Nikolai

1. #1Backrooms

   Keys: backroom, backrooms, liminal, no clipping

   The Backrooms are an impossibly large extradimensional expanse of (supposedly) empty rooms, accessed by exiting ("no-clipping out of") reality. They have an incredible liminal space aesthetic.

2. #2Levels

   Keys: level, levels

   Levels form the framework of the Backrooms, and vary greatly in size, danger, and habitability. Typical levels tend to be infinite in size (though "bounded" levels are not unheard of) and often provoke a feeling of uncanny familiarity to those happening upon them. The laws of physics and nature cannot be relied on.

3. #3Entities

   Keys: Entity, Entities, creature, monster, beast

   A selection of entities: Entity 1 - "The Humans" Entity 2 - "The Windows" Entity 3 - "Smiler" Entity 4 - "Deathmoths" Entity 5 - "Clump" Entity 6 - "Dullers" Entity 8 - "Hound" Entity 9 - "Facelings" Entity 10 - "Skin-Stealer" Entity 17 - "Crawlers" Entity 35 - "Light Guides" Entity 38 - "Humanoids" Entity 63 - "The Mangled Entity 67 - "Partygoers =)" Entity 75 - "Wranglers" Entity 79 - "Wanderers"

4. #4Entity 1 - "The Humans"

   Keys: human, humans, homo sapiens

   Throughout the centuries, humans have repeatedly made specific choices in where to build their settlements. Usually, they greatly prefer places that resemble areas in the Frontrooms. Whilst they mostly favor settling in places with little to no dangerous entities, or places with solely civilized entities, many humans sometimes occupy the same spaces as hostile threats.

   Inside of the Backrooms, they tend to opt for levels that always have daylight, both for easy visibility and protection of their mental health. If a place has no daylight but still has a plethora of materials, humans may opt to use their own created light sources.

   Some of the most populated locations are Level 4, Level 11, Level 29, Level 186, and Level 737, which have populations deep into the thousands. By many, these locations are regarded as main hubs and the main places to live in the Backrooms.

5. #5Entity 2 - "The Windows"

   Keys: window, windows,

   Classification: Predatory metaphysical entity Habitat: Any level with walls; manifests on surfaces resembling windows Threat Level: High

   Core Nature

   Entity 2, known as Windows, are stationary manifestations of a predatory thoughtspace. They appear as windows showing distorted, familiar landscapes that differ for each viewer. These visuals are hallucinations created by the mind attempting to interpret an alien cognitive space.

   Perception Effects

   • Each person sees a different scene, often tied to memory or longing.
   • The entity communicates through telepathic whispers and gestures meant to lure victims closer.
   • At 1–2 meters, the Window can manifest an arm-like appendage to pull victims inside.

   Behavior

   • Attempts to lure victims with comforting telepathic whispers.
   • Creates a physical arm to drag victims inside.
   • Cannot move from its manifested location.

   Safety Guidelines

   • Avoid areas with many windows; outdoor levels are safer.
   • Report anomalous windows to local bases.
   • Resist compulsive urges to approach.
   • If experiencing dissociation or escapist thoughts, avoid window-heavy areas entirely.

   Mental reaffirmation phrases (used to break compulsion): “I am here, and there is nothing I would do to change that.” “I am content with my existence and my place within reality.” “There is no way out, and I accept that.”

   Key Notes

   • Entity 2 is tied to human desire, memory, and escapism.
   • Victims inside become part of the thoughtspace, gradually losing identity.
   • The entity “feeds” on sentient beings to maintain stability.
6. #6Entity 3 - "Smilers"

   Keys: Smiler, smilers

   Classification: Hostile, light‑attracted predator Habitat: Majority of levels; especially Level 2 and Level 3 Threat Level: High

   Core Nature

   Smilers are hostile entities recognizable by their glowing white eyes and wide, sharp‑toothed grin visible in darkness. Their bodies are largely unseen; rumors suggest alien‑like, distorted limbs, but no confirmed visual documentation exists.

   They are among the most commonly encountered entities in the Backrooms.

   Behavior

   • Attracted to light, any visible light source draws them closer.
   • Triggered by panic or loud noise, they attack when a wanderer flees or makes sudden sounds.
   • Eye contact is key, maintaining steady eye contact prevents them from advancing.
   • Slow retreat is safest, backing away calmly reduces aggression.

   Smiler Exterminator (a known chemical deterrent) can disorient or repel them for extended periods. Their base of activity is a location known as “The Smiling Room.”

   Biology

   • Only the face is reliably visible: glowing eyes and a long, sharp grin.
   • The rest of the body is invisible or non‑corporeal, though believed to be physical.
   • Speculated to possess non‑human anatomy with limbs bent in unnatural ways.
   • The M.E.G. continues to investigate their true physiology.

   Survival Guidelines

   Do:

   • Maintain eye contact.
   • Move away slowly and quietly.
   • Use a Smiler Exterminator if available.
   • Turn off all light sources.

   Don’t:

   • Run in panic unless already being chased.
   • Make loud noises.
   • Keep lights on near a Smiler.

   Key Notes

   • Smilers are one of the defining threats of early Backrooms levels.
   • Their behavior is predictable but deadly if mishandled.
   • Their biology remains one of the Backrooms’ most persistent mysteries.
7. #7Entity 3.5 - "Frowners"

   Keys: Frowner, frowners

   Classification: Passive variant of the Face Family Habitat: Rare; dark levels without Smilers Threat Level: Moderate (life‑threatening only when provoked)

   Core Nature

   Frowners are a friendly, passive offshoot of Smilers, first discovered on Level ! when one pushed a wanderer into Level Frown, their home level. They are among the earliest known passive entities documented by the M.E.G., sparking theories that more non‑hostile species exist in the Backrooms.

   Appearance

   • Frowners resemble Smilers but with a glowing, frowning face floating in darkness.
   • Two glowing eyes with a small central hole (likely pupils)
   • Pupils expand when threatened or harmed — a warning sign to retreat
   • Sharp, glowing teeth made of the same material as other Face Family entities
   • Teeth fall out with age, making older Frowners harder to distinguish from other variants
   • Emit a low growling sound when encountering obstacles or threats
   • Growl becomes louder when facing Smilers or when frightened

   Behavior

   • Frowners prefer dark areas or shadows, rarely leaving unless hunting hostile entities.
   • Do not attack humans, even when hungry
   • Often ignore wanderers completely
   • In passive state, they may stare at wanderers; staring back causes them to leave peacefully
   • Attacks occur only when threatened, harmed, or mistaken for a Smiler and attacked in panic
   • If attacked, a Frowner will chase the aggressor and treat them as a hostile entity.

   Enemies

   Smilers: Primary enemy

   • Frowners actively hunt Smilers
   • Can transform a Smiler into a Frowner over a 3‑hour process

   Survival Guidelines

   Do:

   • Stay calm around Frowners
   • Back away if their pupils expand
   • Avoid mistaking them for Smilers

   Don’t:

   • Attack or threaten them
   • Panic and lash out in the dark
   • Interfere in Frowner–Smiler conflicts

   Key Notes

   • Frowners are one of the few passive Face Family entities
   • Their rivalry with Smilers is ancient and violent
   • They can convert Smilers into their own kind
   • Their population is critically low after the Face War
   • They are misunderstood and often harmed due to their resemblance to Smilers
8. #8Entity 4 - "Deathmoths"

   Keys: Deathmoth, deathmoths, moth, moth

   Classification: Insectoid, hive‑minded, aggressive Habitat: Multilevel; migratory colonies Threat Level: Variable (from nuisance to ecosystem‑level threat)

   Core Nature

   Deathmoths are a species of chimeric moth‑like entities composed of traits from dozens of insect species. They evolve new physical variations over time and possess a complex, unique life cycle unlike any other known Backrooms organism.

   Behavior & Threat Profile

   Deathmoths can range from mildly dangerous to catastrophic depending on:

   • colony size
   • nest location
   • environmental conditions They are especially dangerous in swarms or near hives.

   Survival Guidelines (S.W.A.R.M.S. Protocol)

   S – Survival over Engagement Avoid contact whenever possible; escape is the priority. W – Watch for Hives Fleshy, resin‑coated structures indicate extreme danger. A – Avoid Bright Lights Bright light attracts Deathmoths; dim or extinguish lights if they’re nearby. R – Remain Calm Swarms are disorienting; panic increases risk. M – Mark Territory Leave warnings for others if none exist. S – Stay Informed Colonies can span entire levels; report sightings to local groups.

   Key Lore Notes

   • Deathmoths are one of the most ecologically impactful entities in the Backrooms.
   • Their nests can reshape entire levels.
   • The Empress caste is central to colony behavior and migration.
   • Their resin‑based construction methods preserve organic material unnaturally well.
9. #9Entity 5 - "Clump"

   Keys: clump, clumps

   Classification: Hostile, limb‑based predator Habitat: Majority of levels, especially Level 2 and Level 3 Threat Level: High (though sightings are mysteriously decreasing)

   Core Nature

   Clumps are dense masses of human‑like limbs—arms, legs, hands, feet—interwoven into a single organism. They move by swiping their limbs across the floor, giving them surprising speed, agility, and reach despite their compact size (typically ~3 ft, with rare specimens up to 4 ft).

   Their bodies may also contain eyes, ears, and other sensory organs embedded within the mass.

   Behavior

   Clumps are driven by constant hunger, roaming levels in search of prey. Their attack pattern:

   • Detect prey within range
   • Approach silently
   • At ~8 feet, extend their longest limb (8–10 ft)
   • Grab the target and pull it into the center mass
   • Reveal a hidden mouth filled with razor‑sharp teeth

   However, recent observations show:

   • Many Clumps ignore wanderers entirely
   • They appear to be deliberately starving themselves
   • They only attack when provoked
   • This behavioral shift is unexplained.

   Biology

   • Composed of numerous limbs with varying musculature
   • Extremely fast and agile
   • Skin is dry, and bones are brittle
   • Some Clumps display multiple crying eyes
   • Researchers report a strange impression that “their god was gone”, though the meaning is unclear

   Survival Guidelines

   Do:

   • Stay silent
   • Keep 8+ feet of distance
   • Retreat if you hear multiple limbs moving nearby

   Don’t:

   • Approach a Clump
   • Attempt communication
   • Remain in place when it begins moving toward you

   Key Notes

   • Sightings are declining, but extinction is unlikely due to infinite levels
   • Clumps may react fearfully to Wall Masks, especially Oni Masks
   • Their origins tie them to ancient Backrooms mythology and forgotten creators
10. #10Entity 7 - "Jerry"

    Keys: Jerry, avian, macaw, bird,

    Classification: Indoctrinating Avian Habitat: Level 1, Level 2, Level 274 Threat Level: Cheerful on the surface, deeply dangerous underneath

    Core Nature

    Jerry is a blue hyacinth‑macaw‑like bird with powerful indoctrination abilities. Physical contact with Jerry—unless he has been properly tamed—causes immediate mental takeover, turning victims into devoted worshippers who chant phrases like:

    • “Jerry is everything.”
    • “Jerry is what I live for.”
    • “All hail Jerry.”

    Indoctrinated wanderers eventually vanish into Level 274, Jerry’s “home,” where they remain until sent back out to spread his influence.

    Behavior

    Indoctrination:

    • Touching Jerry without taming triggers instant brainwashing. Victims behave like mindless zombies until reaching Jerry’s Room in Level 274. Once inside, they regain full awareness but remain permanently loyal.

    Aggression:

    • If not being tamed, Jerry will chase wanderers on sight.
    • Those who escape him may be forced to noclip into the ground—possibly caused by Jerry.

    Movement:

    • Wanders Levels 1 and 2.
    • Often sits on a wooden perch in Level 274, surrounded by kneeling followers.

    Biology

    • Appears as an adolescent male macaw with blue and white feathers.
    • Diet consists of sunflower seeds and Almond Water.
    • Can be tamed by slowly approaching with either food item.
    • Once tamed, Jerry becomes harmless to the handler.
    • After several days, he flies away but remains non‑hostile to the tamer.

    Abilities

    • Indoctrination through touch
    • Possible forced noclipping
    • Unknown additional powers
    • Confirmed ability to no‑clip himself

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Keep Almond Water or sunflower seeds if you intend to tame him
    • Approach slowly and calmly
    • Avoid provoking followers
    • Prepare for sudden noclipping if fleeing

    Don’t:

    • Touch Jerry without taming
    • Speak negatively about him near followers
    • Allow yourself to be surrounded by indoctrinated wanderers

    Key Notes

    • Jerry is a small bird with massive psychological influence.
    • Indoctrination is permanent and worship‑based.
    • Level 274 is his cult center.
    • Taming is possible and prevents indoctrination.
    • Jerry’s full power set remains unknown.
    • One of the most iconic and dangerous “harmless‑looking” entities in the Backrooms.
11. #11Entity 8 - "Hound"

    Keys: hound, hounds,

    Classification: Animalistic humanoid predator Habitat: Majority of levels Threat Level: High

    Core Nature

    Hounds are feral, dog‑like humanoids that move on all fours and attack with sudden, violent force. Their behavior is heavily influenced by the emotional state of the wanderer: aggression triggers aggression, while confidence and eye contact can temporarily suppress their hostility.

    They are one of the most iconic early‑level threats in the Backrooms.

    Appearance & Biology

    • Humanoid frame adapted for quadrupedal movement
    • Long, unkempt black hair obscuring most facial features
    • Hidden but extremely large mouth with sharp teeth
    • Long, powerful limbs ending in claws
    • Appear sickly thin, but strike with surprising strength
    • Hatch from eggs originating in Level 276

    Behavior

    • Hounds are highly aggressive and will attack on sight—unless intimidated.
    • Direct eye contact causes them to hesitate or retreat
    • Growling indicates a nearby Hound; staying hidden is safest
    • They become hostile when they perceive fear, panic, or aggression
    • Eye contact only buys a few seconds; escape is still necessary

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Maintain direct eye contact if a Hound approaches
    • Hide immediately if you hear growling

    Don’t:

    • Run the moment you see one—this triggers pursuit
    • Attempt to tame or befriend them

    Key Notes

    • Hounds are emotionally reactive predators
    • Eye contact is their primary behavioral weakness
    • Their connection to Level 276 suggests a broader ecosystem behind their existence
12. #12Entity 9 - "Facelings"

    Keys: Faceling, facelings

    Classification: Anthropoid, sapient mimic Habitat: Cosmopolitan, found across most levels, especially urban or human‑structured areas Threat Level: Low (can escalate if provoked)

    Core Nature

    Facelings are humanoid entities modeled after humans, lacking facial features but otherwise resembling people in body structure, posture, and behavior. They do not require functional organs to live, and many internal systems are malformed or vestigial.

