Dude! Had no idea you watched our stuff! Haha Your short is amazing! Super high quality and creepy :) Also, I hope it's ok, I linked to your short in the description. If you'd like me to swap the thumbnail out, I can!
@@IGP Oh it's alright man, so glad you like the short ! Been watching your stuff since I was a kid, I couldn't be more happier to see you using it on your video haha ! That being said, if the thumbnail doesn't do well, feel free to swap it for something else, your custom made thumbnails are the GOAT.
@@IGP Hey IGP! You should play Enter the Backrooms. It has many levels from the actual wiki. They are constantly adding new levels and monsters. It is probably the closest thing to experiencing the real Backrooms.
I think what a lot of people who don't find the idea of the Backrooms scary are missing is that they're not considering the whole concept. It's not just being alone in an uncanny space. Its an effectively endless space that you can be thrown into without any warning or preparation, alone, and more likely than not, you'd be alone there until you die, whether that takes minutes, hours, days, or even weeks of absolute isolation and wandering. Even if you did make it out safely, you'd probably spend the rest of your life paranoid that any moment, with anything you do, you could wind up back in the Backrooms, and you may not be so lucky the second time around.
The concept of the "Back Rooms" is so perfectly terrifying it's unreal. Imagine walking to the shop, blinking and BAM, you're in a weird ass office building.
Reminds me of the movie Vivarium. Was received fairly poorly because it moves along slowly, but it's under the same concept of an unnatural infinite space (but a suburb in this one) that can't be escaped by ordinary means, in this case because no matter how far you walk you always return to an origin point.
If it weren't for the hostile entities, I would personally find the idea of the backrooms somewhat relaxing or therapeutic. When my great grandpa was suffering from Alzheimers, and especially in the last few months before he passed away, I spent a lot of time at the hospital with him. Whenever I was stressed out I would go out of the hospital and just... wander around the parking garage until my nerves settled. For me, the repeating spaces provide a nearly meditative calm free of external stimulus that allows the anxiety goblins in my brain a chance to settle down.
Sorry for your loss :/ But I do understand your outlook on it. I used to work for an insurance company in a relatively large office building. Night shift (24 hour service center). On my breaks I would go to the 3rd and 4th floors to walk and get exercise. Nobody occupied those floors, and after a certain time the lights were off or dim. It was therapeutic.
@@IGP It's a loss that still hurts, but bit less every day. Happened back in 2014 during my senior year of high school. Won't exposition dump more details but I really appreciate the response. But yeah, ever since then I've found spaces like that oddly relaxing; the idea of the backrooms springing up recently really caught my interest as a result.
That’s what a lot of people say but they don’t realize it stop being therapy when you don’t need anymore therapy. Like anyone who’s been left in total isolation. They go mad, we are social creatures.
I’ve dug myself into the whole liminal space community like a year ago and shit like this still make me lose my mind. There’s always new twists which makes this whole concept amazing. Keep up the work broski
I hope one day we get a really good Backrooms game, with more then just level 0, and actually have Lurkers and Hounds in it. not just The Black Stickman of Doom.
I don't, the backroom idea has been completely destroyed by the over-description and over-complication of the concept. When you go on the subreddit/wiki and you find about 50 million documented entities described in heavy detail, some just blatantly things from actual intellectual properties, you know you've allowed your idea to be ruined and made mundane.
IGP, I actually find comfort when I see luminal spaces, almost as if they were memories from childhood. Add a monster and sure I’ll be freaked out, but the isolation part comforts me.
IGP, the way you almost seamlessly transition from one game to the other -- from the first to the second game of this video, I honestly thought it was the same game! I like how you show the title of the game after every transition instead of explicitly mentioning it -- to me, it didn't break my attention too much. Also your commentary seemed continuous, like you transitioned smoothly from one game to the other without breaking the flow. Overall, I'm very impressed by the editing for this video! The liminal space concept has piqued my interest this year, I'm sooo intrigued by its hold on me!
Reminds me of the back hallways we had at a mall I worked at a long time ago. At the place I worked we often were still there after all but security had left for the day. I was a closer so I frequently was the last one out, and had to go quite a ways through the winding back halls to get to the lot exit. It was always creepy, with the only noise being my footsteps and the buzz of fluorescent lights. One time rounding a corner I came face-to-face with one of the security guys. Scared the crap out of both of us lol.
Personally, I find liminal spaces really calming. They’re somehow equally unnerving and comforting, like nostalgia for a piece of media you can’t quite remember. It’s one of the reasons why I actually don’t like when there’s a horror “twist” in games like this. Getting lost in an inexplicably endless space with no way to ground yourself in reality is already unnerving enough. Still interesting seeing other people’s interpretations, though!
I feel like too many of these games rely on a monster or entity. The backrooms is supposed to destroy your mind, and having another thing kind of defeats the purpose.
It would be fine if it wasn't some sort of specifically defined monster that always killed you with a jumpscare and loud noise. Maybe if the monster's appearance was randomly generated and changed every time you saw it, or even while seeing it, and it did more than just try and kill you - maybe just tailed you and tried to stay hidden, or just stood still staring at you while being silent.
Tbf, the original concept did mention there were entities present. "God save you if you hear something wandering around, because it sure as hell heard you"
Really spooky ones here. I like it. I’d love to see the back rooms fleshed out with some kind of in game story and lore or some sort beyond what little we have
Btw around 12:55 when he was confused about no-cliping through the ground in the actual lore you can learn to no clip yourself in the backrooms and if you no clip in certain spots.. well.. you become one of "them"...
