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Is Backrooms: The Next Level multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op. Backrooms: The Next Level is a classic & campaign shooter game released in 2025, 65% positive on Steam (23 reviews). $1.99 on Steam.

Co-opSingle-player tooShooter · Classic & campaign shooter

Backrooms: The Next Level is a Co-op horror game up to 4 players, where you and your friends will explore the…

How Backrooms: The Next Level plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Yes
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Not listed on Steam
LAN play
Yes
Single-player mode
Yes

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Walking Simulator, Exploration, FPS, First-Person, 3D

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Quick answers

Is Backrooms: The Next Level co-op?
Yes, Backrooms: The Next Level supports co-op.
Does Backrooms: The Next Level have PvP?
Steam does not list PvP for Backrooms: The Next Level.
Do we both need to own Backrooms: The Next Level to play together?
Yes. Backrooms: The Next Level is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play Backrooms: The Next Level?
Player counts were not available when this page was built.
Can you play Backrooms: The Next Level on LAN?
Yes. Steam lists LAN co-op for Backrooms: The Next Level, so it works on a local network without the game's online servers.

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