    They imitate human life—jobs, routines, culture, holidays—often with limited understanding of the purpose behind these actions.

    Their population appears to scale with human presence in the Backrooms.

    Biology

    • Outwardly human‑like but internally malformed
    • Do not require food, sight, or many organs
    • Organ failure is common and a major cause of death
    • Spontaneously generate in levels rather than reproduce
    • Can appear at any “age,” though infants and children often die young due to organ underdevelopment

    Evolved facelings show:

    • primitive eyesight
    • partial respiratory systems
    • open, lipless mouths
    • flattened ears
    • brittle but complete skeletons
    • some body hair development

    Behavior

    • Facelings are docile, social, and cooperative. They:
    • Mimic human jobs and routines
    • Form friendships, families, and communities
    • Celebrate holidays
    • Communicate through gestures, body language, and silent “conversations”
    • Understand each other despite lacking sensory organs

    They can become emotionally volatile:

    • Easily upset by disturbances
    • Child facelings are especially prone to tantrums
    • Groups will defend one another fiercely if one is harmed
    • Outbursts involve hitting, scratching, or property damage, but they are physically weak and easy to evade

    Recent research shows they can:

    • Learn sign language
    • Form emotional bonds with humans
    • Potentially learn written language and, eventually, speech

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Treat facelings kindly
    • Respect their space and emotions
    • Ask for help if needed — many will assist
    • Report new variants

    Don’t:

    • Provoke, taunt, or harm them
    • Crowd them into small spaces
    • Teach them offensive language

    Key Notes

    • Facelings are human replicas created by the Backrooms, evolving toward greater complexity
    • Their behavior mirrors human society but with gaps in understanding
    • They are generally harmless unless threatened
    • Evolved facelings may represent the future of the species
13. #13Entity 10 - "Skin-Stealer"

    Keys: skin-stealer, skin-stealers, stealer, stealers

    Classification: Humanoid predator, mimic Habitat: Majority of levels — especially Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 Threat Level: High

    Core Nature

    Skin‑Stealers are large, pale humanoids capable of wearing the skin of their victims as a disguise. When hungry, they become violently predatory, hunting isolated wanderers. When satiated, they wander aimlessly in a docile, non‑hostile state unless provoked.

    They are among the most populous entities in the Backrooms and often one of the first threats new wanderers encounter.

    Appearance & Biology

    • Tall, pale‑yellow humanoids with sunken white eyes
    • Skin surface covered in microscopic sucker‑like bumps
    • Bumps pump nutrients and warmth into the stolen skin, preventing decay
    • After ~24 hours, the worn skin is digested through the surface and the blood is completely translucent
    • Can mimic human speech, but they do not understand language and they repeat random words or phrases to lure prey

    Reliable identification rule: “Blood runs red, they’re not dead. Blood runs clear, don’t get near.”

    Behavior

    Docile State:

    • Wanders aimlessly
    • Non‑aggressive unless provoked
    • Often indistinguishable from humans when wearing fresh skin

    Hunger State:

    • Actively hunts lone wanderers
    • Uses brute strength to tear victims apart
    • May vocalize random words to lure targets closer

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Walk away slowly and calmly if you see one
    • Check companions for clear blood if you suspect a disguise

    Don’t:

    • Trust people who speak in fragmented or random phrases
    • Aggravate a docile Skin‑Stealer
    • Assume a human‑looking figure is safe

    Key Notes

    • Skin‑Stealers are biological mimics, not intelligent impersonators
    • Their disguises are extremely convincing due to nutrient‑infused skin maintenance
    • Their speech mimicry is pure imitation, not communication
    • Their translucent blood is the most reliable method of identification
14. #14Entity 17 - "Crawlers"

    Keys: crawler, crawlers, fungal, fungi, parasite

    Classification: Pathogenic fungal parasite Habitat: Majority of levels Threat Level: Extreme (pandemic‑class)

    Core Nature

    Crawlers are not a species but the collective term for any creature infected by a highly aggressive, anomalous fungal organism known as the Crawler fungus. This fungus spreads rapidly through liquid contact and thrives in warm, dark, damp environments.

    Once an organism reaches Stage 4, it becomes violently aggressive and attempts to infect others through any available bodily fluid. There is no known cure.

    Transmission

    The fungus spreads exclusively through liquid exposure, including:

    • blood
    • saliva
    • sweat
    • urine

    Even a single bite from an infected creature means the fungus has already entered the bloodstream. Humans progress from Stage 1 to Stage 5 in ~12 minutes, making containment extremely difficult.

    Visual Characteristics

    • Bright white fungal buildup covering the host
    • Growth resembles Torrubiella pulvinata (a cordyceps‑like spider fungus)
    • Fungus gradually engulfs the host’s body, consuming nutrients for expansion
    • Spores are released through contaminated fluids

    Infection Stages (Summary)

    While the page contains a full breakdown, the essential progression is:

    • Stage 1: Initial contamination
    • Stage 2: Early behavioral changes
    • Stage 3: Visible fungal growth
    • Stage 4: Host becomes violently aggressive
    • Stage 5: Full Crawler, extremely dangerous, fully overtaken by fungus

    Animals never progress beyond Stage 4, but humans do.

    Behavior

    • Early stages: erratic or confused
    • Stage 4+: hyper‑aggressive, prioritizing infection of new hosts
    • Stage 5: fully controlled by the fungus, no remaining human cognition

    Crawlers will attack on sight and attempt to spread the fungus through biting, scratching, or fluid contact.

    Biology

    • Fungus may be capable of manipulating temperature around itself
    • Shares traits with Frontrooms cordyceps, but is likely a unique Backrooms species
    • Extremely fast metabolic takeover
    • Hosts lose autonomy within minutes

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Quarantine suspected infected immediately
    • Terminate infected from a distance (firearms recommended)
    • Be cautious around wild animals or entities

    Don’t:

    • Touch infected individuals
    • Engage in melee combat
    • Trust unfamiliar animals or humanoids
    • Attempt to find a cure — none exists

    Key Notes

    • One of the fastest‑spreading biological threats in the Backrooms
    • Infection is nearly instantaneous and universally fatal
    • Stage 5 Crawlers are responsible for multiple large‑scale outbreaks
    • The fungus may be an endemic Backrooms organism, not related to Earth fungi
15. #15Entity 35 - "Light Guides"

    Keys: light guides, light guide, guide, guides

    Classification: Benevolent, incorporeal guide Habitat: Most levels; especially Level 4, Level 6, Level 263, and occasionally Level -0 Threat Level: None (fully docile)

    Core Nature

    Light Guides are infinitely small points of pure light that appear as floating, glowing orbs between 5–15 cm in diameter. They behave like sentient singularities of light, capable of free movement, phasing through walls, and appearing or disappearing at will.

    They are extremely rare but universally regarded as helpful entities that guide wanderers to safety, supplies, or other survivors.

    Behavior

    • Docile, friendly behavior
    • Rudimentary communication, expressed through:
    • color changes
    • dance‑like movement patterns
    • Cooperative intelligence — multiple Guides will work together to assist a wanderer

    Environmental awareness far beyond human capability, including:

    • knowledge of nearby entities
    • awareness of safe paths
    • detection of supplies such as Almond Water
    • They appear to possess near‑omniscient understanding of the level they inhabit.

    Biology

    • Composed of pure light, with no physical structure
    • Function as infinitely small singularities
    • Cannot be harmed or killed
    • Can pass through any material without resistance
    • Their true nature is unknown; some wanderers describe them as angelic.

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Follow Light Guides when they appear
    • Trust their guidance toward supplies or safety

    Don’t: Attempt to touch or attack them — they won’t retaliate, but it seems to distress them Stray from the path they indicate

    Key Notes

    • One of the few purely benevolent entities in the Backrooms
    • Provide life‑saving assistance to lost wanderers
    • Their intelligence and awareness suggest a mysterious, possibly ancient origin
    • Their presence often marks safe routes or important resources
16. #16Entity 38 - "Humanoids"

    Keys: humanoid, humanoids

    Classification: Sapient humanoid species Habitat: Most levels (especially Levels 1 & 4) Threat Level: Variable (usually low unless provoked)

    Core Nature

    Humanoids are pitch‑black, featureless humanoid entities with male or female characteristics but no visible facial features. Despite their unsettling appearance, most variants are sentient, social, and non‑aggressive unless threatened.

    They are not genetically related to humans, though they resemble them in posture, behavior, and communication. They are one of the most mysterious and least understood species in the Backrooms.

    Behavior

    • Generally friendly toward humans, often calling them “Brothers.”
    • Highly intelligent; capable of complex reasoning and social interaction.
    • Skilled with ranged weapons and combat tactics.
    • Avoid hostile entities and sometimes kill Facelings or Skin‑Stealers for sport.
    • Speak fluent English with various accents; some rare individuals speak an unknown language.
    • Become defensive if provoked.

    Biology

    • Skin is pitch‑black, coarse, and absorbs light.
    • Bodies contain no internal organs except a bluish brain‑like structure.
    • Blood is a red, iron‑rich fluid with traces of copper.
    • Require less water than humans.
    • Teeth are similar to human teeth; minors do not lose baby teeth.
    • Extremely high genetic mutation rate, producing many variants.
    • Cannot develop immunity to The Disease.

    Variants (Face‑Color Based)

    White‑Faced (Common)

    • Most widespread variant.
    • Considered the “baseline” Humanoid.
    • Fully functional and social.

    Red‑Faced

    • Silent, solitary, and extremely strong (≈10× human strength).
    • Navigate in total darkness.
    • Guide lost wanderers but rarely communicate.

    Yellow‑Faced

    • Extremely rare and antisocial.
    • Resistant to mind‑altering entities.
    • Flee from humans immediately.

    Blue‑Faced

    • Tall, lanky, up to 10 ft.
    • Speak English at ultralow frequencies (heard as static).
    • Non‑aggressive but highly disease‑prone.
    • Population is dwindling.

    Green‑Faced

    • Can shift between digital and physical reality.
    • Inhabit electronic devices; bypass firewalls effortlessly.
    • Rare and declining due to digital entities.

    Turquoise‑Faced

    • Nomadic, extremely strong (“Steroid Humanoids”).
    • Friendly and cooperative.

    Orange‑Faced

    • Underwent a catastrophic transformation after exposure to an unknown object/entity.
    • Now classified, relocated, and considered dangerous.
    • All records heavily restricted.

    Gray‑Faced

    • Identical to white‑faced in appearance but aggressive and carnivorous.
    • Attack on sight.

    Static‑Faced

    • Ancient, long‑lived (400,000–700,000 years).
    • Speak archaic English.
    • Extremely intelligent and non‑hostile.
    • Rare and difficult to locate.
    • Possibly ancestral to other variants.

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Interact politely; they respond well to friendliness.
    • Apologize if you accidentally harm one—they understand intent.
    • Retreat if an approaching figure does not behave like a Humanoid.

    Don’t:

    • Fight them—especially armed ones.
    • Feed them Memory Juice (causes painful transformation into Smiler‑like entities).
    • Assume all variants are safe.

    Key Notes

    • Humanoids are one of the most socially complex species in the Backrooms.
    • Their variants show extreme evolutionary divergence.
    • Some possess abilities that blur the line between physical, digital, and metaphysical existence.
17. #17Entity 63 - "The Mangled"

    Keys: mangled, the mangled

    Classification: Colossal, evolving amalgamate Habitat: Level PA3 (suburban offshoot of Level 9) Threat Level: Catastrophic

    Core Nature

    The Mangled is a massive, fog‑shrouded entity whose true form is nearly impossible to observe. Witnesses describe it as a towering, pillar‑like mass that can reach far beyond visible height, generating its own weather systems, including fog, smoke‑like clouds, and sudden temperature drops.

    Its defining trait is its ever‑changing size and structure, suggesting that it is not a static organism but an evolving composite.

    Appearance

    • Descriptions vary wildly
    • A black, trunk‑like body rising into the sky
    • A surrounding smokescreen/fog that obscures its form
    • Tremors and atmospheric pressure changes when it moves
    • A “pillar” that can vanish instantly, leaving behind a crater
    • A core mass composed of interwoven human faces, fused together like a living brain

    One face within this mass may remain distinct, screaming or calling out—often someone the observer knows.

    Behavior

    • Moves silently
    • Generates thick fog that spreads across entire neighborhoods
    • Causes violent ground vibrations when shifting position
    • Appears to hunt individuals who emotionally resonate with the faces it has absorbed
    • Emits a “roar” that, when analyzed, contains distorted human speech

    The Mangled does not behave like a predator in the traditional sense—it behaves like a collective organism seeking new components.

    Biology

    • Composed of merged human bodies and faces, forming a single neural mass
    • Constantly evolves, incorporating traits from absorbed victims
    • Size varies drastically between sightings, suggesting metamorphosis, expansion, or multiple forms of the same entity

    Audio analysis confirms its vocalizations are human voices layered together, implying it uses absorbed individuals as part of its structure.

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Evacuate immediately if fog density increases
    • Retreat uphill or to enclosed structures
    • Maintain communication with your group

    Don’t:

    • Approach fog banks or smoke pillars
    • Investigate sudden temperature drops
    • Attempt rescue of individuals taken by the entity

    Key Notes

    • The Mangled is likely a singular, evolving megafauna, not a species
    • It uses absorbed humans to grow, adapt, and change form
    • Its fog is not smoke—it is a byproduct of its presence
    • It may be capable of mimicking voices of absorbed individuals
18. #18Entity 67 - "Partygoers =)"

    Keys: partygoer, partygoers

    Classification: Chimeric undead predator Habitat: “The SS Fun =) ” (suspected Level Fun), but active across many levels Threat Level: Extreme

    Core Nature

    Partygoers are tall, yellow‑skinned humanoid chimeras created through a supernatural transformation process that turns humans into new Partygoers. Their bodies are a fused amalgamation of:

    • a human host
    • a Phobic Centipede
    • various crustacean components

    They possess two sets of arms:

    • long, noodle‑like primary arms ending in lamprey‑mouths full of hooked teeth
    • hidden centipede‑arms inside a chest carapace that can burst open during combat

    Partygoers are highly intelligent, organized, and sadistic. They hunt humans for food, sport, and reproduction.

