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Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms

An unsettling rogue-lite adventure through iconic and chilling horror settings. Explore procedural environments and unlock new ways to play. Engage in a player-driven narrative to escape, or delve deeper and improve yourself to get different endings. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.

All Reviews:

Positive (27) - 92% of the 27 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Nov 15, 2022

Developer:

Corey Jeffries

Publisher:

Spatial Quotient

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
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Note: This Early Access game is not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Many have requested access to the game. And while there is much more story and game play to be implemented, I want to allow those who are interested to get their hands on the experience as it stands. Which I feel is still engaging and fun.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Development will continue until all the criteria are met to provide players with the most expansive and exciting experience possible.
The full version 1.0 release will happen when it's ready. But in the meantime players can enjoy new features and areas in each major update.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version will have many more environments to explore. As well as a much deeper narrative. There will also be many more entities and game mechanics then is currently available.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Players control a fully voiced protagonist with stats that can be improved through game play.
Several procedurally curated limitless spaces are able to be explored. Levels are crafted with care to represent the source material they are based upon.
Players can now encounter a variety of environmental hazards and dangerous entities.
There are extensive collectables found throughout the game. Including tapes that comprise the varied original soundtrack including dozens of original songs produced specifically for the game.
There is also a menu screen where players may interact with inventory and statistics as well as customize gameplay and graphics settings. The game also features a dynamic minimal HUD that communicates vital information when relevant.
Players should expect several hours worth of unique game play from Transliminal.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Due to the current reception of current pricing it is likely Transliminal's price will be reduced after release.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Spatial Quotient has a development discord community. And several streamers are currently playing the game within their own communities.
On steam specifically; I will post detailed update logs, screenshots, and related materials throughout the development process.”

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About This Game

The year is 1983. After a skydiving accident, you awaken with your cheek pressed against a damp beige carpet. The tacky, off-white wallpaper looks yellow on your video camera's view screen. As the old lights, randomly placed in the drop ceiling above, bathe the place in their sickly glow. The buzzing from the fluorescent lights above seems louder than it should be. And what is that smell? Sounds echo through the endless halls from no clear direction. And it feels as if someone, or something, is watching you. You aren't sure where you ended up. But what's clear is that you will not be safe until you find a way out of this place.

Transliminal's visual language isn't just a retro VHS recording skin. Players will quickly notice that these visual flourishes are indicators of the game character's physical and mental condition.

The low resolution grain and bad video tracking effects increase immersion and provide a thematic experience. However, they may not be to every player's liking. Which is why all effects can be disabled in the Settings menu.

From the opening scene it's clear that the main player character has his own issues to work out. But as you explore the various levels, you may find the threads that weave together several tales that came before you.

The concept of procedural liminal spaces that go on forever is a rich subject matter. And gives the opportunity to explore wildly different environments that don't always follow the rules of physics. Players of Transliminal will traverse many strange structures and vistas over the course of their adventure. What's not immediately apparent is that the levels are also watching you. Reacting and changing depending on your character's condition. While exploring, players will soon find that the environment around them is non-linear and seems to form around them. When tracing back to where they came from, players will find that paths they have traveled are no longer as they were.

Players will come across various interactive containers such as drawers, cabinets, lockers, etc. Loot these to find cassette tapes, flashlight batteries, and more to increase your character's abilities, or uncover clues.

You are not always alone.
Many classic entities of internet lore are brought to life in Transliminal's world. While some previously undiscovered entities also make their debut.
Learn how to avoid or counteract the effects of these entities to prevent them from hampering your progress.

Transliminal features a shifting, reactive level design. An engaging narrative, and plenty of scares.
If you are a fan of cerebral horror, and and enjoy exploration, then this game is for you.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Cursing, violence, disturbing imagery

System Requirements

Minimum:

OS: 7
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 970 or equivilent
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 2 GB available space