The Backrooms

Summary

The Backrooms is an urban legend^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of urban_legend entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61,453 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Backrooms's instance of is recorded as urban legend^[3].
• The Backrooms's instance of is recorded as creepypasta^[4].
• The Backrooms's instance of is recorded as series of creative works^[5].
• The Backrooms's instance of is recorded as collaborative fiction^[6].
• The Backrooms's instance of is recorded as liminal space^[7].
• The Backrooms's instance of is recorded as internet meme^[8].
• The Backrooms's Commons category is recorded as The Backrooms^[9].
• The Backrooms comprises The Lobby^[10].
• The Backrooms comprises Habitable Zone^[11].
• The Backrooms comprises Pipe Dreams^[12].
• The Backrooms comprises Electrical Station^[13].
• The Backrooms comprises Abandoned Office^[14].
• The Backrooms comprises Terror Hotel^[15].
• The Backrooms comprises Lights Out^[16].
• The Backrooms comprises Thalassophobia^[17].
• The Backrooms comprises Cave System^[18].
• The Backrooms comprises Darkened Suburbs^[19].
• The Backrooms comprises The Field of Wheat^[20].
• The Backrooms comprises Military Hospital^[21].
• The Backrooms comprises Tunele Steampunk^[22].
• The Backrooms comprises Boilery^[23].
• The Backrooms comprises Nostalgiczne blokowisko^[24].
• The Backrooms comprises Kosmiczna Otchłań^[25].
• The Backrooms comprises Dublin^[26].
• The Backrooms comprises Wentylacja^[27].

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Cultural Impact

Things named for The Backrooms include The Backrooms Game - Support This Game! 😎👉👉^[28], a downloadable content^[29]; The Backrooms Simulator^[30], a video game^[31]; INTO THE BACKROOMS^[32], a video game^[33]; and The Backrooms Game^[34], a video game^[35].

Why It Matters

The Backrooms ranks in the top 2% of urban_legend entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61,453 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include The Backrooms Game - Support This Game! 😎👉👉^[28], a downloadable content^[29]; The Backrooms Simulator^[30], a video game^[31]; INTO THE BACKROOMS^[32], a video game^[33]; and The Backrooms Game^[34], a video game^[35].