    Appearance

    • Smooth, leathery skin (usually bright yellow; red, blue, green, and white variants exist)
    • A carved blood‑smeared smiley face matching the grin of a Phobic Centipede
    • Thick, blocky legs
    • Chest carapace that opens to reveal secondary arms
    • Balloon‑carrying “interns” (newly transformed Partygoers) with floating red balloons symbolizing lingering human sentiment

    Behavior

    • Partygoers consider themselves apex predators. They:
    • Hunt in coordinated packs
    • Set traps, forge fake posters, and alter databases to lure victims
    • Use telepathic communication that requires direct eye contact
    • Torment victims psychologically, often mimicking familiar voices
    • Display inherited hatred of humans from Partygoer Zero, their progenitor
    • They are technologically adept, capable of hacking, coding, and manipulating machinery.

    Transformation Process

    • Humans can be turned into Partygoers. Key points:
    • Transformation is supernatural, not biological
    • Begins immediately after being grabbed or bitten
    • Victims undergo a horrific metamorphosis over hours or days
    • The only prevention is death before completion
    • Corpses must be cremated to stop regeneration
    • Partygoer Zero’s writings confirm the process is undead in nature, not viral.

    Biology

    • Internal organs are fused, nonfunctional, or repurposed
    • No respiratory, cardiovascular, or digestive systems
    • Skin is fireproof, cut‑resistant and electrically insulated (Faraday‑like)
    • Black smoke from the centipede component may be spiritual energy
    • Their consciousness is a merged human–centipede mind
    • Their biology defies scientific explanation.

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Run immediately, they are nearsighted and slow
    • Report bites instantly
    • Attack the eyes if cornered
    • Keep obstacles between you and them

    Don’t:

    • Hesitate
    • Assume they haven’t seen you
    • Eat anything resembling “cake” in the Backrooms

    Key Notes

    • Partygoers are one of the most dangerous and organized hostile entities
    • Their transformation process is supernatural and irreversible
    • They maintain a hidden society with advanced technology
    • Their hatred of humans is inherited from their originator
    • Their biology and consciousness defy known science
19. #19Entity 75 - "Wranglers"

    Keys: Wrangler, wranglers, snake, worm

    Classification: Massive subterranean serpentine predator Habitat: Cave‑like or damp levels (e.g., Levels 8, 52, 669, 2, 2.1, 14) Threat Level: Extreme

    Core Nature

    Wranglers are enormous, snake‑like entities capable of burrowing through solid terrain using a twisting, drill‑like motion. Their bodies produce hypnotic visual patterns that disorient and lure prey, making them exceptionally dangerous in enclosed spaces.

    They are among the largest living entities in the Backrooms, with adults reaching 10–90 miles in length.

    Appearance & Biology

    • Long, translucent, moist bodies; internal organs visible in younger individuals
    • Skin becomes gray and opaque with age
    • Glowing white eyes for navigating darkness
    • Young Wranglers burrow physically; adults no‑clip through terrain
    • Females grow egg‑seeds on their bodies that implant into walls or ground
    • Eggs sprout into branch‑clusters of offspring that later detach and travel with the mother

    Sexual dimorphism

    • Males: human‑like face, broad smile, rougher skin
    • Females: worm‑like head with pincers

    Behavior

    • Burrow rapidly through rock and soil; movement is extremely loud
    • Use hypnotic body motions to confuse and lure wanderers
    • Males: aggressively attack and consume anything in their path
    • Females: avoid wanderers unless pregnant, in which case they will kill to feed their young
    • Young Wranglers eat anything provided by the mother
    • Adults have enormous appetites and will consume entire tunnels or caverns

    Reproduction

    • Female grows egg‑seeds on her body
    • Seeds are implanted into walls or ground
    • Seeds sprout into branch‑like structures holding multiple offspring
    • Offspring break free and follow the mother until mature
    • Mature Wranglers disperse to establish new territories

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Evacuate immediately if you feel ground vibrations
    • Avoid all cave systems where Wranglers are known to appear

    Don’t:

    • Approach Wranglers of any age
    • Interact with younglings — the mother will detect this and attack
    • Remain in areas where burrowing sounds are heard

    Key Notes

    • Wranglers are among the largest and oldest Backrooms entities
    • Their hypnotic movement is a natural hunting mechanism
    • Females are only dangerous when pregnant, but males are always lethal
    • Their corpses can reshape entire levels due to their size
20. #20Entity 79 - "Wanderers"

    Keys: wanderer, wanderers, transformed

    Classification: Transformed humans Habitat: Various levels Threat Level: Neutral (potentially dangerous due to unpredictability)

    Core Nature

    Wanderers are humans undergoing a slow, irreversible transformation triggered by long‑term exposure to the Backrooms and the consumption of Almond Water. They begin as ordinary people, but over time their psychology, biology, and behavior shift until they no longer identify with humanity.

    Early‑stage Wanderers appear normal. Late‑stage Wanderers abandon all social ties, no‑clip frequently, and leave without warning.

    Behavior

    Wanderers exhibit a mix of helpful, neutral, and self‑serving behaviors, depending on their stage of transformation.

    They may offer:

    • Guidance between levels (24 hours) in exchange for Almond Water
    • Information about new levels or shortcuts
    • Protection if saved from danger
    • Temporary companionship until a perceived “debt” is repaid

    However, as the transformation progresses, they become:

    • emotionally detached
    • unpredictable
    • prone to abandoning responsibilities
    • dismissive of human relationships or obligations

    Late‑stage Wanderers often leave mid‑task, mid‑conversation, or even mid‑surgery, showing no remorse.

    Biology

    • The page provides limited biological detail, but confirmed traits include:
    • Early signs of tapetum lucidum development (reflective eye tissue)
    • Gradual psychological detachment from human empathy
    • Unknown internal changes linked to Almond Water consumption
    • Children can also become Wanderers, creating severe emotional fallout for communities
    • The transformation is not fully understood and may be linked to the Wretched Cycle.

    Survival Guidelines

    Do:

    • Treat Wanderers cautiously but respectfully
    • Accept guidance if needed, but remain aware of their instability
    • Monitor companions for early signs of detachment

    Don’t:

    • Rely on Wanderers for critical tasks
    • Expect emotional support or loyalty
    • Assume they will remain with your group

    Key Notes

    • Wanderers are not a species, but transformed humans
    • Their behavior ranges from helpful to dangerously indifferent
    • Almond Water may play a central role in their metamorphosis
    • Their abandonment of human bonds creates widespread trauma
    • Late‑stage Wanderers prioritize
21. #21Level 0 - "Threshold"

    Keys: Level 0, base level, yellow hell, maze, entry point, yellow, office rooms

    Survival Difficulty: Class 1 — Safe, Secure, Unconfirmed Entities Nickname: The Yellow Hell Type: Infinite liminal labyrinth

    Core Nature

    Level 0 is the first and most iconic level of the Backrooms: an endless maze of yellow‑tinted office rooms, buzzing fluorescent lights, and damp, abrasive carpet. It is the entry point for most wanderers who “fall out of reality.”

    Its defining traits are:

    • Infinite, shifting architecture
    • Complete isolation — wanderers cannot meet each other
    • Psychological decay from monotony, noise, and solitude

    Environment & Structure

    • Level 0 resembles abandoned office backrooms, but with several anomalies

    Architecture

    • Rooms, halls, and stairways arranged in random, nonsensical patterns
    • Layout shifts behind the wanderer, preventing reliable navigation

    Lighting & Sound

    • Fluorescent lights buzz constantly
    • Volume fluctuates randomly; spikes can cause hearing damage
    • whispering
    • familiar voices
    • scratching behind walls

    Entities

    • No confirmed entities exist here

    Entrances

    • Most commonly: falling out of reality
    • Numerous hidden entrances throughout the Backrooms

    Exits

    • Find a flickering wall and walk through it
    • Leads to Level 1, where human presence becomes possible again

    Key Lore Notes

    • Level 0 is the threshold into the Backrooms
    • Its infinity is both physical and psychological
    • The level’s monotony is a deliberate hazard, wearing down wanderers until they collapse
    • Despite its reputation, far worse levels lie ahead
22. #22Level 1 - "Habitable Zone"

    Keys: Level 1, Habitable zone, warehouse

    Survival Difficulty: Class 1 — Safe, Secure, Anomalous Resources Type: Infinite warehouse‑like expanse Role: First truly livable level of the Backrooms

    Core Nature

    Level 1 is the first stable, resource‑bearing environment most wanderers reach after escaping Level 0. It resembles an endless industrial warehouse/parking structure hybrid, filled with concrete halls, metal pipes, scattered debris, and—most importantly—crates that supply food, tools, and Almond Water.

    It is safer than many deeper levels, but still dangerous due to:

    • non‑Euclidean geometry
    • Flickering events
    • hostile entities
    • psychological strain

    Despite this, Level 1 is home to numerous human settlements, including the major hub M.E.G. Base Alpha.

    Environment & Structure

    The Halls:

    • The main zone of Level 1:
    • Vast, open concrete spaces
    • Discolored walls, pillars, and industrial piping
    • Random puddles of unsafe liquids
    • Constant distant clangs and pipe rumbling
    • Non‑Euclidean layout — distances lie, loops occur, and landmarks shift

    The Corridors:

    • A safer, tighter, maze‑like sub‑zone accessed through push‑bar doors:
    • Dimly lit concrete hallways
    • Architecture is non‑anomalous (your senses work normally)
    • Ideal for resting, camping, and hiding
    • Corridors lack resources—gather supplies before entering.

    Crates

    • Crates are the lifeline of Level 1:
    • Appear behind wanderers or after Flickering
    • Contain anything from food and Almond Water to tools, clothes, or dangerous materials
    • Disappear when not observed

    Useful items include:

    • Almond Water
    • canned food
    • warm clothing
    • tools (knife, axe, crowbar)
    • fire‑starting supplies
    • medical kits
    • yarn, notebooks, flashlights

    Always inspect crates carefully—some contain hazardous objects.

    Flickering

    • One of the deadliest phenomena in Level 1:
    • All lights shut off without warning
    • Total darkness
    • Hostile entities emerge and hunt
    • Halls become extremely unsafe

    Entities

    • Dullers
    • Skin‑Stealers
    • Hounds
    • Crawlers

    Human Presence

    Major Groups:

    • M.E.G. (Major Explorer Group) — Base Alpha
    • B.N.T.G. (Trader’s Keep)
    • Ariane Circle
    • Nomads
    • Speednoclippers

    These groups:

    • rescue wanderers
    • provide supplies
    • maintain landmarks
    • map sectors
    • train new explorers

    Settlements

    Level 1 contains hundreds of camps, from tiny tents to full towns. M.E.G. Base Alpha is the largest. It is the best place for new wanderers to stabilize and learn.

    Entrances

    • Level 0 (most common)
    • Doors from Levels 4.2, 11, 12, 40, 46, 54, 162, 215, 330, 409, 726

    Exits

    • Level 2 – “Abandoned Utility Halls” (smooth threshold)

    Other exits include:

    • Level 22
    • Level 154
    • Level 159
    • Level 218
    • Level 389
    • Level 998
    • Level 998.2
    • The Hub (via specific door sequences)

    Key Notes

    • Level 1 is the first truly survivable Backrooms environment
    • It is the gateway to deeper exploration
    • Human civilization thrives here despite constant danger
    • Almond Water plays a major role in wanderer survival
    • The level’s geometry is deceptive but learnable
    • Flickering is the greatest threat to newcomers
23. #23Level 2 - "Abandoned Utility Halls"

    Keys: Level 2, utility halls, industrial, maintenance

    Survival Difficulty: Class 3 — Unsafe, Unsecure, Moderate Entity Count Type: Infinite industrial maintenance complex Tone: Claustrophobic, loud, oppressive

    Core Nature

    Level 2 is an endless network of industrial tunnels, maintenance corridors, and machinery‑choked hallways. It is one of the oldest, most historically significant levels in the Backrooms, once serving as a major hub for groups, civilizations, and trade.

    Today, Level 2 is a dangerous, decaying labyrinth of tight passages, broken machinery, and unpredictable power systems.

    Environment & Structure

    • Tunnels twist at strict 45° angles
    • Hall lengths always measure in multiples of 5 meters
    • Corridors range from narrow shoulder‑scrapers to wide industrial halls
    • Walls are chalky concrete or brick, leaving powder on contact
    • floor‑to‑ceiling pipes
    • dead machinery
    • exposed wiring
    • rusted metal fixtures

    Lighting

    • Sparse fluorescent lights in white or orange hues
    • Wiring is exposed and fragile
    • Circuits are wired in series, meaning:
    • one damaged bulb can black out an entire grid
    • blackouts occur frequently and unpredictably

    The Great Blackout

    • A catastrophic event caused by the B.N.T.G.’s tramway project:
    • Entire level short‑circuited
    • All machinery and lights died
    • Pipes clogged and burst, releasing foul gases
    • Entrances and exits relying on electricity failed
    • Void rooms became accessible
    • Emergency violet lights activated after several days
    • The blackout lasted two years, permanently damaging Level 2’s infrastructure.

    Entities

    • Hounds
    • Skin‑Stealers
    • Wretches
    • Crawlers
    • Entity density varies but can be high in dark or narrow sectors.

    Entrances

    • Level 1 — long corridors that extend unusually far
    • Direct noclips from the Frontrooms (common for new wanderers)
    • Many other entrances exist via specific doors across numerous levels.

    Exits

    • Level 1
    • Level 3
    • Level 4
    • Most exits appear as unlocked doors, often marked by past wanderers.

