The famous indie survival video game Backrooms portrays an impossibly large extradimensional complex of empty rooms full of dangerous entities. Wanderers, players, slip into a strange alternate reality that uses a VHS-Style for visuals and found-footage aesthetic to heighten the sense of thrill, and uncertainty.
This multiplayer survival pitches the idea into the players that they are coming across a universe they shouldn’t know about. Backrooms does not prioritise an elaborate story with detailed missions or spaces. This video game aims to scare the players with a much more urgent sensation of survival.
Top 10 deadliest Entities in Backrooms
Skin-Stealer
Entity 10
A grey humanoid entity with a mouth that goes down to their abdomen. Blood stains around their mouth, and two glowing red eyes. These strange creatures can steal the player’s skin after killing them and disguise as a wanderer to lure the other players into their trap.
Skin-stealers can either start with or without skin. At first glance it seems impossible to differentiate a Skin-stealer’s impersonation of a wanderer from a player. However, once this entity sees a wanderer, it will start chasing them, and if they are disguised, their skin will disappear when they approach the player.
Moreover, Skin-Stealers can talk. But they can only say “Hello”, “excuse me”, and “Hey,hey!”.
What to do when encountering a Skin-stealer:
- Run away from any other player who appears to be chasing you.
- Shut the doors behind you.
- In level 5: Hide under a bed or in a closet.
- In Level 0.11 and Level 55.1: hide inside lockers.
- keep open communication with your team.
What not to do when encountering a Skin-stealer:
- Do not wait until someone that is running towards you, to reach you.
- Do not leave doors open when you enter a room.
- Do not attempt to fight it.
- Do not fall for their talk.
Smiler
Entity 3
A levitating terrifying smiling face with sharp teeth and a dark fog around it. Smilers are shadow-like entities, usually found in peach black places where only their features can be seen. They are highly hostile and most found in levels with dark areas. For many years Smilers were believed to be nothing more than a floating cloud with a smile. However this entity does have a physical form made up of complex organs and structures hidden behind a dark mist. When a Smiler dies, the Black Flame disintegrates, allowing its true body to be seen.They are believed to be highly intelligent, as they can easily devise pursuit strategies that are almost impossible to evade.
What to do when encountering a Smiler:
- Stay in the light.
- Do not look back and do not stop running.
- In Level 55.1 turn on a flashlight or a camera and shine it at them.
- Keep your distance from them when turning on a flashlight.
What not to do when encountering a Smiler:
- Do not go into an area when the lights are turned off.
- Don’t let them get close to you.
- Do not run around a corner before peeking or slowly passing it.
Ghost Smiler
A Smiler variant, that looks like a normal smiler. It does not have a physical form and it only appears during a scripted event. This entity triggers an instant.death jumpscare in Level 1. This entity appears mainly in Escape the Backrooms rather than a widely recognised lore entity. It acts more like a scripted death than an individual species.
What not to do:
In Level 1, do not go up the ram leading to the second floor. Stay on the main floor at all times.
Deathmoth
Entity 4
Deathmoths are large creatures with a wingspan of around 2 metres. Death moths hunt to obtain energy and nourishment, which is why they prey on the wanderers. Moreover, it is confirmed that these entities also attack other entities such as facelings or skin-stealers. They are characterised by sexual dimorphism, which means that meleas act differently from males.
Male Deathmoth
Male deathmoths are harmless and easy to kill. They fly around in one place in groups, in levels 5 and 9 in backrooms. Everytime a player kills a group of male deathmoths, a new male will appear in a different selected location.
Female Deathmoth
Female deadmoths are black, white and grey creatures, bigger than the male of the same species, and with a mark on their back that resembles a skull. They sit on the wall and if they catch you they take you to the nearest hive. However, if there’s no hive around it will kill you.
You can use a flashlight to aggravate it. To get past them you’ll have to crouch to avoid getting spotted. It is recommended to keep the nearest Bug Spray Valve on sight.
Partygoer
Entity 67
Party goers are among the most infamous entities in the backrooms. Once thought to be extinct, they have been resourced and are again considered a major threat. These tall, yellow-skinned humanoids are blind, but possess highly developed senses of hearing, smell, and taste. Which allows them to track humans with great precision. Although they primarily inhabit the Party Rooms of Level Fun, rare sightings have recently been reported on other levels. This makes encounters with them even more present.
What to do when encountering a Partygoer:
- Hide underneath a table.
- Crouch to get around them.
- Make sure it is not waiting for you around the corner.
What not to do when encountering a Partygoer:
- Run to get around them.
- Touching them while standing up.
- Pop balloons if you don’t have a place to hide.
Hound
Entity 8
Hounds are a hostile, canine-like entity that move on all fours and attack anyone who provoques them. They can be found throughout the backrooms, particularly in abandoned areas or locations that provide good hiding spots. According to the lore, Hounds were once human before being infected by Egremond Syndrome.