I don’t find the back rooms unnerving when it comes to the fluorescent lights and the wallpaper I just find it scary that I might turn round a corner and see something horrifying
Bro I’m literally terrified of the back rooms for the exact same reason. The other thing that terrifies me is the absolute silence and thinking that if you are too loud something might here you. Something.
@@DMLRD-iz1oc That is where I got it it says "Interactions with entities in Level 0 are rare, but may occur; if encountered, they can be very dangerous. The known entities that roam the level are Hounds and Facelings. It is not advised to trust others that one may come across, as they are most likely an entity. " Unless that is the wrong site.
even though i know the Backrooms arent real, its the small part of my brain that thinks "but what if?" knowing that if you fall into the Backrooms youre basically stuck there forever that keeps me terrified of it
The Backrooms is honestly such a great concept, the reason its so terrifying is because you can be thrown into it at any point in your life (if it was real) with zero preparation, you are then forced to wonder endlessly until you either find an exit and escape to a different floor, die to a hostile entity or be lucky enough to noclip back into the world safely
The backrooms aren't a scary concept anymore because the community behind it has taken the whole point of the fear of isolation, fear of the unknown, liminal and repeating spaces and just shat all over it by making it a poor man's version of the SCP foundation. This video, on the other hand, with the total lack of context and just one isolated guy freaking out, is in line with the original concept.
I completely agree. I personally like it just being the original post or "level 0" as people refer to it. Adding more and more and detailed explanations of ways to escape just ruin it for me. I saw a post about there being like 4000 levels and at that point it's not even the backrooms anymore. They even said that was "the official backrooms lore." Like bruh there is no "official lore." The only "cannon" part of the backrooms is the original post and other things are just different peoples interpretations. And some of these interpretations are very good. Like Kane Pixels backrooms series is a different interpretation of the original concept that I really like. But I personally think the backrooms is best at its most pure form. Just an endless series of rooms, and possibly something following you.
@@shadowlucario7125 canon* sorry Also, I don't care for any "canon" to this subject, as I've already got SCP which has been my favourite universe for years and this could just be another SCP - well I guess the IKEA is one such example, except it's populated... the Red Sea Object is almost another one, would make a good semi-liminal-spaces-game, assuming the player have a freak accident during some testing and the exit is blocked off... Anyways, yeah, I was going to say.. I don't care - or, rather, I have no opinion of what is "right" but I agree with you both besides that... Amateur level/game creators try too hard to copy a trend without ever trying to make original content or actually grasp the concept of creating unease, set a good mood/tone... create something scary... they're not thinking of that. They're just seeing "people say this is good so I'll copy it". It's annoying. There are exceptions. But the amount of shameless copy paste is kind of sickening. And worse so that so many digest it whole. So few take a universally highly rated game and looks at _what_ makes it good. Instead they try to copy the details, instead of taking concepts and expanding on what works well. Sorry for the rant. Yeah the idea of feeling isolated - in a _bad_ way - is a good concept. But then the game has to actually be that... Not the 195591517923rd chase/jumpscare game with a cheap public asset "monster" with poor animation and pathing.... Also, why has nobody made a game where "The backrooms" - or, semi-liminal spaces - is a hidden _larger_ part of the game, which you can only access through _actual_ accidental glitches or clipping? Like, a level some way below the original. Doesn't even have to be accessible at all, through anything but hacking. Like... the point is to _make you feel uneasy._ When you discover it or encounter it. It makes no point when you expect it or know what's going to happen. Sorry for the long post.
This is so true. I still find the original Kane Pixels videos scary, because they are not explained to death. Lore is the kryptonite of a horror concept that relies on the unknown. The Backrooms concept is anti-lore.
it's not that the backrooms doesn't scare me, I just think it's better as a short one sentence story (also without the monster, I think the idea of dying of starvation or thirst to be more horrifying)
Dude, these honest to God give me chills! Thank you for making such content IGP, even when I’m not feeling well, your videos always bring a smile to my face! ❤️
Timestamps: Backrooms of Reality - 00:00 The Backrooms Story - 03:14 A-Sync Recording 001 - 06:00 The Parallel Universe - 06:29 Backrooms VHS - 07:30 Here in the Backrooms - 09:40 Toiletrooms - 10:15 Welcome to the Backrooms - 11:10 Lost in the Backrooms - 13:08
That VHS style forest walk, was honestly the most creepy realistic thing I've ever seen in a video game. I knew it was fake but my brain was still telling me it was someone with a camera walking. If that makes sense.
people saying the backrooms wouldnt be scary arent thinking hard enough. Yeah people added a lot of silliness to their own cannons of it but the bare bones version, An endless empty old dingy office space with spaces that are the shape and size of things that would serve no practical purpose at all, endlessly, never ending. And the feeeling that something inevitably is right around the corner, or right behind you, or you are being watched and tracked by something that knows the local WAAAY better than you do. Literally everyone in existence with no exception would eventually begin to become terrified.
Love your videos man. I do a lot of art and painting, and having your videos playing in the background is always entertaining. There have been a few rogue brushstrokes made by jumping at your screams 😄 Stay classy man.
Can't believe you called Level 6 'The Toiletrooms'.... Missed the perfect opportunity to call them 'The Bathrooms' Unless that's the joke n it went over my head 😂 Thank you for all the wonderful content and positive energy IGP !
