70%Strong matchInside the Backrooms
82%38k82% positive reviews, Very Positive across 38k reviews·Horror · Multiplayer
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A hot-tempered private of the Soviet army is sent through a portal to the Backrooms behind a fight with an officer, he needs to find a missing scientists. Monsters are hunting him, and the offended commander is trying to trap him. Will the soldier be able to survive and return?
KARJALA
SteamRemember your feelings when you first touched your parent's videotape, the 4:3 picture format, the noise on the screen and something very interesting that lies ahead.
But here the story is about something else: a creepy experiment leads a hapless soldier to Backrooms, where he has to go through several levels, meet dangerous creatures and try to get back.
Explore, hide, listen to every suspicious sound, especially footsteps.... Most importantly, survive.
KARJALA is a horror game set in the Soviet Backrooms world. The game is based on a popular internet creepypasta about an unusual place where a person gets trapped and is lost for days, months and years. All of this is flavored with the atmosphere of Karelian forests and Soviet aesthetics.
While exploring this creepy and mysterious place, you will have to familiarize yourself with the history of Backrooms exploration by the Soviet military and solve puzzles. On your way you may meet dangerous creatures, which you need to avoid by all means.
In the game KARJALA you will plunge into a tense and frightening atmosphere where the emphasis is on exploration, solving puzzles and survival. This game will have you on guard from start to finish as you try to find your way out of this dark and supernatural place.
There are several different levels of Backrooms in Karjala, each with their own unique features and challenges. In each of these levels, you may encounter different Entities that are usually hostile and dangerous. Encountering any of them can be a terrifying and deadly experience. Players should be careful and use stealth to avoid them.
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