They have a partially human appearance, with long black hair, sharp claws, and a large mouth with sharp teeth. The level of aggression of these creatures can vary depending on factors such as the weather, food availability, and how easily they can obtain prey.
What to do when encountering a Hound:
- Maintain eye contact. This works if you encounter a single Hound, it won’t work if you encounter a group.
- Walk away if you hear growling or where everything appears destroyed.
- If a nearby hound has not spotted you, move away slowly.
- Against a group of hounds, try to climb to higher ground.
What not to do when encountering a Hound:
- Do not approach them. Do not befriend them. Do not try to take them.
- Do not run from a single hound the moment they see you.
- Do not break eye contact.
- Do not fight them in hand-to-hand combat.
The Thing on Level 7
Entity 20
The thing is a colossal entity that dwells in the endless depths of Level 7. Resembling a whale and eel hybrid. Its complete size remains unknown, with estimates ranging from immense to astronomically vast. Despite the lack of food at this level, it shows no signs of weakness and has remained unchanged since its discovery in 1873. Wanderers are advised to avoid making noise or using radio equipment in its territory, as even the slightest disturbance may attract its attention.
What to do when encountering The Thing on Level 7:
- Keep as much distance as possible from the entity.
- Use the flashlight to blind it and stun the entity for long enough to escape.
What not to do when encountering The Thing on Level 7:
- Do not use radio equipment.
- Do not wait until it is near you.
Clump
Entity 5
Clumps are highly aggressive entities that resemble tangled masses of human limbs. Primarily composed of arms, which they use to propel themselves, they also possess numerous legs. Their compact yet flexible bodies allow them to hide in confined spaces such as air vents, cupboards, drains, pipes, and chimneys. Most of the time, only their front arms are visible, hanging from their hiding places as they wait to ambush unsuspecting wanderers.
What to do when encountering Clumps:
- Run away through the red hallways.
- Resin in blue hallways as much as possible.
- Do not turn back to see it.
What not to do when encountering an Clumps:
- Walkthrough the level instead of run.
- Avoid the water if you get spotted.
- Run around corners blindly.
Dullers
Entity 6
Dullers are imposing creatures that inhabit most of the dangerous levels. They are humanoid entities, but they lack eyes,ears and noses. Multiple arms emerge from their bodies, allowing them greater flexibility to perform several actions at once. They have been seen from anywhere from two to four arms. Its most terrifying feature is its mouth. Located beneath the head, in the neck area. Wanderers have seen it feeding on the corpses of humans and entities that have perished at its hands.
What to do when encountering a Duller:
- Sneak away from its sight.
- If spotted, run away as fast as you can.
- Stay in groups of two or three to reduce the chance of an attack.
- Throw almond water at it.
What not to do when encountering a Duller:
- Go alone.
- Make any noise that might get its attention.
- Take a photo of it.
Frowners
Entity 3.5
Frowners are entities that resemble smilers, disguised by their sad, frowning expressions instead of cheerful grins. They are generally smaller and weaker, but compensate with hypnosis abilities. including the capacity to convert Smilers into Frowners over time. They are highly territorial, they have taken control of an entire level that once contained a MEG base. They become aggressive when they sense fear or nervousness, often luring victims into confined areas where they wait for exhaustion before hypnotising and feeding on them.
What to do when encountering Frowners:
- Get away slowly and do not make visual contact.
- Lure Smilers to cause a confrontation.
What not to do when encountering Frowners:
- Shout or move quickly.
- do not run after making eye contact.
- Do not stare at them.
Faceling
Entity 9
Facelings make look like regular humans at first sight, however, a closer look will confirm that they lack faceless, and walk shoeless. These entities will try to attack you while you are not facing them. If you stare at a faceling, they will run off back into the west on level 10. They do not make any sound, which makes them great hunters. If a faceling catches you it will take you to the wheat.
The farmer faceling, is an entity that awaits you at the barn. Upon contact it will start the Chainsaw and chase you.
What to do when encountering a Faceling:
- Turn around every few seconds and stare at them.
- Run instead of walk.
What not to do when encountering a Faceling:
- Turn your back on them for more than a few seconds.
Step Into the Backrooms… If You Dare
Backrooms has gained a significant popularity due to its immediate sense of danger and constant tension. The game also relies on multiplayer interaction to build an engaging play experience. From the moment the team enters the game, they face a hostile environment where survival is never guaranteed. Team communication and strategy is key to survive the backrooms.
The wide variety of encounters, entities and possible strategies are what makes Backrooms highly replayable. The game brings gamers together and strengthens team interaction. Gather up your gamer friends and enter the backrooms for a terriyíng experience that will test your survival skills.
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