So funny enough, each of the apparent "levels" in this video were actually all completely independent games, its just that IGP's editing was strung together so seamlessly that it looked like he was just going from one level to the next (you may or may not have known that, so sorry if that was old information for ya). So the name "toiletrooms" was actually just the name of that particular game....although I totally agree, the dev missed a major opportunity to have such a clever title XP
Sad that in the last game, the person leaving the messages wanted you to find them but also thought you were a monster chasing them. That would be one hell of a twist; falling into the backrooms with one sole other person but you're forever driven away from them because you're misled to think they're not human and eventually succumb to madness.
Pretty cool how you transition from one game to another, using clips from backroom videos made by amazing creators such as Kane Pixel is a really nice touch!👍
I used to have dreams about this backrooms concept, dreams of an unfinitely large space with hallways and rooms with weird shapes. I also remember windows, that when you looked thru them, you would see an outdoor like space, but with a roof over it, also no door leading to that outdoorlike space. I remember those dreams fondly, exploring the place. I do however remember the walls being white doh, not yellowish and the light was natural light, but I could never tell where it came from
I actually have dreams that are kind of like this. I find myself wandering through large, empty malls, or airport terminals, thinking I'd left an important bag behind. Other dreams I'd be wandering through giant houses with large rooms that look vaguely like houses I've lived in. I'd awake, and realize I never lived there, at all.
12:00 where you said that backrooms is personal, well its not right, due to the backrooms being approximately 600 million square miles, so you can encounter other people, but its mostly likely to never happen, also the level 0 of the backrooms splits you and your friend if you no-clip togheter.
So, lore wise there are many people in the backrooms at once, its just that the backrooms are so expansive one doesnt run into other people often, unless they end up in one of the levels with many colonies, like the hub
11:22 it’s funny because in the original image that started the backrooms, you actually can see that the wall is cut short or just not fully built. idk probably super oblivious to people but the original image is weird in its own right, definitely take a closer look at it when you eventually get the chance.
Another backrooms game I really enjoyed was ‘Enter the Backrooms’. it’s a bit more cartoon-y in style, but I really think it executes its horror aspects well. I’d recommend trying it out, if you haven’t already!
dude, great videos, the atmosphere is amazing and the topics you choose are always amazing. Now out of the 753 comments here and this video is probably a bit old meaning your probably not seeing this. But I feel that cutting down on editing a little may make your vids even better. Just a tip, keep doing what your doing.
you say the best but theres one ya missed which is the best one ive seen come into our existance xD its on steam for 4-5 dollars lol the guy made 20+ levels and more then 100+ sub levels its really well done id recommend checking it out in your free time maybe idk if it can be recorded tho but worth the time to check out its called Enter The Backrooms made by Cosmetic Crow Creations
IGP my man i have to say you are like the master of setting the ambiance in your videos. It truly is remarkable, and such an inspiration for me. Its always a treat watching your videos!
@@IGP you are not alone but alive you are You might survive a day a night an hour a flicker of light do you hear the voices too? I do and they speak too I filled the voices but No one was there where are they they must be here too perhaps i missed them as well as you? Am I to die here as well as you? What cruel being have I offend to deserve a fate as you? why are we here as punishment of sorts? Why don’t we write and sit down together maybe we can work something out? Are you there God what have I done to earn such a fate? Might I have a chance to escape Was I the first here or are there others to yet discover? Where am I did I walk in a circle I swear I went by the soggy wet spot awhile ago? What do I do to get out of here why do I live still? Why are there voices in the walls But no one in the halls? Why the sound of party in the air but no one is there THERE IS NOTHiNG I MUST BE MAD BUT SURELY THERE MUST? there is nothing here nor there nor anywhere i hear the sound of running water but the walls have nothing clean to offer I smell the damp paper but nothing to waver the aching pain that I feel after 3 days without food I fear The water on the walls and in the halls I will have to drink. There is something here it here and over there but I cannot find it is it thin air? I found a door today but it was not real Why wasn’t it real? I must continue on surely there must be a way home? Today is day Four I’m as hungry as ever can I go a week more? is my time here short should I eat the walls of corse is say with glee as tear off A peace of the wall to eat. my stomach aches and i wretch once more as my dinner comes up full force. With each passing day I become wearer Is this what it’s like to slowly become mad? Not knowing when this torment will end? I heard something a person maybe or maybe I’m already mad? I find myself drifting off I must not cough It came last night?it was quite a fright I ran and ran but it didn’t stop why did IT always run when I ran walked when I walked and why did it appear outside of sleep? Am I alone or am I not I hope no one find my rotted self as that would Certainly cause a stir I’m not getting out of here at the end is smeared where a rotted hand is all that remains to remind you each day written on the Wall is YOU ARE ALONE AND HELPLESS and afraid may the the madness take you before the pain
I always get goosebumps when something is chasing me and I know I’m gonna get caught.. then there’s that slight chance that maybe, just maybe I can out run it… nope
Without the monsters and such, the backrooms would be an incredibly relaxing place to me. I love walking around or looking at liminal spaces, and have been extremely happy at all the backrooms stuff you’ve been uploading. I walk around parks and forests at nighttime, I’ll throw on your videos and just vibe.
11:50 almonds and almond water specifically are a big lore thing. There’s a level of almond wheat, found only in the backrooms, which is harvested by backrooms entities to become almond water. That almond water can be found in multiple levels including water such as the office building in a constant thunderstorm where the rain is almond water. The flooding caves are also filled with almond water though this isn’t drinkable because there’s toxic rocks with carpet fluid seeping in. Carpet fluid is a red very acidic fluid (that is very much not delicious) that can be found dripping from the ceiling in level one (the one you no clip into and the one most games are based off of). Now all of this should be taken with a grain of salt due to the nature of this fandom being so loose. The backrooms are based off the idea of liminal spaces which are very versatile so take what you find interesting and look into the backrooms for yourself.