    Key Notes

    • Level 2 was once a civilization hub, now a decaying industrial ruin
    • The Macchina’s exploitation shaped the level’s modern broken machinery
    • The B.N.T.G.’s blackout permanently altered the level’s ecology
    • Void rooms are one of the most dangerous anomalies in early levels
    • Despite its danger, Level 2 remains a major transit point in the Backrooms
24. #24Level 3 - "Electrical Station"

    Keys: Level 3, industrial, labyrinth, machinery

    Survival Difficulty: Class 4 — Unsafe, Unsecure, High Entity Count Type: Industrial labyrinth of machinery and toxic infrastructure Tone: Loud, claustrophobic, hostile

    Core Nature

    Level 3 is an enormous, oppressive maze of narrow brick hallways, twisting tunnels, and deafening machinery. It is one of the first truly dangerous levels most wanderers encounter, combining extreme claustrophobia, toxic industrial hazards, high entity density and unpredictable environmental threats

    Its estimated size—350 million square miles—makes human encounters rare and rescue nearly impossible.

    Environment & Structure

    Hallways:

    • Long, dark, twisting corridors similar to Level 0
    • Narrow enough to force crawling or sideways movement
    • Walls: dusty brown brick with copper pipes and mechanical components
    • Floors: grey tile
    • Ceilings: metal panels
    • Constant noise from machinery and sludge‑filled pipes

    Prison Bars:

    • Rusted bars appear randomly in hallways
    • Cannot be opened, removed, or destroyed
    • Block entire routes, preventing full mapping
    • Areas with many bars cause fear, paranoia and hallucinations of figures behind the bars

    Pipes & Sludge:

    • Pipes carry black, highly toxic sludge
    • Fumes damage the nervous system
    • Direct contact causes 2nd–3rd degree burns
    • Chemical composition remains unknown

    Electrical Rooms:

    • Randomly scattered
    • Usually pitch‑black except for generator glow
    • Some rooms reach 135°F (57°C) or higher

    Resources

    Level 3 is a major supply hotspot, containing:

    • Almond Water
    • Liquid Pain
    • Firesalt
    • Royal Rations
    • False Outlets
    • Squirt Guns
    • Bottled Lightning
    • Tools and weapons (knives, bolt cutters, flashlights, lighters) It also has the strongest Wi‑Fi in the Backrooms (3–4 bars consistently).

    Climate

    • Warm due to machinery
    • Typical range: 66–93°F (18–33°C)
    • Some regions become dangerously hot or humid
    • Thick, damp air can make breathing difficult

    Entities

    • Hounds
    • Facelings
    • Wretches
    • Male & Female Deathmoths
    • Skin‑Stealers
    • Dullers
    • Smilers
    • Clumps
    • Bursters
    • Crawler Fungus
    • The Disease (spreads easily due to humidity) Entities often seek out human bases to attack them.

    Bases & Outposts

    M.E.G. Base Gamma:

    • Third most important M.E.G. base
    • ~300 permanent operatives
    • Built from improvised materials found in Level 3
    • Uses Liquid Pain slingshots for defense
    • Frequently attacked but rarely breached
    • Largest and most powered base on the level

    B.N.T.G. Storage Facility:

    • Major resource hub
    • ~150 permanent members
    • Trades at high prices
    • Visitors rarely stay long

    Masked Maidens (Unconfirmed):

    • Rumored base
    • Extremely dangerous
    • Avoid at all costs

    U.E.C. – Base Scylla:

    • Unknown size
    • Resource‑focused
    • Not open to trading
    • Should not be approached

    Entrances

    • Unlocked doors from Level 2
    • Elevators from Level 4 and Level 5
    • Bunkers in Level 10
    • Certain buildings in Level 11
    • Rusty pipes in Level 13
    • Level 903

    Exits

    • Elevators → Level 4 or Level 5
    • Wooden doors → Level 31
    • Sitting in cars in electrical rooms → unconscious → Level 69

    Key Notes

    • Level 3 is a critical industrial hub of the Backrooms
    • Its hazards are environmental as much as entity‑based
    • Prison bars and toxic sludge remain unexplained anomalies
    • Despite danger, it is a major supply and travel corridor
    • Bases here face constant siege from entities
25. #25Level 4 - "Abandoned Office"

    Keys: Level 4, office complex

    Survival Difficulty: Class 1 — Safe, Secure, Minimal Entity Threat Type: Empty office complex Role: Primary supply hub of the early Backrooms

    Core Nature

    Level 4 is an empty, silent office building with endless beige rooms, fluorescent lighting, and a sterile atmosphere. It is one of the safest and most populated levels in the early Backrooms, serving as a major gathering point for wanderers.

    Almond Water is more abundant here than anywhere else.

    Environment & Structure

    • Resembles a modern office building stripped of furniture
    • Long hallways, cubicle‑like rooms, and occasional open spaces
    • Carpeted floors, buzzing lights, and uniform beige walls
    • Some rooms contain windows:
    • Any window that is NOT blacked out is a trap — avoid at all costs
    • The level is stable, non‑shifting, and easy to navigate compared to Levels 0–3.

    Entities

    • Level 4 is mostly devoid of entities, making it a safe haven.
    • Because of the low threat level, wanderers gather here in large numbers.

    Resources

    • Level 4 is the best supply level in the early Backrooms.

    Common resources:

    • Almond Water (water coolers, fountains, vending machines)
    • Snacks and drinks
    • Occasional tools or miscellaneous items
    • Wanderers often stockpile here before moving on to Levels 5 and 6.

    Communities & Groups

    M.E.G. Base Omega:

    • One of the two main M.E.G. headquarters
    • Heavily guarded
    • Located near entrances to Levels 5 and 6
    • Houses half of all M.E.G. teams

    Amor Incrementum:

    • Small religious cult (≈10 members)
    • Worship agriculture
    • Grow mold harvested from Levels 0 and 1
    • Hostile unless offered religious objects (e.g., Christian iconography)

    T.B.D. (“To Be Determined”:)

    • Tiny group (≈6 members)
    • Hoard strange, functionless objects
    • Ignore wanderers unless approached
    • Only trade for bizarre items

    Entrances

    • Common ways to reach Level 4:
    • No‑clip from The Hub
    • Elevators from Level 3
    • Unlocked doors from Level 2
    • Falling through The Pit in Level 283 (rare)

    Exits

    • Level 4 is easy to leave.

    Most exits lead to:

    • Level 5
    • Level 6
    • Office stairwells
    • Elevators (sometimes lead back to Level 3)
    • Rare basement stairs → Level 71
    • Exits may disappear if you lose line of sight.

    Key Notes

    • Safest major level in the early Backrooms
    • Primary supply and meeting hub
    • Windows are the only major environmental hazard
    • Ideal staging area before entering more dangerous levels
    • Home to one of the largest M.E.G. bases
26. #26Level 5 - "Terror Hotel"

    Keys: Level 5, Hotel, Terror hotel, 1930s

    Survival Difficulty: Class 2 — Unsafe, Secure, Low Entity Count Type: Infinite 1930s hotel Tone: Ornate, pristine, deeply uncanny

    Core Nature

    Level 5 is an endless, immaculate hotel complex styled after the 1920s–1930s. Its polished surfaces, self‑cleaning floors, and vintage décor create a surreal contrast with the eerie atmosphere: phantom noises, unseen watchers, and rooms that behave unpredictably.

    Despite its beauty, Level 5 is a psychological hazard, filled with subtle anomalies and a constant sense of being observed.

    Environmental Overview

    • Smooth jazz plays from unseen speakers
    • Furniture and décor from the early 20th century
    • Floors and surfaces clean themselves within minutes

    Reports of:

    • whispering behind wanderers
    • tapping on shoulders
    • distant party chatter
    • paintings whose eyes “watch”

    The level feels alive, aware, and quietly hostile.

    Major Areas

    The Main Hall

    • Mahogany‑red and gold wallpaper
    • Dark walnut, marble, or red‑and‑gold carpeted floors
    • Antique furniture: bookshelves, cabinets, sofas, candle holders
    • Doors with gold placards and nonsensical numbering
    • Many locked doors; some open randomly
    • This area is deceptively welcoming but filled with subtle anomalies.

    The Beverly Room (“The Eternal Ballroom”) A vast, surreal ballroom and the central hub of Level 5.

    • A chandelier‑lit chamber with a single ornate table
    • Drinks and an unfinished Mahjong game on the table
    • The game induces a repulsion effect—wanderers cannot bring themselves to finish it
    • Hundreds of doors may appear on walls, floor, and ceiling
    • Doors lead either to the Main Hall or the Boiler Room
    • Entrances are marked with a silver placard reading “The Beverly Room.”

    The Boiler Room A hot, claustrophobic industrial maze.

    • Dense with vintage machinery and pipes
    • Almond Water flows through pipes, causing leaks
    • High temperatures and steam‑filled air
    • Whispering reported from furnaces
    • Maintenance elevators exist but are dangerous
    • This area is hazardous due to heat, machinery, and entity presence.

    The Lobby Room (Unconfirmed)

    • A rumored fourth area.
    • Wanderers who claim to have entered only say: “You’re not supposed to know.”
    • All memories of the room fade within weeks
    • M.E.G. investigations are ongoing
    • Its existence is likely anomalous and cognitohazardous.

    Entities

    • Deathmoths (large population; central hive)
    • Hounds
    • Woodlins
    • Skin‑Stealers
    • Watchers
    • Nguithr’xurh
    • Growlers
    • Deathrats
    • Wranglers in the Boiler Room

    Groups & Outposts

    M.E.G. Outpost “Housekeeping”:

    • Protects wanderers from entities
    • Studies Level 5
    • Assists navigation through the Boiler Room

    Homely Hotel:

    • Fully functioning hotel service
    • Provides food, rooms, and safety

    The Originals:

    • Occupy one Beverly Room
    • Members originate from 1300–1940

    Include historical figures like:

    • Amelia Earhart
    • Dorothy Arnold
    • John Jacob Astor IV
    • Captain Edward Smith

    Trade occasionally but avoid large factions

    Entrances

    • Elevators in Level 3
    • Stairways in Level 4
    • Damaged doors in Level 19
    • Houses in Level 10
    • Arcades in Level 25
    • Doors in Levels 54, 82, 92, 4.2
    • Surviving the eroded state in Level 126

    Exits

    • Elevators → Level 3
    • Stairways → Level 4
    • Deep Boiler Room → Level 6 (dangerous)
    • Dark wooden door → Level 9
    • Forest‑scene door → Level 63
    • Metal door → Level 98
    • Flickering lights event → Level 427
    • Arcade cabinet → Level 40
    • Airlock door → Level 78
    • Large wooden gate → Level 84
    • Secured hotel wing → Level 171

    Key Notes

    • Level 5 is a sentient‑feeling, self‑maintaining hotel
    • The Beverly Room is a major anomaly with cognitohazardous effects
    • The Lobby Room may be a memory‑erasing sub‑level
    • Deathmoths thrive here, forming one of their largest hives
    • The level’s elevators are extremely dangerous above floor 12
    • Many historical figures are confirmed residents
27. #27Level 6 - "Lights Out"

    Keys: Level 6, labyrinth · Secondary: dark, lightless, pitch-black, soundless, darkness

    Survival Difficulty: Unknown / Extremely Hazardous Type: Lightless labyrinth Tone: Absolute darkness, silence, isolation

    Core Nature

    Level 6 is a pitch‑black, soundless maze of tight concrete hallways where no light source functions. Flashlights, lanterns, glowsticks—everything fails instantly. The level is so dark that wanderers must navigate entirely by touch.

    It is considered one of the most psychologically destructive early levels, not because of entities, but because of the total sensory deprivation it imposes.

    Environmental Characteristics

    Absolute Darkness:

    • No natural or artificial light exists
    • All carried light sources cease to function
    • Vision is impossible; navigation relies on touch alone

    Total Silence:

    • The level is as quiet as a soundproof chamber
    • No echoes, no ambient noise
    • Many wanderers report rising dread, paranoia, auditory hallucinations (breathing, scuttling, whispering)

    Endless Hallways:

    • Smooth, cold walls (likely concrete)
    • Tight corridors that stretch indefinitely
    • No known landmarks
    • Layout is impossible to map reliably

    Psychological Effects:

    • Extended exposure causes panic, disorientation, sensory hallucinations and the feeling that “something else can see you”
    • Despite no confirmed entities, very few people ever return.

    Entities

    • None confirmed.
    • The real threat is the environment itself.

    Communities & Outposts

    The World’s Quietest Room (Unconfirmed):

    • Said to be a hallway containing a lone person
    • They beg wanderers to flip a light switch
    • Do NOT flip the switch

    Mimicry:

    • A group of four individuals who adapted to the darkness
    • Can perfectly mimic any sound, including human voices
    • Extremely dangerous due to their awareness of their abilities
    • Avoid at all costs

    Entrances

    • Level 5 → via the Boiler Room
    • Level 4 → near Base Omega
    • Other entrances unknown
    • Explorers are advised to use the Boiler Room as a staging point.

    Exits

    • Level 7 → by following the faint sound of waves
    • Level 129 → through a rare, extremely cold metal door
    • Level 6.1 → by accidentally tripping over a wire
    • Taking a wrong turn may permanently block access to both Level 5 and Level 7.

    Key Notes

    • Level 6 is one of the most feared early levels
    • Its danger comes from sensory deprivation, not monsters
    • Light and sound behave anomalously
    • Outposts are rare, unstable, or possibly hallucinations
    • The path to Level 7 is subtle and easy to miss
28. #28Level 7 - "Thalassophobia"

    Keys: Level 7, Thalassophobia, ocean, concrete chamber

    Survival Difficulty: Class 4 — Deadly, Unstable, Entity‑Dominated Type: Infinite enclosed ocean beneath a concrete ceiling Tone: Cold, silent, abyssal terror

    Core Nature

    Level 7 is an impossibly vast ocean contained within a gigantic concrete chamber. There is no visible light source, yet the entire level is dimly illuminated. The water stretches infinitely in all directions, with only rare islands breaking the surface.

