Backrooms with a Friend is a co-op maze escape game where you and up to three other players navigate the Backrooms—a seemingly endless yellow maze of nearly identical hallways, fluorescent lights, and disorienting repetition.
You’ll find answers about movement, item use, entity behavior, co-op strategies, and how the maze structure actually works—the specifics that help you survive longer and escape faster.
About Backrooms with a Friend
Backrooms with a Friend is a co-op maze escape game set in the Backrooms, a sprawling yellow maze where nearly identical hallways repeat endlessly. Your goal is to find the exit before a creature finds you.
The sameness of every corridor makes it easy to lose your route. Playing with a friend gives you options: search together for safety, split up to cover more ground, or create a distraction when one of you gets chased.
Runs start calm—you explore empty rooms, check corridors, and try to remember your path. Things change fast when a creature appears. There’s no time to overthink it.
Run, hide, or turn and hope it works. With a partner, you can coordinate or separate. Either way, finding the exit is only part of the challenge. You still need to reach it without getting caught.
Controls
Both players move simultaneously on one keyboard:
| Player | Controls | Action |
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| Player 1 | WASD | Move through the Backrooms |
| Player 2 | Arrow Keys | Move through the Backrooms |
How to Play Backrooms with a Friend
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Track your route. The rooms look alike. Rushing can send you in circles. Remember turns and use recognizable corridors to keep your bearings.
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Decide whether to stay together. Moving as a pair is safer and makes it easier to react when a creature appears. Splitting up covers more ground, but an isolated player can be cornered with no backup.
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Keep moving during a chase. When a creature spots you, take open paths and turn quickly rather than stopping to plan. A longer clear route is usually safer than a shortcut into a dead end.
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Use distractions carefully. If one player is being chased, the other can pull the creature away and open an escape route. This only works if the teammate uses the opening immediately—otherwise, both players may get caught.
How These Situations Change Your Strategy
Your approach should shift as conditions change:
- When you’re searching for the exit: Move carefully and map the maze in your head.
- When one of you is alone: Slow down near corners and avoid committing to unfamiliar dead ends.
- When a creature starts chasing: Run toward open corridors, keep turning, and stay focused.
- When your teammate is in trouble: A distraction can save them, but only take the risk if they have a clear route away.
- When the exit is close: Don’t abandon a safe path for an uncertain shortcut. Reaching it together is better than losing the run at the last turn.
- The Baby In Yellow — Its tense first-person horror gameplay similarly makes players explore unsettling indoor spaces while reacting quickly to a threatening presence.
Enjoy!
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