Also there are some levels with others on them, including level one. There’s research groups and survivor camps all living in the backrooms. I mean once you’re there it’s hard or even impossible to escape so might as well figure out how to survive.
I've been in a few liminal space areas like abandoned offices and other building and malls. I find the empty space peaceful because they are always void of any kind of energy. I'm a person with anxiety and ptsd the lack of that energy is nice.
The backrooms don't scare me anymore because of what the community has done to it. At first it was just endless yellow rooms with a few mysterious creatures. That was scary, that was good, it should have stayed like that. Then they added 2 more levels which, yeah, it's alright. But then it just became this huge mess of canon and non-canon bs with like permanent settelments and research stations (?) The original back rooms were scary because of the isolation and having no way out, now you could just go "Oh, just have to find a sttelment and I'm set". It's just not the same anymore
Haven't the backrooms been around for awhile? I mean I would get it if multiple people are changing the story over and over again, but hasn't the backrooms always had levels? I definitely understand the whole ruining the concept by making it escape able when it's not supposed to be, but the levels were always around, just maybe underdeveloped in a sense.
It's because of stuff like this, that whenever a light starts flickering (or whatnot), I IMMEDIATELY stop moving for a few seconds.. Because my mind starts thinking; "Don't take a wrong step" or "Don't even think about turning around"..
The concept of the backrooms facanats me so mutch, the fact if being lost in a endless place where everything is the same. Also you got me hooked on anything lovecrafian now because of call of cuthulu, I can't get enough keep up the content
Nah some lore states you can find other people, but the backrooms is so expansive that it's practically impossible. Unless you make it to a lounge level where it's relatively safe and people come together to try and survive
Yo thanks for using the still room my short, I made the film while listening to you and Icy bickering about palm trees in the background.
Dude! Had no idea you watched our stuff! Haha
Your short is amazing! Super high quality and creepy :)
Also, I hope it's ok, I linked to your short in the description. If you'd like me to swap the thumbnail out, I can!
@@IGP Oh it's alright man, so glad you like the short ! Been watching your stuff since I was a kid, I couldn't be more happier to see you using it on your video haha !
That being said, if the thumbnail doesn't do well, feel free to swap it for something else, your custom made thumbnails are the GOAT.
@@IGP Hey IGP! You should play Enter the Backrooms. It has many levels from the actual wiki. They are constantly adding new levels and monsters. It is probably the closest thing to experiencing the real Backrooms.
@@IGP This shits trippy I love it
Amazing and creepy game
I think what a lot of people who don't find the idea of the Backrooms scary are missing is that they're not considering the whole concept. It's not just being alone in an uncanny space. Its an effectively endless space that you can be thrown into without any warning or preparation, alone, and more likely than not, you'd be alone there until you die, whether that takes minutes, hours, days, or even weeks of absolute isolation and wandering. Even if you did make it out safely, you'd probably spend the rest of your life paranoid that any moment, with anything you do, you could wind up back in the Backrooms, and you may not be so lucky the second time around.
That's a very good point.
That still doesn’t bother me for some reason
Or you know... Maybe they don't find it scary... Because it's not real 🤦
Is there wifi there
@@Cebos359 probably, if i go to the backrooms i wanna die while gaming
You strung this together perfectly. It really does feel like we are just going deeper and deeper into the backrooms
oh and i thought its one game
@@lagerfeuerstories4585 same lol
I was just getting tired of him playing a game for a few seconds and then spending a measurable amount of time in the last game
The concept of the "Back Rooms" is so perfectly terrifying it's unreal.
Imagine walking to the shop, blinking and BAM, you're in a weird ass office building.
Reminds me of the movie Vivarium. Was received fairly poorly because it moves along slowly, but it's under the same concept of an unnatural infinite space (but a suburb in this one) that can't be escaped by ordinary means, in this case because no matter how far you walk you always return to an origin point.
@@ossiehalvorson7702 Isn't there a level on the wikidot about the suburbs?
That's not how it works
If it weren't for the hostile entities, I would personally find the idea of the backrooms somewhat relaxing or therapeutic. When my great grandpa was suffering from Alzheimers, and especially in the last few months before he passed away, I spent a lot of time at the hospital with him. Whenever I was stressed out I would go out of the hospital and just... wander around the parking garage until my nerves settled.
For me, the repeating spaces provide a nearly meditative calm free of external stimulus that allows the anxiety goblins in my brain a chance to settle down.
Sorry for your loss :/
But I do understand your outlook on it. I used to work for an insurance company in a relatively large office building. Night shift (24 hour service center). On my breaks I would go to the 3rd and 4th floors to walk and get exercise. Nobody occupied those floors, and after a certain time the lights were off or dim. It was therapeutic.
@@IGP It's a loss that still hurts, but bit less every day. Happened back in 2014 during my senior year of high school.
Won't exposition dump more details but I really appreciate the response.
But yeah, ever since then I've found spaces like that oddly relaxing; the idea of the backrooms springing up recently really caught my interest as a result.
That’s what a lot of people say but they don’t realize it stop being therapy when you don’t need anymore therapy. Like anyone who’s been left in total isolation. They go mad, we are social creatures.
Some backrooms levels block hostile entities and make it completely safe
@@bearieroblox6451 *Social Beings
I’ve dug myself into the whole liminal space community like a year ago and shit like this still make me lose my mind. There’s always new twists which makes this whole concept amazing. Keep up the work broski
Fun Fact of the day: QWERTY is a keyboard layout
@@jacksonchoi1850 sure is. three guesses why.