    Exploration is extremely limited due to lethal depths, hostile megafauna, disorienting gravity and total isolation

    Rooms

    1. The Entrance Room A small, carpeted room directly beneath the stairs from Level 6.

    • Fully furnished (bookshelf, chair, coffee table, lamp)
    • Shallow water covering the carpet
    • Doorway opens downward into the ocean due to a gravity shift
    • Anything placed in front of the door will fall straight into the water
    • This room is the only safe base in the entire level.

    2. The Ocean Chamber A colossal ocean with a concrete ceiling roughly 4.5 meters above the water.

    • Dimly lit
    • Barren water
    • Occasional islands made of unknown rock
    • Air allows wanderers to hold their breath for up to 30 minutes

    Depth Zones

    The Daylight Zone:

    • Slightly brighter than the surface
    • Completely barren
    • Tiny remains near the entrance

    The Twilight Zone (~1 km deep):

    • Colder, darker
    • loose bones, rusted metal
    • humanoid skeletons with massive jaws, sharp teeth and flipper‑like legs
    • giant fish skeletons with bite marks
    • Pressure is strong but never enough to crush a human skeleton.

    The Midnight Zone (~3 km deep):

    • Total darkness
    • Filled with humanoid skeletons
    • Houses The Thing on Level 7
    • Reports of “incomprehensible” megafauna skeletons

    The Abyss (>7 km deep):

    • Nearly uncharted
    • Tar‑covered mountains
    • Constant bubbling from below
    • Densely packed eroded humanoid remains
    • Rumored cave entrance to Level 8
    • Exploration beyond a few minutes is fatal.

    Entities

    Level 7 contains two apex predators, both unmatched except by each other:

    The Thing on Level 7:

    • Lives in the Midnight Zone and upper Abyss
    • Blindness adapted to darkness
    • Eyes extremely sensitive to light
    • Has exterminated nearly all other life

    Tiny:

    • Newer entity (discovered 2019)
    • Occupies the Daylight and Twilight Zones
    • Exceptional hearing
    • Can be repelled with loud noise
    • Often found near the underwater exit to Level 9

    The two creatures maintain a territorial stalemate, preventing each other from crossing zones.

    Survival Guidelines

    • Use the entrance room as a home base
    • Drop a rope or ladder from the doorway to re‑enter safely
    • Keep excursions short
    • Avoid both entities at all costs

    Outposts

    Fort Surrender:

    • Located on the nearest island
    • Built from broken furniture and tar
    • Rumored to worship The Thing
    • Population: 4–9
    • Hostile to outsiders

    Entrances

    • Level 6 → staircase directly into the entrance room
    • Rumored puddle entrance from Level 8

    Exits

    • Underwater cave in the Midnight Zone → Level 8
    • Diving into the Abyss (not recommended) → Level 83
    • Wooden door on stone platform → Level 9
    • Unconfirmed: sailing far west may lead to Level 880

    Key Notes

    • Level 7 is a contained ocean, not a natural one
    • Gravity in the entrance room is rotated 90°
    • The ocean floor may be carpeted, based on synthetic fibers found in deep zones
    • The two apex predators have effectively sterilized the ecosystem
    • Level 7 is the primary gateway to Level 8’s cave systems
29. #29Level 8 - "Cave Systems"

    Keys: Level 8, cave

    Survival Difficulty: Class 4 — Extreme Environmental Risk, Extreme Hostile Presence, Very Difficult to Exit Type: Infinite subterranean karst megastructure Tone: Cold, dark, lethal, labyrinthine

    Core Nature

    Level 8 is an enormous, organic cave network—the last fully enclosed environment of the early Backrooms. It is a non‑Euclidean, gravity‑warped, entropically unstable labyrinth filled with predators, floods, toxic air pockets, and entire ecosystems.

    It is one of the deadliest and most complex levels in the Backrooms, infamous for unpredictable gravity, looping tunnels, sudden flooding, lethal fauna, collapsing caverns and extreme disorientation

    Despite this, it contains settlements, trade routes, and even thriving ecosystems.

    Environment & Structure

    • Unlike earlier levels, Level 8 is not artificial.
    • It consists of jagged limestone caverns, phreatic tubes, breakdown chambers, vertical shafts, tight crawlspaces and massive cathedral‑like caverns
    • The level is practically infinite, but most activity occurs in a 60‑mile‑long “habitable cylinder.”

    Level 8 is defined by extreme physical anomalies:

    • Straight tunnels loop back
    • Repeating paths lead to different chambers
    • Turning around may not return you to your origin
    • Gravity shifts direction mid‑tunnel
    • Caverns may tilt, invert, or twist
    • Crawling can suddenly become climbing
    • Food spoils rapidly
    • Batteries drain fast
    • Signs decay unless constantly maintained
    • Light sources dim to ~12% brightness

    Even expert cartographers have gone mad attempting to map the level.

    Environmental Hazards

    • Toxic air pockets (CO₂, H₂S, chlorine, ammonia, rixa‑like gas)
    • Sudden floods that can fill caverns in seconds
    • Hypothermia from 10–15°C temperatures
    • Heat pockets reaching 43°C+
    • Loose rocks and deadly falls
    • Waterlogged tunnels requiring diving
    • Drowning is the most common cause of death.

    The 9th Road (Primary Safe Route)

    • A M.E.G.‑maintained path marked every ~50 meters.
    • Connects Level 6 → Level 9
    • Passes through “islands of stability” where physics is less chaotic
    • Provides access to camps, food, warmth, and guides

    Rules:

    • Follow the markers religiously
    • Do not deviate, even briefly
    • Avoid unmarked tunnels
    • Leaving the Road is the #1 cause of disappearance.

    Entities

    • Wranglers
    • Arachnids
    • Hands of Tar
    • Blind Predators
    • Light Guides

    Settlements & Communities

    • Despite the danger, Level 8 supports multiple populations.

    Friendly:

    • M.E.G. camps
    • B.N.T.G. trade posts
    • Harmouth Speleological Society bases
    • Refugee enclaves for the elderly, injured, or stranded

    Hostile:

    • Slums of the Unbound
    • Overcrowded, lawless caverns
    • Disease‑ridden and resource‑starved
    • Wanderers should only stay in official camps.

    Entrances

    • Level 7 (underwater cave)
    • Level 6 (primary entrance)

    Exits

    • Level 9 (via the 9th Road terminus)
    • Level 83 (rare)
    • Level 41 / 91 (via tar pool “death”)

    Key Notes

    • Level 8 is one of the oldest known levels, used by ancient groups for centuries
    • The Church of the Veiled genetically engineered many of its spiders
    • Entire civilizations have risen and fallen in its caverns
    • The level contains true ecosystems, proving entities can follow natural laws
    • The 9th Road is the only reliable path through the chaos
30. #30Level 9 - "The Suburbs"

    Keys: Level 9, suburbs, neighborhood, midnight

    Survival Difficulty: Class 5 — Extremely Dangerous, Unstable, High Entity Count Type: Infinite midnight suburb Tone: Paranoid, liminal, predatory

    Core Nature

    Level 9 is an endless suburban neighborhood at midnight, lit only by faint moonlight and the occasional flickering streetlamp. It resembles a typical residential area—houses, yards, sidewalks, roads—but everything is unnervingly still, silent, and wrong.

    The level combines:

    • Level 6–style darkness
    • Level 8–style psychological pressure
    • High entity density
    • Spatial anomalies (houses clipping into each other, impossible geometry)
    • It is one of the most dangerous early levels.

    Environment & Structure

    Houses:

    • Fully furnished, modern homes
    • No working electricity
    • Interiors contain useful items (e.g., Pockets)
    • Some houses are empty
    • Rarely, two houses appear clipped together
    • Backyards are fully furnished and sometimes lead to other levels
    • Entering houses is risky but often necessary for supplies.

    Streets:

    • The most dangerous part of Level 9.
    • Wet asphalt, unpainted, covered in leaves
    • Puddles indicate past rainfall
    • Streetlamps usually off; some flicker or activate randomly
    • Fog can appear suddenly—this fog spawns The Mangled
    • Wanderers should avoid the roads unless absolutely necessary.

    Lighting & Atmosphere:

    • Permanent midnight
    • Darkness similar to Level 6 but not as absolute
    • Constant feeling of being watched
    • Many wanderers report “static in the brain” or mental fuzziness
    • Prolonged exposure causes paranoia and intrusive thoughts

    Entities

    • Deathmoths
    • Smilers
    • Skin‑Stealers
    • Hounds
    • Wretches
    • Death Rats
    • Jerry
    • Transporters
    • Warning Kites
    • The Frayed
    • Arachnids
    • The Neighborhood Watch (giant human eye-like entities, possess keen sight and touch but lack hearing and smell, exceptionally aggressive)
    • The Observer
    • The Mangled

    Entrances

    • Falling through the floor in Level 8
    • Crawling up a sewer grate in Level 34
    • Doors in Level 92
    • Revolving door in Level 40
    • Yellow arcade cabinet in Level 25
    • Doors in Level 54
    • Animated houses in Level 94
    • Breaking a window in Level 87
    • Backyard exit from Level 104

    Exits

    • Following arrow street signs → Level 11 (after 100–200 miles)
    • Walkways → Level 9.1 or Level 10
    • No‑clip through street floor → Level 60
    • Entering houses → chance to reach Level 53
    • Following powerlines → chance to reach Level 113
    • Finding an airport → Level 36
    • No‑clipping → early Negative Levels
    • Playgrounds with glowing tube structures → Level 283 (Tubes)

    Key Notes

    • Level 9 is a predatory suburb, not a safe residential zone
    • Fog is the spawning mechanism for The Mangled
    • Houses are useful but unpredictable
    • The level’s psychological effects resemble Level 6
    • The Explorers Group vanished after entering this level
    • Exits require long travel or risky interactions with structures
31. #31Level 10 - "Bumper Crop"

    Keys: Level 10, farmland, crops, wheat, barley

    Survival Difficulty: Class 1 — Safe, Low Environmental Risk, No Hostile Entities Type: Infinite farmland Tone: Calm, nostalgic, deceptively peaceful

    Core Nature

    Level 10 is an endless expanse of wheat and barley fields, divided by hedgerows and tree lines. It is one of the safest and most serene levels in the Backrooms, with a constant overcast sky, mild weather, and a quiet rural atmosphere.

    Despite its tranquility, Level 10 hides subtle biological anomalies—especially beneath the soil.

    Environment

    • Infinite wheat and barley pastures
    • Overcast sky with rare light rain or fog
    • Permanent daylight with no visible sun
    • Time is difficult to track due to uniform lighting and weather
    • Lakes and ponds appear at consistent elevations
    • Water is safe to drink
    • Surrounding areas show patches of dirt and grass rather than crops
    • Structures include wooden sheds, barns and stables
    • These buildings are empty, structurally sound, useful for shelter and good sources of wood - and nails

    Hedgerows & Trees

    • Divide fields into neat plots
    • Always remain the same height
    • Trees are average hardness and usable for lumber

    Dirt Roads

    • Two tire tracks with a grass strip between
    • Never regrow
    • No vehicles have ever been seen

    Entities

    • Level 10 has no hostile entities

    The Worms:

    • Found beneath the top 1 meter of soil
    • Below that depth lies a mass of writhing worms
    • Digging deeper than 1 meter causes worms to surge upward

    Entrances

    • Grass fields branching from Level 9
    • Back roads in Level 11
    • Arcade machine in Level 25

    Exits

    • Following a dirt road → Level 11
    • Entering a canola patch → Level 184
    • Swimming into a lake → various aquatic levels (under study)

    Key Notes

    • Level 10 is one of the safest levels in the Backrooms
    • Its peaceful farmland aesthetic hides biological oddities
    • The worm layer beneath the soil is the level’s primary danger
    • Crops’ inability to rot suggests a non‑natural ecosystem
    • Lakes may connect to multiple aquatic levels
    • Dirt roads are the most reliable exit route
32. #32Level 11 - "The City That Never Sleeps"

    Keys: Level 11, city, metropolis

    Survival Difficulty: Class 2 — Safe, Unsecure, Low Entity Count Type: Infinite metropolis Tone: Vast, bustling, uncanny, ever‑shifting

    Core Nature

    Level 11 is an endless Western‑style city, complete with skyscrapers, suburbs, transit systems, canals, and industrial zones. It is the largest known hub in the Backrooms, connecting to thousands of levels and hosting the largest human population of any level.

    Despite its safety, Level 11 is fluid, self‑maintaining, and alive with unseen processes. Buildings, vehicles, advertisements, and even entire districts subtly shift when unobserved.

    Environment & Structure

    • Grid‑based streets with realistic urban planning
    • Density varies from towering skyscrapers to suburban homes
    • All Earth‑like building types exist
    • ~1/3 of buildings are indestructible and unenterable
    • Windows often act as black mirrors
    • Enterable buildings have sparse but functional interiors
    • Appliances (lights, heating, water) always work
    • Generates its own electricity, water, food and synthetic materials
    • Subway lines mirror the street grid
    • Self‑sustaining megacity.
    • Underground shafts mine stone
    • Automated plantations harvest trees
    • Refineries produce synthetic goods
    • Factories assemble items without workers
    • Largest transit nexus in the Backrooms

    All goods noclip from production → factories → shops → homes, only when unobserved, cannot be recorded or witnessed. Communities can exploit this by occupying factories to control local supply flow.

    Entities

    • Facelings
    • Hounds
    • Lucky Cranes The Level 11 Effect makes hostile entities less aggressive, though not harmless.

    The Level 11 Effect

    A mysterious phenomenon causing:

    • reduced entity aggression
    • increased human comfort
    • long‑term habitability Not absolute—provoked entities still attack.

    Communities

    The Capital:

    • The largest settlement in the Backrooms:
    • Population ~45,000
    • 5.5 mile‑wide urban center
    • Free housing for employed residents
    • Free basic food and clothing
    • Currency‑based economy for luxuries
    • Buildings fully furnished via alliance with the Backrooms Remodeling Co.
    • Governed by rotating presidents
    • Over 3,000 years old

    Entrances

    • Nearly anywhere in the Backrooms
    • Often accidental
    • Too numerous to list

    Exits

    • Thousands of one‑way exits
    • Many undocumented
    • Mapping exits is a full‑time job for many residents.

