitty953]

I've been in an elevator like that before. So tiny!

[@Incendent]

I started seeing balloons everywhere and immediately thought of level "fun" and was instantly just filled with dread, after a while, the dread kinda went away as the scariest thing that happened was the balloon popping unexpectantly. But then there was the birthday cake on a table... Instant dread all over again. If you know anything about the lore of level fun, you dont even need to see that ending to know what i mean.

[@DanielCochrane.]

In phasmophobia guess the ghost without using any items eg. Poltergeist strength and weaknesses

[@AcaciaAvenue]

I really don't like that you decided to guess the last digit in the password, I felel like games like this give you all the hints, so the last digit may have been in some new area you didn't explore. But that's just me because I usually like to explore in games. Anyways, what if "the chairs are evil" note was written by some of the lost people who got mad and scribbled some random shit to mess up with other lost ones and Insym has stayed away from chairs throughout the whole game for no reason at all? XD I wonder what would happen if you fall in the hole with baloons, though. I guess nothing good since the intended way seeems to be the other one. Oh, and about The Complex: found footage, it seems a sequel is in the works called "The Complex: expedition" from the same author, I can see it on Steam.

[@CS-zb7hx]

I assumed 'the chairs were evil' was just nonsense meant to make you more paranoid as you played, which is honestly super clever.

[@TheSandwhichman108]

Once I heard daisy daisy I went No! Not that! Anything but that! Oh this guy is so screwed.

[@stupidmonkey151]

This game is amazing! They captured the essence of liminal space so well. The random, illogical designs and object placements, and contrasting moods between levels keep you on edge. That is how it should be. Definitely one of the best backrooms games I've seen. Really look forward to more!

[@Mowgi]

18:13 "I'm stuck in level 100. Help" 👀

[@steampunkterminator3122]

UPDATE. The second tape in this game is close to coming out the dev's announced it yesterday

[@Pradatoru]

For anyone not wanting to search for more the message that was shown for a split second at 18:10 was " I am stuck in level 188 HELP"

[@lobban2]

I'd love to see the continuation of this.

[@cydonyn]

So with the backrooms wiki there is lore that there are other people stuck in the backrooms, so it would be cool to see like a survival horror game with base building mechanics and stuff for the backrooms, it would be similair gameplay loop to many other survival games, like minecraft valhiem etc. Of course with a backrooms twist to it I suppose you could maybe add some rougelike aspects to it. It would just be far to big a task for your typical indie devs just really based on the shere amount of information there is on the backrooms already, but it would be cool like you start in level 0, make it to level 1 either by yourself, or with some help, there you could join M.E.G, or maybe a game entailing the founding of M.E.G or somethign like that, go on planned expeditions to other levels etc. IDK, there is a lot of backrooms lore that could be turned into interesting and fun game if done correctly it just seems like it would a huge undertaking, but who knows Minecraft was orginally made by just one man after all, maybe we'll see something like that eventually.

[@Exieled]

i wanted to make a game exactly like this but i have almost zero game development knowledge

[@E96]

Was confused as I thought this was the same as Escape the back rooms

[@Nogardtist]

interactable cut scenes now that you dont see everyday

[@redstoneninjapro3427]

1:03:20 you must remember that the complex is free

[@ThatPolishMapper.]

should play disminal, its kinda like the complex found footage.

[@TheSandwhichman108]

Who else here was terrified and crapped bricks when they heard daisy daisy knowing what that most likely means?

[@zaimamusaddikatnikita9249]

I just need to be sure of something. the background music played in 37:05 felt like the music I heard on Dark Somnium's stories (He makes his music too) Is it really one of his music or am I imagining things? If anyone knows do let me know

[@zoneparties]

you should play rain world, its a survival game. very challenging

[@agustinbarquero8898]

There's a link in the description to suggest games!

[@shortberry_strawcake3877]

58:35 That isnt Mickey Mouse thats Rickey Rat