@@jacksonchoi1850 Uhh, what? Am I missing context or was this completely unrelated?
Ossie Halvorson though the angle of the picture was a little New Zealand 🇳🇿 and that’s how is related
I hope one day we get a really good Backrooms game, with more then just level 0, and actually have Lurkers and Hounds in it. not just The Black Stickman of Doom.
Something about calling it “The Black Stickman of Doom” had me suffocate-laughing for a solid minute
You mean The unknown?
I don't, the backroom idea has been completely destroyed by the over-description and over-complication of the concept. When you go on the subreddit/wiki and you find about 50 million documented entities described in heavy detail, some just blatantly things from actual intellectual properties, you know you've allowed your idea to be ruined and made mundane.
@@braydeno4189 same thing happened to SCP.
There are lots of other liminal space games, I am personally very hyped to see "Superliminal"'s full release
IGP, I actually find comfort when I see luminal spaces, almost as if they were memories from childhood. Add a monster and sure I’ll be freaked out, but the isolation part comforts me.
I feel it.
liminal*
for me I would be calm and comfortable as I also like to wonder around in liminal spaces, but as time goes by my need to get out would rise.
@@beas_espofficial6245 I find comfort in luminous spaces
Sorry OP, didn't mean to discredit you
That’s extremely intrewting
IGP, the way you almost seamlessly transition from one game to the other -- from the first to the second game of this video, I honestly thought it was the same game! I like how you show the title of the game after every transition instead of explicitly mentioning it -- to me, it didn't break my attention too much. Also your commentary seemed continuous, like you transitioned smoothly from one game to the other without breaking the flow. Overall, I'm very impressed by the editing for this video! The liminal space concept has piqued my interest this year, I'm sooo intrigued by its hold on me!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it haha
same dude!!! It took me until the final backrooms game to figure out that it was not, in fact, the same game the whole time.
6:23 he asserted his dominance so hard everything crashed
Reminds me of the back hallways we had at a mall I worked at a long time ago. At the place I worked we often were still there after all but security had left for the day. I was a closer so I frequently was the last one out, and had to go quite a ways through the winding back halls to get to the lot exit. It was always creepy, with the only noise being my footsteps and the buzz of fluorescent lights.
One time rounding a corner I came face-to-face with one of the security guys. Scared the crap out of both of us lol.
If that had been me I'd have started running each time... until I realise my steps would be way louder and scare me even more 😂
Personally, I find liminal spaces really calming. They’re somehow equally unnerving and comforting, like nostalgia for a piece of media you can’t quite remember. It’s one of the reasons why I actually don’t like when there’s a horror “twist” in games like this. Getting lost in an inexplicably endless space with no way to ground yourself in reality is already unnerving enough. Still interesting seeing other people’s interpretations, though!
I feel like too many of these games rely on a monster or entity.
The backrooms is supposed to destroy your mind, and having another thing kind of defeats the purpose.
You get it.
It would be fine if it wasn't some sort of specifically defined monster that always killed you with a jumpscare and loud noise.
Maybe if the monster's appearance was randomly generated and changed every time you saw it, or even while seeing it, and it did more than just try and kill you - maybe just tailed you and tried to stay hidden, or just stood still staring at you while being silent.
The monster is an important part of the backrooms backstory though
@@braydeno4189 that would be perfect
Tbf, the original concept did mention there were entities present.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around, because it sure as hell heard you"
Insead of the toilet rooms you should have said the "Bathrooms" lol
DUUUUUUUUUDE! The editing in this video is *INSANE*
And even the toilet rooms are in here,that's one of my favorite adaptations
Dude the back rooms are scary as hell
Keep up the good work IGP your content never fails to scare me shitless
The footsteps don’t sound soggy, aren’t the carpets supposed to be damp?
This was so well edited and the transitions into each game made it all so immersive!! I really enjoyed this!! Keep up the great content Indie!
This fucking tripped me out man. The editing made it feel like I was watching a sleep paralysis dream. Terrifyingly great.
Im watching it high, shit got me tripping
This is not how sleep paralysis work... but appreciate the sentiment
Really spooky ones here. I like it. I’d love to see the back rooms fleshed out with some kind of in game story and lore or some sort beyond what little we have
Btw around 12:55 when he was confused about no-cliping through the ground in the actual lore you can learn to no clip yourself in the backrooms and if you no clip in certain spots.. well.. you become one of "them"...
Editing the games together was genius. Love you Iggy
I don’t find the back rooms unnerving when it comes to the fluorescent lights and the wallpaper I just find it scary that I might turn round a corner and see something horrifying
Bro I’m literally terrified of the back rooms for the exact same reason. The other thing that terrifies me is the absolute silence and thinking that if you are too loud something might here you. Something.
The archives say that the first level doesn’t have any entities which is what most games get wrong but it does make it scarier
Also with the almond water it’s the most abundant liquid and is commonly found amongst most levels
It does, no clue where you got that. It is one of the safest though
@@molotov666 let me guess, you got that from the fandom. Wiki dot is the official one.
@@DMLRD-iz1oc That is where I got it it says "Interactions with entities in Level 0 are rare, but may occur; if encountered, they can be very dangerous. The known entities that roam the level are Hounds and Facelings. It is not advised to trust others that one may come across, as they are most likely an entity. " Unless that is the wrong site.