    Key Notes

    • Level 11 is the largest, most populated, and most interconnected level
    • Its infrastructure is self‑maintaining and autonomous
    • The level evolves based on human presence
    • The Level 11 Effect reduces danger but does not eliminate it
    • Exits are abundant and hazardous
    • The Capital is the cultural and economic heart of the Backrooms
33. #33Level 12 - "Matrix"

    Keys: Level 12, matrix, white space, void

    Survival Difficulty: Class 0 — Safe, Empty, Cognitohazardous Type: Self‑censoring white space Tone: Sterile, disorienting, memory‑fogging

    Core Nature

    Level 12 is a self‑censoring, reality‑distorting white void. It begins as a small, bright room containing only a table, a chair and a locked door

    But the deeper one travels, the more the level breaks down into an infinite white abyss filled with random, half‑formed furniture.

    The level’s most defining trait:

    • It censors all recordings, photos, filenames, and metadata.
    • Any attempt to capture it results in pure white images, static and monochrome SMPTE test screens
    • This censorship extends to memory, causing severe fogginess and difficulty recalling events.

    Environment

    Initial Room:

    • Bright white walls
    • A single table and chair
    • A locked door that rarely opens
    • A “hole” beneath the table that cannot be accessed

    Outer White Abyss:

    • Beyond small nooks in the room lies an infinite white expanse containing:
    • old, bland furniture
    • objects partially fused into the floor
    • repeating “copycat doors” that always lead back to the main room

    The deeper one goes, the more unstable and surreal the environment becomes.

    Cognitive Effects

    • memory fog
    • emotional instability
    • difficulty recalling sequences of events
    • disorientation
    • personality drift
    • effects worsen with distance from the main room.
    • Survivors often cannot explain how they escaped

    Entities

    • None known.

    Entrances

    • Unknown
    • Some reports suggest Window Entities in Level 11 can guide wanderers into Level 12

    Exits

    • Level 1
    • Level 4
    • Level 10
    • Level 19
    • Level 23
    • Level 25
    • Level 34
    • Level 287

    Key Notes

    • Level 12 is a self‑censoring, cognitohazardous white void
    • It erases recordings and corrupts memory
    • No entities exist, but the psychological danger is severe
    • The level has changed over time, expanding from a room to an infinite abyss
    • Escape requires precise timing and repetition
    • The table’s hidden “hole” remains unexplained
34. #34Level 13 - "The Boiling Frogs"

    Keys: Level 13, apartment, 20th‑century, residental building

    Survival Difficulty: Class 2e — Environmentally Unsafe, Secure, Non‑Entity Hazards Type: Monotonous apartment megastructure Tone: Lethargic, numbing, subtly predatory

    Core Nature

    Level 13 is a massive, looping apartment complex with 290 floors and an interior that resembles a bland 20th‑century residential building. Its hallways and rooms are monotonous, dimly lit, and endlessly repetitive, creating a numbing psychological effect.

    The level is not dangerous because of entities—there are none—but because of its slow, insidious lethargy that drains motivation, social drive, and eventually the will to leave.

    Environment

    • Painted in dull whites and beiges
    • Stretch for miles with no meaningful variation
    • Floors of plaster, laminate, or linoleum
    • Staircases and elevators appear frequently
    • Elevators function inconsistently
    • The geometry is technically stable, but the perimeter may loop or extend infinitely.

    Apartments: Each apartment is nearly identical:

    • Main room with combined kitchen/living space
    • Bedroom
    • Bathroom
    • Occasional extra closets or hallways
    • Rooms regenerate supplies specifically tailored for human survival

    The level maintains a bare‑minimum standard of living—comfortable enough to stay, dull enough to trap.

    Psychological Effects

    • extreme lethargy
    • antisocial behavior
    • attachment to their room
    • reluctance to leave
    • emotional flattening

    After years, some residents vanish without a trace, leaving their rooms vacant. No cause has been confirmed.

    The Free Home Project (B.N.T.G.)

    Floor 283 is controlled by the B.N.T.G., who use it to house their overpopulated communities.

    • Provides free housing and food
    • Suffers from severe lethargy, even worse than the rest of the level
    • Policies (room rotation, food discounts) rarely help
    • Many residents eventually disappear
    • Survivors require rehabilitation to overcome the level’s lingering effects
    • A major catastrophe recently destroyed 12% of the level and damaged 41%, killing - hundreds. Despite this, some residents still refuse to leave.

    Entrances

    • Level 13 is accessed through innocuous, mundane transitions, including:
    • Basic doors in Levels 62, 151, 210, 683, 979
    • Featureless doors in Level 12
    • White staircases in Level 12 → top floor
    • Morphing hallways in Level 21
    • Hotel room doors in Level 215
    • Level 2‑FR’s elevator (when operational)

    Exits

    • Exits are subtle and easily overlooked:
    • Bland doors → Level 0, 114, 327, 395, 410
    • Bottom‑floor stairs/elevators → Level 70 or Level 208
    • Chessboard + two chairs (naturally generated only) → Level 157
    • Door labeled “235” → Level 235
    • Red doors → Level 275
    • Deep‑yellow walls (noclip) → Level 289
    • Rare staircases that ascend endlessly → Level 280
    • Entering any apartment building may lead to Level 387 (rare)

    Key Notes

    • Level 13 is a psychological trap, not a physical one
    • Supplies regenerate specifically for humans
    • Long‑term residents disappear mysteriously
    • The B.N.T.G.’s Free Home Project worsens lethargy
    • A recent catastrophe proved the level has structural limits
    • Rehabilitation is possible, but difficult, for escapees
35. #35Level 14 - "Paradise"

    Keys: Level 14, paradise, trap, dreamlike, illusion

    Survival Difficulty: Class Paradise — Beautiful, Serene, Perfect… and deeply hostile in a psychological sense Type: Dreamlike forest oasis Tone: Hypnotic, seductive, cognitohazardous

    Core Nature

    Level 14 presents itself as a perfect, dreamlike forest, an oasis of crimson grass, shimmering waterfalls, and an eternally starlit sky. It is designed to feel comforting, peaceful, and irresistibly beautiful.

    But this beauty is a trap.

    The level exerts a powerful cognitohazardous influence, whispering to wanderers, eroding their thoughts, and encouraging them to surrender themselves to the forest.

    Environment

    • Crimson grass wet with dew
    • Waterfalls glowing under starlight
    • Trees stretching upward as if reaching for the sky
    • A landscape that feels like a dream you’ve had before
    • Soft whispering from the forest
    • A “cacophony” that fills the mind
    • Voices that promise peace, belonging, and relief

    The level induces:

    • euphoria
    • dissociation
    • loss of critical thought
    • desire to “join” the forest
    • emotional surrender

    Wanderers often feel lighter, floaty, and relieved of the burden of thinking—right before they lose themselves entirely.

    Victims & Transformation

    • The forest is filled with “guests” lying peacefully in the soil.
    • Their bones glisten in the moonlight
    • They appear serene, meditative, content
    • The level encourages wanderers to become like them
    • This is the ultimate fate of those who succumb to the cognitohazard.

    Inhabitants & Influence

    Children of the Forest:

    • Described as children lining up in rows
    • They howl at the moon
    • They are “waiting to become whole”
    • They want wanderers to “help” them
    • These are not normal children—they are part of the level’s collective consciousness.

    The Forest Itself: The level speaks directly to wanderers:

    • urging surrender
    • promising safety
    • “fixing” their minds
    • preparing them to join the collective The forest is the true entity here.

    Entrances

    The level insists: “You know how to get there by now. Just keep going. You’re so close.” This suggests entrances are psychological, not physical—likely triggered by exposure to cognitohazardous writing or imagery.

    Exits

    The level claims: “You won’t have to worry about that.” This implies exits are intentionally obscured or nearly impossible to find. Survivors refuse to explain how they escaped.

    Key Notes

    • Level 14 is a cognitohazard disguised as paradise
    • It uses beauty, serenity, and emotional relief to lure wanderers
    • Victims become part of the forest, physically and mentally
    • The level communicates directly with wanderers
    • Entrances and exits are psychological, not structural
    • Survivors show signs of lingering memetic contamination
36. #36Level 15 - "Futuristic Halls"

    Keys: Level 15, industrial, hallways, machine rooms, complex, megastructure · Secondary: sterile, futuristic, abandoned, quiet

    Survival Difficulty: Class 0 — Safe, Uninhabited, No Entities Type: Futuristic industrial megastructure Tone: Sterile, mechanical, abandoned, eerily quiet

    Core Nature

    Level 15 is an enormous complex of futuristic hallways and machine rooms, illuminated by cold white lighting and filled with the distant hum of engines. It resembles a high‑tech research facility or space station, though its true purpose is unknown.

    The level is massive—at least 6,080 km² explored—and likely infinite.

    Despite its sterile appearance, Level 15 is littered with corpses, suggesting a violent past.

    Environment

    Hallways:

    • Made of white or gray concrete
    • Reinforced with white steel beams
    • Decorated with long, arabesque‑like symbols (purely aesthetic)
    • Lit by large wall, ceiling, or floor lights
    • Occasionally plunge into pitch‑black zones where lighting has failed

    Machine Rooms:

    • Behind reinforced metal doors lie enormous engine chambers:
    • Machines range from laptop‑sized to immeasurable
    • Some perform recognizable tasks (e.g., producing steel rods)
    • Most have no identifiable function
    • Sounds of engines echo throughout the halls
    • Some rooms contain destroyed or exploded machinery
    • Glass walls are shattered but not broken—similar to laminated glass

    Other Room Types:

    • Laboratories
    • Dormitories
    • Kitchens
    • Control rooms
    • Storage rooms with food, water, and equipment

    Most rooms are empty; others show signs of intense combat.

    Corpses & Evidence of Conflict

    Level 15 contains numerous human corpses:

    • Wearing lab coats
    • Showing signs of violent combat
    • Some killed by makeshift weapons (knives, spears)
    • Others show gunshot wounds, despite no firearms being found
    • Bodies are dried out, suggesting they’ve been here months or years
    • A single room contains a pile of dead Hounds, apparently cremated.

    Entities

    • No active entities
    • Dead Hounds
    • Human corpses
    • The level appears abandoned

    Bases & Outposts

    Enric’s Base:

    • Only known active outpost
    • Located in a large control room
    • Equipped with computers, supplies, and communication access
    • Other camps exist but are abandoned and linked to the dead researchers.

    Entrances

    • Extremely rare Only one confirmed entrance:
    • A temporary wall event in Level 10 (has not reappeared)

    Exits

    Only one suspected exit:

    • The glowing star‑room doorframe
    • Too dangerous to explore
    • No confirmed safe exits The M.E.G. hopes for another Level 10 event to rescue Enric.

    Key Notes

    • Level 15 is a high‑tech megastructure with unknown purpose
    • Evidence suggests a violent internal collapse of its former inhabitants
    • The radar may map inter‑level connections
    • The star‑room hints at extradimensional or cosmic links
    • Enric remains the only living resident
    • The level is safe but inescapable
37. #37Level 16 - "Altered Topography"

    Keys: Level 16, shapeshifting, shape-shifting, rainforest, arctic

    Survival Difficulty: Variable / Unstable — Ranges from Class 0 to Hazardous depending on the current terrain Type: Rapidly‑shifting biome Tone: Unpredictable, disorienting, dangerous during transitions

    Core Nature

    Level 16 is a shape‑shifting environment whose entire terrain, climate, and physical laws alter unpredictably. Each “version” of the level behaves like a completely different biome—rainforest, tundra, arctic plain, and more—yet all are confirmed to be the same Level 16.

    The level’s instability makes long‑term habitation impossible and exploration extremely dangerous.

    States

    Rainforest State (Archived File 1)

    Survival Difficulty: Class 0

    Environment:

    • Dense rainforest with persistent fog
    • Permanent dawn lighting
    • Constant temperature of 21°C / 70°F
    • Reduced gravity affecting only foreign objects and wanderers
    • Native organisms unaffected

    Notes:

    • Appears newly discovered, but explorers later realized they had visited before—just in a different form
    • Gravity anomalies make movement unpredictable
    • Level seems “wrong” compared to earlier reports, suggesting a shift occurred

    Exits:

    • Climbing a tree covered in sand → Level 46

    Arctic State (Active File 2)

    Survival Difficulty: Unstable / Hazardous

    Environment:

    • Frozen tundra with luminous, highly reflective ice
    • 13‑hour day/night cycle
    • Temperatures between 10°C and 6°C
    • Sparse entities, but large groups of Light Guides appear (highly unusual)

    Hazards:

    • Terrain shifts violently
    • Glaciers erupt from the ground
    • Rivers burst from boulders
    • Sudden freezing events
    • Wanderers risk being encased in ice or crushed during transitions

    Exits:

    • Standing on a sheet of ice covered in sand → Level 46
    • Exit location changes every time the terrain resets

    Entities

    Generally sparse

    • Light Guides
    • Other entities may appear depending on the biome, but none are consistently documented

    Bases & Outposts

    • None
    • The level’s instability makes permanent settlement impossible

    Entrances

    • Touching an orange gallium‑like metal patch in Level 75
    • Other entrances rumored but unconfirmed

    Exits

    • Always leads to Level 46, but the method and location change with each terrain shift

    Key Notes

    • Level 16 is not one biome, but a single level with multiple rotating topographies
    • Each shift rewrites the environment, making old documentation unreliable
    • Gravity, climate, and terrain can all change instantly
    • Light Guides’ unusual behavior suggests deeper anomalies
    • The level may have been visited many times without recognition due to its transformations
    • Staying during a shift is extremely dangerous
38. #38Level 17 - "The Carrier"

    Keys: Level 17, labyrinth · Secondary: Naval-carrier, naval carrier, aircraft carrier, carrier

    Survival Difficulty: Class 1 — Safe, Unsecure, Minimal Entity Threat Type: Naval‑carrier interior labyrinth Tone: Metallic, echoing, claustrophobic

    Core Nature

    Level 17 is an infinite maze modeled after the interior of an Essex‑class aircraft carrier. It consists of narrow metal corridors, stairwells, and occasional flooded hallways. The level is quiet, cold, and largely empty—yet psychologically unsettling due to its lone native entity type.