@@molotov666 yeah like I said the fandom Is the wrong site, the wikidot is the accurate one.
even though i know the Backrooms arent real, its the small part of my brain that thinks "but what if?" knowing that if you fall into the Backrooms youre basically stuck there forever that keeps me terrified of it
The Backrooms is honestly such a great concept, the reason its so terrifying is because you can be thrown into it at any point in your life (if it was real) with zero preparation, you are then forced to wonder endlessly until you either find an exit and escape to a different floor, die to a hostile entity or be lucky enough to noclip back into the world safely
The backrooms aren't a scary concept anymore because the community behind it has taken the whole point of the fear of isolation, fear of the unknown, liminal and repeating spaces and just shat all over it by making it a poor man's version of the SCP foundation.
This video, on the other hand, with the total lack of context and just one isolated guy freaking out, is in line with the original concept.
I completely agree. I personally like it just being the original post or "level 0" as people refer to it. Adding more and more and detailed explanations of ways to escape just ruin it for me.
I saw a post about there being like 4000 levels and at that point it's not even the backrooms anymore. They even said that was "the official backrooms lore." Like bruh there is no "official lore." The only "cannon" part of the backrooms is the original post and other things are just different peoples interpretations. And some of these interpretations are very good. Like Kane Pixels backrooms series is a different interpretation of the original concept that I really like.
But I personally think the backrooms is best at its most pure form. Just an endless series of rooms, and possibly something following you.
@@shadowlucario7125 canon* sorry
Also, I don't care for any "canon" to this subject, as I've already got SCP which has been my favourite universe for years and this could just be another SCP - well I guess the IKEA is one such example, except it's populated... the Red Sea Object is almost another one, would make a good semi-liminal-spaces-game, assuming the player have a freak accident during some testing and the exit is blocked off...
Anyways, yeah, I was going to say.. I don't care - or, rather, I have no opinion of what is "right" but I agree with you both besides that...
Amateur level/game creators try too hard to copy a trend without ever trying to make original content or actually grasp the concept of creating unease, set a good mood/tone... create something scary... they're not thinking of that. They're just seeing "people say this is good so I'll copy it". It's annoying.
There are exceptions. But the amount of shameless copy paste is kind of sickening. And worse so that so many digest it whole.
So few take a universally highly rated game and looks at _what_ makes it good. Instead they try to copy the details, instead of taking concepts and expanding on what works well.
Sorry for the rant.
Yeah the idea of feeling isolated - in a _bad_ way - is a good concept. But then the game has to actually be that...
Not the 195591517923rd chase/jumpscare game with a cheap public asset "monster" with poor animation and pathing....
Also, why has nobody made a game where "The backrooms" - or, semi-liminal spaces - is a hidden _larger_ part of the game, which you can only access through _actual_ accidental glitches or clipping?
Like, a level some way below the original. Doesn't even have to be accessible at all, through anything but hacking.
Like... the point is to _make you feel uneasy._ When you discover it or encounter it.
It makes no point when you expect it or know what's going to happen.
Sorry for the long post.
This is so true. I still find the original Kane Pixels videos scary, because they are not explained to death. Lore is the kryptonite of a horror concept that relies on the unknown. The Backrooms concept is anti-lore.
This comment section echoes my sentiments about the backrooms
it's not that the backrooms doesn't scare me, I just think it's better as a short one sentence story (also without the monster, I think the idea of dying of starvation or thirst to be more horrifying)
Great editing and premise of going through the stages of the backrooms. Makes it more than just watching gameplay!
Dude, these honest to God give me chills!
Thank you for making such content IGP, even when I’m not feeling well, your videos always bring a smile to my face! ❤️
Timestamps:
Backrooms of Reality - 00:00
The Backrooms Story - 03:14
A-Sync Recording 001 - 06:00
The Parallel Universe - 06:29
Backrooms VHS - 07:30
Here in the Backrooms - 09:40
Toiletrooms - 10:15
Welcome to the Backrooms - 11:10
Lost in the Backrooms - 13:08
Holy shit this is an impressive video, I love the transitions between games like you’re actually just playing one continuous game
10:07 sick beat my guy
That VHS style forest walk, was honestly the most creepy realistic thing I've ever seen in a video game. I knew it was fake but my brain was still telling me it was someone with a camera walking. If that makes sense.
Ikr it looks insanely real
13:07 that looks like bendy and the ink machine ngl lmao
The back rooms are such a scary concept. I cannot wait to watch!
people saying the backrooms wouldnt be scary arent thinking hard enough. Yeah people added a lot of silliness to their own cannons of it but the bare bones version,
An endless empty old dingy office space with spaces that are the shape and size of things that would serve no practical purpose at all, endlessly, never ending.
And the feeeling that something inevitably is right around the corner, or right behind you, or you are being watched and tracked by something that knows the local WAAAY better than you do.
Literally everyone in existence with no exception would eventually begin to become terrified.
Love your videos man. I do a lot of art and painting, and having your videos playing in the background is always entertaining. There have been a few rogue brushstrokes made by jumping at your screams 😄 Stay classy man.
06:24 That would've been scarier if it wasn't T-posing, albeit aggressively, at the player.
For me it's worse as you faze into there and the monster is as much as a glitch as what made you enter
"Snap back to reality, ope there goes gravity"
You made me scare my dog by laughing
@@Am_Goose2 Hell yeah. I can die happy now truly. McNuggets have given me so much happiness in life. Nice to repay the favor.
This was and is madness. It actually hurt watching this. Finally finished the vod, gotta take a breather though.
I didn't read the title and thought the first game had a huge update lol I was so lost. This was put together so well
10:08 I feel you bro. I'm right there with ya
Such an amazing concept, the backrooms is still growing this day.
4:54 bro got high from blinking
Well.... between you, Markiplier and Jack Septic Eye I have seen every version of The Backrooms. Well made good sir.
Can't believe you called Level 6 'The Toiletrooms'.... Missed the perfect opportunity to call them 'The Bathrooms'
Unless that's the joke n it went over my head 😂 Thank you for all the wonderful content and positive energy IGP !
So funny enough, each of the apparent "levels" in this video were actually all completely independent games, its just that IGP's editing was strung together so seamlessly that it looked like he was just going from one level to the next (you may or may not have known that, so sorry if that was old information for ya). So the name "toiletrooms" was actually just the name of that particular game....although I totally agree, the dev missed a major opportunity to have such a clever title XP
I’m so confident on this episode of IGP well get lots of cussing, screams, hear it’s coming and go look into it and lots of regret 😂
As a former records manager and archivist I, naturally, found the records room really interesting.
Sad that in the last game, the person leaving the messages wanted you to find them but also thought you were a monster chasing them. That would be one hell of a twist; falling into the backrooms with one sole other person but you're forever driven away from them because you're misled to think they're not human and eventually succumb to madness.
at 6:24 i was in the middle of sipping my coffee but because of that weird monster i spilled some of it
I love when you do backrooms videos it's so fun to watch and I always love seeing you videos pop up
6:25 - That shit made me jump SO fuckin hard...
Pretty cool how you transition from one game to another, using clips from backroom videos made by amazing creators such as Kane Pixel is a really nice touch!👍
I used to have dreams about this backrooms concept, dreams of an unfinitely large space with hallways and rooms with weird shapes. I also remember windows, that when you looked thru them, you would see an outdoor like space, but with a roof over it, also no door leading to that outdoorlike space. I remember those dreams fondly, exploring the place. I do however remember the walls being white doh, not yellowish and the light was natural light, but I could never tell where it came from
I've been watching you since 500k subs, It's amazing to see how much your channel has grown and how much it will continue to grow in the future!
The 6:20 part scared the living out of me and the little glitch thing when he screamed was so cool.
I actually have dreams that are kind of like this. I find myself wandering through large, empty malls, or airport terminals, thinking I'd left an important bag behind. Other dreams I'd be wandering through giant houses with large rooms that look vaguely like houses I've lived in. I'd awake, and realize I never lived there, at all.
12:00 where you said that backrooms is personal, well its not right, due to the backrooms being approximately 600 million square miles, so you can encounter other people, but its mostly likely to never happen, also the level 0 of the backrooms splits you and your friend if you no-clip togheter.
So, lore wise there are many people in the backrooms at once, its just that the backrooms are so expansive one doesnt run into other people often, unless they end up in one of the levels with many colonies, like the hub
10:26 you missed an opportunity for 'the Bathrooms'
Holy crap that Vhs one looks insane real
11:22 it’s funny because in the original image that started the backrooms, you actually can see that the wall is cut short or just not fully built. idk probably super oblivious to people but the original image is weird in its own right, definitely take a closer look at it when you eventually get the chance.
Another backrooms game I really enjoyed was ‘Enter the Backrooms’. it’s a bit more cartoon-y in style, but I really think it executes its horror aspects well.
I’d recommend trying it out, if you haven’t already!
Which one is this one
dude, great videos, the atmosphere is amazing and the topics you choose are always amazing. Now out of the 753 comments here and this video is probably a bit old meaning your probably not seeing this. But I feel that cutting down on editing a little may make your vids even better. Just a tip, keep doing what your doing.
Igp: posts
My school: baby I’m not even here, I’m a hallucination
6:26
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look at that monster LMAO
still scared the shit outta me tho
I don’t even have a clue what the back rooms are, but damn, I still love this video
These were fit together perfectly
Thanks IGP for presenting some new horror games you've played and broadcast, we all enjoyed this amazing horror experience and adventures with you. 😉
this is probably one of the most creative vids I've seen you make, I legit thought this was one game.
Igp literally makes THE BEST thumbnails
14:00 igp tripping out on Ikea being innovative and creating day ambience so you can see what your house would look like lmao
you say the best but theres one ya missed which is the best one ive seen come into our existance xD its on steam for 4-5 dollars lol the guy made 20+ levels and more then 100+ sub levels its really well done id recommend checking it out in your free time maybe idk if it can be recorded tho but worth the time to check out its called Enter The Backrooms made by Cosmetic Crow Creations
Apeirophobia is a crazy good Backrooms game based on Kane Pixels video series. Definitely worth checking out.
They should put this in VR if they haven’t already
Why would you want that💀
IGP my man i have to say you are like the master of setting the ambiance in your videos. It truly is remarkable, and such an inspiration for me. Its always a treat watching your videos!
Imagine if this game had a system akin to Elden Ring where past players can scribble writing for the next player to find.
What would you write?
"You are here."
@@IGP say that over and over, drive the recipient mad. As he is always present.. H E R E
@@IGP you are not alone but alive you are
You might survive a day a night an hour a flicker of light do you hear the voices too?
I do and they speak too I filled the voices but
No one was there where are they they must be here too perhaps i missed them as well as you?
Am I to die here as well as you? What cruel being have I offend to deserve a fate as you?
why are we here as punishment of sorts?
Why don’t we write and sit down together maybe we can work something out?