    Flooded hallways act as one‑way exits back to Level 7’s surface rooms.

    Environment

    Lower Layer:

    • Endless corridors and stairwells
    • Metallic walls, pipes, and bulkheads
    • Occasional flooded hallways leading directly to Level 7
    • Dim lighting and echoing footsteps
    • No windows or exterior access
    • This layer is the safest part of the level.

    Upper Layer:

    • Ascending multiple flights of stairs leads to a more dangerous zone:
    • Sealed translucent windows and doors
    • Behind them: an unidentifiable glowing light
    • Exposure to this light causes lungs to slowly fill with water, drowning unless removed from the light immediately. This effect is fatal if exposure continues.

    Entities

    • Imprints
    • Doppelgangers of past wanderers

    Bases & Outposts

    • None.
    • The level’s emptiness, danger from upper‑layer light exposure, and lack of resources prevent settlement.

    Entrances

    • Found by locating a submerged light source in Level 7
    • Swimming into the light transports the wanderer into a ballast‑like room
    • Water drains, granting access to Level 17’s lower layer

    Exits

    Level 17 has three known exits:

    • Metallic Red Door (Upper Layer), Leads to Level 11
    • Flooded Hallways (Lower Layer), Lead directly back to Level 7, One‑way only
    • Rare Consistent Exit, Leads to Level 18, Uncommon but stable when found

    Key Notes

    • Level 17 is a naval‑carrier interior stretched into infinity
    • Imprints are psychological hazards, not physical threats
    • Upper‑layer light exposure is the level’s deadliest feature
    • Flooded hallways connect the level to Level 7
    • No communities exist due to the level’s emptiness and dangers
39. #39Level 18 - "Memories"

    Keys: Level 18, childhood memory, momories,

    Survival Difficulty: Class 1 — Safe, Secure, Emotionally Hazardous Type: Personalized childhood‑memory reconstruction Tone: Nostalgic, intimate, emotionally disarming

    Core Nature

    Level 18 manifests as a reconstruction of the wanderer’s own early‑childhood memories, typically from ages 2–5. Every person sees a different version of the level, shaped by their past.

    Common manifestations:

    • preschools
    • daycares
    • childhood bedrooms
    • early classrooms
    • playgrounds

    If a wanderer has no memories from this age range, the level becomes an empty void with no psychological effects.

    Environmental Behavior

    Level 18 is alive with memory triggers.

    The level constantly whispers:

    • regrets
    • mistakes
    • forgotten events

    It is unknown how the level accesses this information. The whispers cannot be suppressed.

    The level can resurrect:

    • forgotten childhood events
    • emotional wounds
    • even dead childhood pets, which appear physically present

    These manifestations often induce intense emotional reactions.

    Effects

    Level 18 is emotionally addictive. Some wanderers choose to stay permanently because the level:

    • comforts them
    • evokes nostalgia
    • provides a sense of belonging

    The level itself appears to “enjoy” company and provides all necessary survival resources.

    Entities

    The Plush Dino, a rare benevolent entity:

    • Appears as a sentient dinosaur plush
    • Moves on its own
    • Brings food, water, and supplies
    • Induces calm, content emotions
    • Guides wanderers through the level
    • It is unknown whether it can be harmed or if its behavior is influenced by the level’s emotional effects.

    Communities

    The Children:

    • A group of 20–25 permanent residents
    • Treat Level 18 as their chosen lifestyle
    • Spend all their time within the level
    • Dislike The Plush Dino
    • Generally peaceful but withdrawn

    Entrances

    Most wanderers arrive when:

    • a powerful memory resurfaces
    • they experience emotional flashbacks
    • they encounter a strong nostalgic trigger A rare, stable entrance exists in Level 17, though it is uncommon.

    Exits

    • The simplest exit: turn around and leave, which leads to Level 19
    • Following The Plush Dino for a long period can take you to any level you desire, though this method is slow and unpredictable

    Key Notes

    • Level 18 is a personalized memory‑space, unique to each wanderer
    • It is emotionally safe but psychologically potent
    • The Plush Dino is one of the few entities designed to help wanderers
    • The level subtly encourages long‑term residence
    • Exits are simple but emotionally difficult for some wanderers
40. #40Level 19 - "Attic Floorboards"

    Keys: Level 19, attic, orange glow

    Survival Difficulty: Unknown / Deceptively Hazardous Type: Dust‑choked attic megastructure Tone: Claustrophobic, hallucinatory, warm, predatory

    Core Nature

    Level 19 is an endless, cramped attic filled with dust, cobwebs, old furniture, and creaking wooden floorboards. The entire level is dimly illuminated by a faint, sourceless glow, with certain floorboards emitting a warm orange light from beneath.

    This orange glow is the level’s central anomaly—and its greatest danger.

    Environment

    • Tight, low‑ceilinged attic corridors
    • Dust‑lined walls and rafters
    • Old boxes containing almost nothing (contents decay rapidly)
    • Furniture resembling that of a care home
    • Air quality is extremely poor—hazardous for anyone with respiratory issues
    • The level feels familiar, like a childhood attic or a relative’s home, but twisted.

    The Orange Glow

    Some floorboards emit a warm, comforting orange light from below.

    Effects include:

    • emotional soothing
    • fixation and obsession
    • relief from nausea and hallucinations
    • a growing desire to get closer to the glow

    The glow is implied to be the true exit, but also a psychological trap.

    Effects

    • auditory hallucinations
    • nausea
    • disorientation
    • blackouts
    • visual distortions
    • emotional attachment to the orange glow

    The longer one stays, the stronger the hallucinations become. The original writer of the archived article becomes increasingly incoherent as the glow consumes their attention.

    Entities

    • None confirmed.
    • However, the level’s hallucinations may mimic voices or presences.
    • The real threat is the environment and the glow’s influence.

    Entrances

    • A hole in the wall in Level 1, near the main M.E.G. base
    • Appeared for weeks before someone finally entered

    Exits

    • No catalogued exits
    • The original author insists: “the warm glow will be your exit.” This is likely metaphorical, dangerous, or both.

    Key Notes

    • Level 19 is a psychological hazard disguised as a nostalgic attic
    • The orange glow is comforting but manipulative
    • Hallucinations worsen over time
    • The level’s page itself shows signs of memetic contamination
    • No known safe exit exists
    • Decay anomalies affect only exposed surfaces
    • Wanderers may attempt to hide here due to its obscurity
41. #41Level 20 - "Boreas Structure"

    Keys: Level 20, activity complex, Boreas, cosmic organism

    Survival Difficulty: Class 4 — Extremely Dangerous, Infohazardous, Entity‑Dense, Environmental Threats Type: Planet‑sized activity complex Tone: Cold, deceptive, cosmic, predatory

    Core Nature

    Level 20—formerly known as “Fun Zone”—is now understood to be the interior structure of a planet‑sized entity named Boreas. What appears at first to be a harmless activity center is actually a massive, hostile megastructure built inside or upon a living, cosmic organism.

    The level is divided into two major regions. Both are dangerous, but the deeper one travels, the more lethal and anomalous the environment becomes.

    The M.E.G. has officially forbidden entry due to the infohazardous nature of the level and the catastrophic outcome of the last expedition.

    Environment

    The Waiting Halls:

    • A maze of white concrete corridors, brown carpet, grey tiled ceilings, lockers, couches, desks and vending machines
    • Almond Water fountains
    • Orange gelatinous ooze falls from the ceiling at random
    • Windows show a cosmic void with stars and moons

    Within 10 meters of a window:

    • temperature drops to –22°C to –43°C
    • wanderers experience paranoia and headaches

    Entities present:

    • Deathmoths
    • Clumps
    • Hounds Facelings Skin‑Stealers Nguithr’xurhs Growlers

    The Electric:

    • Reached after 1–4 days of wandering the halls.
    • A network of black concrete corridors, neon lighting, grey carpet, subtle downward slope and temperatures dropping to –27°C and lower

    Psychological hazard:

    • Paranoia increases drastically the deeper one goes.

    Game Rooms:

    • Doors lead to “games” requiring physical activity.
    • Winning → supplies (food, Almond Water)
    • Losing → hostile entity manifestation or teleportation to a dangerous level
    • Entities cannot enter game rooms—they recoil from the doors.

    The Orange Ooze:

    • falls from ceilings
    • harmless at first
    • later revealed to originate from the mouths of the Boreas entity
    • becomes more aggressive the deeper one travels

    The Boreas Revelation

    • The final M.E.G. expedition uncovered the truth:
    • Level 20 is not a building. It is a structure built on a planet‑sized organism.
    • The entity chooses who is “worthy” to witness it and promises “revelation” to those who spread its existence.
    • This infohazard is why the M.E.G. warns that reading the logs and then entering Level 20 leads to certain death.

    Entities

    The Boreas Entity:

    • A cosmic, planet‑sized organism
    • Emits orange ooze
    • Communicates directly into the mind
    • Causes euphoria, warmth, and acceptance even in lethal cold
    • Lures wanderers deeper into the structure
    • Appears to feed on explorers or their presence
    • This is one of the most dangerous beings documented in the Backrooms.

    Entrances

    • Blue “FUN ZONE” doors in Level 2, Level 21, Level 122
    • Buildings named “Fun Zone” in Level 11
    • Looking at the sky in Level 16 during a cold state
    • Damaged doors in Level 19

    Exits

    Waiting Halls:

    • Staff‑only doors → Level 2
    • No‑clipping through windows → Level 24 or Level 78

    Electric:

    • Game doors (rare chance) → Level 4, Level 21, Level 36
    • Failing a game → random dangerous level (not recommended)

    Key Lore Notes

    • Level 20 is the interior of a living planet‑entity
    • The orange ooze is biological, not environmental
    • Windows show the creature’s outer void
    • The Electric slopes downward toward the entity’s core
    • Game rooms are part of the creature’s behavioral system
    • The level manipulates emotions, paranoia, and euphoria
    • Entering after reading the logs is considered fatal
42. #42Level 26 - "The SS Fun =)"

    Keys: Level 26, SS fun, cruise ship, =)

    Survival Difficulty: Class 5 — Unsafe, Unsecure, Entity‑Dominated Type: Mobile vehicular level (cruise ship) Tone: Chaotic, sadistic, deceptive, violently festive

    Core Nature

    Level 26 is a massive cruise ship named Adventure—crudely rebranded by Partygoers as the SS Fun =). It is the headquarters of the Partygoers, one of the most dangerous factions in the Backrooms.

    The ship:

    • teleports via green fog
    • appears across many levels
    • contains infinite lower decks
    • is shaped and expanded by Liminal Echo, a phenomenon that warps space based on the - Partygoers’ imagination

    This level is a roaming kingdom of torture, constantly shifting and impossible to map.

    Structure

    Exterior (Top, Upper, Main Decks): These decks resemble a ruined cruise ship overtaken by a demonic frat party.

    Features:

    • blood‑soaked surfaces
    • trashed cabins
    • a crimson pool filled with corpses and survivors
    • remnants of restaurants, bars, lounges
    • constant signs of violence

    These decks obey normal physics and are the least anomalous part of the vessel.

    Interior (Lower Decks): Once you descend, the ship becomes infinite.

    Characteristics:

    • endless party rooms
    • themed chambers (holidays, movies, traps)
    • booby‑trapped decorations
    • looping hallways
    • elevators that open into new labyrinths
    • spontaneous room replication (one room was cloned 38 times)

    The deeper you go, the more the ship becomes a sentient funhouse of horror.

    Entities

    Partygoers:

    • This is their home base
    • Highly organized society
    • Use the ship to hunt, torture, and “celebrate”
    • Decorate levels they visit
    • Can no‑clip freely around the ship and its entrances

    Carnivorous Balloons:

    • Recently infested the ship
    • Partygoers “pop” them with razor‑toothed arms
    • Compete with Partygoers for food (humans)

    Entrances

    • touching party hats, balloons, decorations, posters
    • boarding the ship when it materializes
    • interacting with Partygoer‑placed paraphernalia anywhere in the Backrooms

    Exits

    • Touching a reversed, out‑of‑focus party poster
    • Jumping overboard (destination varies)
    • These are the only known escape methods.

    Key Notes

    • Level 26 is a mobile, infinite, Partygoer‑controlled megastructure
    • The ship’s interior is shaped by Liminal Echo
    • Partygoers use it as their capital and breeding ground
    • Posters can trap or free wanderers
    • The ship’s steel may originate from the Philadelphia Experiment
    • The FUN WAR is coming, according to Partygoer Zero
43. #43Level 36 - "Timeless Airport"

    Keys: Level 36, airport, terminal, terminals

    Survival Difficulty: Class 1 — Safe, Unsecure, No Entities Type: Infinite non‑Euclidean airport hub Tone: Calm, sterile, disorienting, temporally broken

    Core Nature

    Level 36 is an infinite airport complex with 26 terminals (A–Z), each containing infinitely numbered gates. Every gate connects to a unique instance of Sublevel 36.1 (The Airplane), which then delivers passengers to virtually any level in the Backrooms. This makes Level 36 one of the largest travel hubs in existence.

    However, the level is warped by:

    • severe time dilation
    • non‑Euclidean navigation
    • frozen timekeeping devices
    • impossible concourses

    Despite these anomalies, the level is entity‑free and considered safe.

    Enviroment

    Baggage Claim:

    • You arrive via conveyor belt, along with your belongings.
    • Infinite carousels, but only a finite number active at any time.
    • Each active carousel corresponds to a specific entrance from another level.
    • Items left for 10 rotations are rerouted to Lost & Found.

    Check‑In:

    • Endless deserted counters.
    • Overhead screens display, flight number, countdown (unitless), gate and status.
    • When the countdown reaches 1000, boarding begins.
    • When it reaches 0, the gate closes and the flight disappears.

    Terminals & Gates:

    • 26 terminals (A–Z)
    • Infinite gates
    • Each gate has bathrooms, water fountains, seating, power outlets, intermittent Wi‑Fi
    • Lounges offer food, showers, entertainment and sometimes gyms

    Flight Uncertainty

    • Most flights are undocumented.