Are you there God what have I done to earn such a fate? Might I have a chance to escape
Was I the first here or are there others to yet discover? Where am I did I walk in a circle
I swear I went by the soggy wet spot awhile ago? What do I do to get out of here why do
I live still? Why are there voices in the walls
But no one in the halls? Why the sound of party in the air but no one is there THERE IS NOTHiNG I MUST BE MAD BUT SURELY THERE
MUST? there is nothing here nor there nor anywhere i hear the sound of running water but the walls have nothing clean to offer I smell the damp paper but nothing to waver the aching pain that I feel after 3 days without food I fear
The water on the walls and in the halls I will have to drink. There is something here it here and over there but I cannot find it is it thin air?
I found a door today but it was not real
Why wasn’t it real? I must continue on surely there must be a way home? Today is day
Four I’m as hungry as ever can I go a week more? is my time here short should I eat the walls of corse is say with glee as tear off
A peace of the wall to eat.
my stomach aches and i wretch once more as my dinner comes up full force.
With each passing day I become wearer
Is this what it’s like to slowly become mad?
Not knowing when this torment will end?
I heard something a person maybe or maybe
I’m already mad?
I find myself drifting off I must not cough
It came last night?it was quite a fright I ran and ran but it didn’t stop why did IT always run when I ran walked when I walked and why did it appear outside of sleep? Am I alone or am I not
I hope no one find my rotted self as that would
Certainly cause a stir I’m not getting out of here
at the end is smeared where a rotted hand is all that remains to remind you each day written on the Wall is
YOU ARE ALONE AND HELPLESS and afraid may the the madness take you before the pain
beautifully edited! genuinely hope to see more games like these for you to play
I always get goosebumps when something is chasing me and I know I’m gonna get caught.. then there’s that slight chance that maybe, just maybe I can out run it… nope
Without the monsters and such, the backrooms would be an incredibly relaxing place to me. I love walking around or looking at liminal spaces, and have been extremely happy at all the backrooms stuff you’ve been uploading. I walk around parks and forests at nighttime, I’ll throw on your videos and just vibe.
Except you can't just leave the backrooms at will. That's the part bothers everyone.
@@arcangle7444 yeah but the IRS isn’t gonna clip out of reality to make me do my taxes or go to work, so..
You know what we need: an animated IGP episode.
This type of game is much more terrifying when you are playing it alone in the dark and with audio cranked up, than watching the gameplay.
Thanks for spending 36 hours finding the best Backrooms horror game IGP. I was getting headaches trying to find the right one
11:50 almonds and almond water specifically are a big lore thing. There’s a level of almond wheat, found only in the backrooms, which is harvested by backrooms entities to become almond water. That almond water can be found in multiple levels including water such as the office building in a constant thunderstorm where the rain is almond water. The flooding caves are also filled with almond water though this isn’t drinkable because there’s toxic rocks with carpet fluid seeping in. Carpet fluid is a red very acidic fluid (that is very much not delicious) that can be found dripping from the ceiling in level one (the one you no clip into and the one most games are based off of). Now all of this should be taken with a grain of salt due to the nature of this fandom being so loose. The backrooms are based off the idea of liminal spaces which are very versatile so take what you find interesting and look into the backrooms for yourself.
Can you tell I really like the backrooms? 😅 I suck at writing but I honestly am really tempted to give writing my own backrooms story a go.
Also there are some levels with others on them, including level one. There’s research groups and survivor camps all living in the backrooms. I mean once you’re there it’s hard or even impossible to escape so might as well figure out how to survive.
Can't express how much I love this... Always love creepy games like this
Is this on Occulus Quest?
I've been in a few liminal space areas like abandoned offices and other building and malls. I find the empty space peaceful because they are always void of any kind of energy. I'm a person with anxiety and ptsd the lack of that energy is nice.
The backrooms don't scare me anymore because of what the community has done to it. At first it was just endless yellow rooms with a few mysterious creatures. That was scary, that was good, it should have stayed like that. Then they added 2 more levels which, yeah, it's alright. But then it just became this huge mess of canon and non-canon bs with like permanent settelments and research stations (?)
The original back rooms were scary because of the isolation and having no way out, now you could just go "Oh, just have to find a sttelment and I'm set". It's just not the same anymore
Haven't the backrooms been around for awhile? I mean I would get it if multiple people are changing the story over and over again, but hasn't the backrooms always had levels? I definitely understand the whole ruining the concept by making it escape able when it's not supposed to be, but the levels were always around, just maybe underdeveloped in a sense.
2:52 Bro just why?! xD
LESSSS GOOOOOO
This game is a nightmare with anxiety,survival and horror all in one and it’s truly one of the best horror games out there
the distorted screams at the end of the video, Lowkey hella real sounding and gave me chills.
4:59 my contact lenses when I walk outside on a windy day:
Oh my god this is absolutely amazing, it’s stitched together so perfectly
Well it's official you have scared the holy cow out of me LOL 😂
The backrooms don’t scare me just… creep me out, they are very eerie
10:30 Toilet Rooms
Monster:”Do you mind? I’m trying to take a $#%@ here!”🤣🤣🤣🤣
I loved the VHS portion. A game entirely made to look like that would be amazing.
It's because of stuff like this, that whenever a light starts flickering (or whatnot), I IMMEDIATELY stop moving for a few seconds.. Because my mind starts thinking; "Don't take a wrong step" or "Don't even think about turning around"..
The concept of the backrooms facanats me so mutch, the fact if being lost in a endless place where everything is the same. Also you got me hooked on anything lovecrafian now because of call of cuthulu, I can't get enough keep up the content
Nah some lore states you can find other people, but the backrooms is so expansive that it's practically impossible. Unless you make it to a lounge level where it's relatively safe and people come together to try and survive
Honestly, none of these games reach the same level of eariness as Anime-Polis (besides Lost in the Backrooms, that one was pretty good)