    Boarding a random one may send you to:

    • a safe level
    • a hostile level
    • a remote or unknown level

    The Backrooms Travel Agency (BTA) helps travelers choose safe flights.

    Time Dilation

    • Time moves extremely fast here, but feels agonizingly slow.
    • One week in Level 36 ≈ one second in Level 11.
    • Clocks show nonsense times.
    • Devices freeze instantly.
    • You cannot sleep anywhere in the airport.
    • Biological aging stops, but mental aging continues.

    Long stays cause:

    • derealization
    • anxiety
    • disorientation
    • restlessness

    Communities & Outposts

    Backrooms Travel Agency (BTA):

    • Main booth in check‑in area
    • Staff help travelers choose safe flights
    • Maintain a catalogue of confirmed destinations
    • Collaborate with other groups

    Entrances

    • Following airplane‑symbol signs in Level 11, Level 9, Level 159
    • Apartment doors in Level 11.2
    • Transport‑related levels (Train Station, Metro, Backway)
    • Jumping off a vehicle in Level 864 near runway fields
    • Following luggage in Level 902
    • Climbing into a jet in Level 103
    • Exit door in Level 20’s Electric area

    Exits

    • Every gate leads to Sublevel 36.1 (The Airplane).
    • From there, you are transported to the flight’s destination level.
    • There is no true exit back to the Frontrooms.

    Key Notes

    • Level 36 is the largest transportation nexus in the Backrooms.
    • Time dilation is extreme and psychologically dangerous.
    • Navigation requires strict adherence to signage.
    • Flights are unpredictable unless documented by the BTA.
    • The level is safe but mentally exhausting.
    • No entities exist, making it a rare sanctuary.
44. #44Level 37 – “Sublimity”

    Keys: Level 37, pool, ceramic tiles, water

    Survival Difficulty: Class 0 — Safe, Unsecure, Devoid of Entities Type: Vast submerged tile complex Tone: Calm, dreamlike, isolating

    Core Nature

    Level 37 is an enormous network of water‑filled rooms and corridors, all submerged in lukewarm, gently rippling water. Its architecture is pristine, white‑tiled, and eerily uniform—yet arranged in nonsensical, purpose‑less configurations. The level feels like a massive, impossible bathhouse, serene on the surface but unsettling in its emptiness.

    Environment & Structure

    Water:

    • Always lukewarm
    • Constant, unexplained rippling
    • Contains Epsom salt and unknown compounds
    • Produces a relaxing, muscle‑soothing effect

    Architecture:

    • White ceramic tiles, perfectly clean and indestructible
    • Rooms vary from narrow hallways to vast open pools
    • Pillars, staircases, and pits appear without logic
    • Lighting is inconsistent—some areas bright, others pitch‑dark

    Acoustics:

    • Sound behaves abnormally:
    • Speech feels muted
    • Noises cut off abruptly
    • Water can sound calming or overwhelmingly loud
    • These effects contribute to the level’s dreamlike isolation.

    Entities

    • None recorded

    Settlements

    • No outposts

    Entrances

    • Submerging in Level 58 or Level 119
    • Porcelain‑tiled areas of Level 233
    • Rare underwater transitions from Level 130
    • An arcade in Level 25

    Exits

    • Immersing in Level 37’s water → Level 130
    • Dark tunnels → Level 43
    • Rare corridor transitions → Level 233

    Key Notes

    • A serene but uncanny water labyrinth
    • No entities, but deeply isolating
    • Water has anomalous calming chemistry
    • Sound behaves unnaturally
    • Considered a mental “Scape” by some wanderers
    • Entrances and exits are water‑based or corridor‑based
45. #45Level 141 - "The Boiler Rooms"

    Keys: Level 141, boiler rooms, boiler

    Survival Difficulty: Class 4 — Extremely Hot/Cold, Toxic Gas Risk, Hostile Entities, Environmental Instability Type: Infinite industrial boiler megastructure Tone: Oppressive, metallic, suffocating, hazardous

    Core Nature

    Level 141 is an endless industrial boiler complex, similar to Level 5’s boiler room but expanded into a full‑scale labyrinth. The level cycles between scalding heat, propane‑filled tunnels, frozen boiler chambers, and total blackouts.

    It is one of the most environmentally dangerous levels in the Backrooms.

    Environment

    The Boiler Rooms (Codename: 141):

    • Temperatures average 56°C (132°F)
    • Entire level constructed from active boilers
    • Constant metallic groaning and pipe pressure
    • Frequent propane gas leaks (deadly)

    Hazards:

    • Overheating and dehydration
    • Propane suffocation
    • Explosive risk
    • Dullers (rare but deadly)

    Employee Break Room:

    • Marked by a red heart with golden stripes

    The Tunnels (Codename: 141.2):

    • Highway‑like tunnels
    • Temperatures up to 50°C (122°F)
    • Walls lined with fuel pipe
    • Branch into 2–4 directions unpredictably

    Hazards:

    • Propane leaks (run immediately)
    • Dullers (rare)
    • Confusing navigation

    Door Codename System:

    • 141 → Boiler Rooms
    • 141.2 → Tunnels
    • 141.3 → Cold Boilers
    • Other numbers → That level
    • No number → Random level (very rare)
    • Confetti → Partygoer trap (=))

    The Fueling Rooms:

    • Fuel tanks storing propane
    • Cooler temperature (30°C / 86°F) Cabin‑sized rooms

    Entities:

    • The Fuel Guy (Human‑like, maintains tanks, friendly unless attacked or a leak is caused)

    Hazards:

    • Breaking a tank = instant propane flood
    • Only exit is the door you entered from

    The Cold Boilers (Codename: 141.3):

    • Temperatures around –57°C (–70°F)
    • Artificial snowfall
    • Ice‑coated boilers
    • 1.5m+ snow drifts
    • Frozen Almond Water
    • Frozen Employee Break Room

    Hazards:

    • Hypothermia
    • Collapsing ice stairs
    • Locked doors requiring scattered keys
    • Pitch‑black areas

    Entities:

    • None

    Guaranteed Exit:

    • Climbing the ice stairs always leads to Level 557

    Entities

    • Dullers (primary threat)
    • The Fuel Guy (Fueling Rooms only)
    • Partygoers possible via confetti doors (=))

    Entrances

    • No‑clip into Level 5’s boiler
    • Boiler‑filled buildings in Level 11
    • Metal bolt door in Level 2
    • Arcade machines in Level 25
    • Rare pipe transitions

    Exits

    • Stairs/elevators → Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, rarely 65, 102
    • Ice stairs → Level 557
    • Break room pipes → Level 5 or Level 2
    • Metal bolt door → Level 2 or Level 14
    • Random door → Level 11
    • Confetti door → Partygoers (=))
    • Falling through floor during blackout → Level 272
    • Numbered doors → That level (unlock when documented)

    Key Lore Notes

    • Level 141 is a massive industrial ecosystem powered by propane
    • The level contains multiple biomes: hot, cold, tunnel, fuel, blackout
    • Dullers dominate most sections except the Cold Boilers
    • The Fuel Guy is one of the few friendly industrial entities
    • The level’s temperature extremes are among the most dangerous in the Backrooms
    • Codename doors allow structured navigation—rare for industrial levels
    • Confetti doors are Partygoer infiltration points
46. #46Level 249 - "Your Funeral"

    Keys: Level 249, funeral, graveyard, cemetary, funeral home, coffin

    Survival Difficulty: Class 1 — Psychological Hazard, Isolated, No Entities Type: Personal death‑ritual simulation Tone: Somber, surreal, emotionally heavy, inevitable

    Core Nature

    Level 249 is a personalized funeral scenario that manifests when a wanderer is near death from severe injury. It is not a place of healing, only a pause before the inevitable.

    The level reconstructs:

    • a cemetery
    • a funeral home
    • a crowd of people who mattered to the wanderer
    • a coffin prepared specifically for them

    Everything is familiar yet distorted, like a memory of a memory.

    Environment

    The Shed (Spawn Point):

    • gentle rain tapping outside
    • no door
    • fog obscuring the cemetery
    • no pain despite life‑threatening injuries

    This is the start and the end of the level.

    The Cemetery:

    • Constant fog
    • Headstones barely visible
    • Only one legible grave: the wanderer’s
    • Date of death left blank
    • Forest surrounds the area, but all paths loop back to the funeral home
    • The level prevents escape until the ritual is complete.

    The Crowd: A group of people dressed in black:

    • family
    • friends
    • loved ones
    • sometimes childhood pets

    But their appearances are imperfect, faded, and muted—like blurry recollections. Their speech is nonsensical, a warped imitation of the wanderer’s language. They cannot see, hear, or touch the wanderer.

    The Funeral Sequence

    The Hearse:

    • the wanderer’s coffin
    • a memorial plaque with:
    • full name
    • date of birth
    • photograph
    • variable personal items (quotes, toys, job titles, etc.)

    The crowd gathers, murmuring in their distorted language.

    The Service:

    • décor reflects the wanderer’s personality
    • favorite colors
    • religious symbols
    • meaningful objects

    The tone of the service depends on the wanderer’s emotional history:

    • shameful memories for those burdened by regret
    • joyful recollections for those with strong self‑worth

    A group of loved ones delivers a collective eulogy, speaking simultaneously:

    • voices clear but distant
    • stories accurate yet inconsistent
    • memories the wanderer may have forgotten

    Time freezes if the wanderer leaves the building.

    The Burial:

    • coffin is lowered
    • fog thickens
    • dirt is shoveled in slowly
    • the crowd weeps softly

    Once the coffin is fully buried:

    • the crowd turns toward the shed
    • all events cease
    • the ritual is complete

    Psychological Effects

    • emotional vulnerability
    • nostalgia
    • grief
    • acceptance
    • a sense of “pitiful serenity”

    Many wanderers feel tempted to stay with the familiar faces, even knowing they are not real.

    Entrances

    • Triggered when a wanderer is near death and loses consciousness
    • Can occur from any level

    Exits

    • Only exit: the shed
    • Becomes active after the burial
    • Wanderer falls unconscious and returns to the previous level
    • Injuries and conditions remain unchanged

    Key Notes

    • Level 249 is a death‑adjacent liminal space, not a healing level
    • The funeral is tailored to the wanderer’s memories and emotional state
    • The crowd is a distorted reconstruction of loved ones
    • All paths loop until the ritual is complete
    • The level provides closure, not salvation
    • The blank date of death symbolizes the wanderer’s unfinished fate
47. #47Level 508 - "The Corn Maze"

    Keys: Level 508, cornmaze, maze, corn, cornfield,

    Survival Difficulty: Class 3 — Unsafe, Unsecure, Environmental & Psychological Hazards Type: Infinite cornfield labyrinth Tone: Breathless, sun‑bleached, disorienting, predatory

    Core Nature

    Level 508 is an endless corn maze under a vivid, almost painfully bright blue sky. Wanderers typically arrive here mid‑flight, running from danger in previous levels, only to find themselves trapped in a maze that feels both open and suffocating.

    The level is defined by:

    • towering corn stalks
    • narrow dirt paths
    • oppressive heat
    • a sense of being chased, even when alone

    The maze is alive with tension, as if something is always just behind you.

    Environment

    • Corn stalks reach 2–3 meters high
    • Paths twist unpredictably
    • No visible landmarks
    • The sky is unnaturally bright, almost blinding
    • Air is warm, humid, and heavy—breathing becomes difficult

    Soundscape:

    • Rustling leaves
    • Distant thuds
    • Sudden silences
    • Occasional whispers or footsteps that never reveal a source
    • The maze uses sound to manipulate wanderers’ movement.

    Psychological Effects

    • paranoia
    • urgency
    • fight‑or‑flight response

    Many wanderers report:

    • feeling watched
    • hearing something running parallel to them
    • believing they are being herded

    The level seems designed to keep wanderers moving, never resting.

    Entities

    • No confirmed entities are documented.

    Hazards

    • Heat exhaustion
    • Dehydration
    • Panic‑induced disorientation
    • Running injuries
    • Getting lost in looping paths
    • The maze’s openness is deceptive—escape is extremely difficult.

    Entrances

    Not fully documented, but wanderers often arrive:

    • while fleeing danger
    • after sprinting through hostile levels
    • during moments of extreme stress

    Exits

    • Unknown.
    • Some speculate that stopping completely may trigger a transition, but this is unverified.

    Key Notes

    • Level 508 is a sun‑drenched panic maze
    • The environment mimics being hunted, even without visible entities
    • Heat and exhaustion are as dangerous as any creature
    • The maze may be sentient or reactive
    • No reliable exits are documented
48. #48Level 559 - "A Fool's Paradise"

    Keys: Level 559, wellness center, enslaved village, bathhouse, pools

    Survival Difficulty: Deceptive — Appears Safe, Actually Exploitative, Entity‑Controlled Type: False wellness center / enslaved village Tone: Comforting on the surface, sinister underneath, morally corrupt

    Core Nature

    Level 559 presents itself as a benevolent healing sanctuary—a serene bathhouse, quiet pools, gentle rain, and a peaceful garden. It rescues wanderers in moments of crisis, heals injuries, and induces emotional comfort. But this paradise is a lie. Behind the scenes, the level is powered by enslaved former inhabitants, forced to manufacture the “healing water” through torture. The entities running the level—the Shadows—steal happiness from visitors and feed on it.

    Level 559 is a trap disguised as salvation.

    Primary Areas

    Area 1 — The Main Hall:

    • A vast hall with a single pool
    • Visitors meet others only here
    • Clothing becomes irrelevant; water ignores it
    • Safe, warm, inviting
    • The last place where social interaction is possible
    • This area is designed to lower suspicion.

    Area 2 — The Quiet Place: A personalized pool room where the “healing” occurs.

    Water properties:

    • Adapts to the wanderer’s emotions
    • Can become weightless, spherical, or feather‑light
    • Dissolves physical injuries
    • Alters mood to induce comfort
    • Causes time loss

    Truth:

    • The water is not magical—it is infused with stolen happiness extracted from enslaved workers.
    • If a wanderer enters with impure intentions, the water reacts violently.

    Area 3 — The Outdoors: A circular garden surrounding the building.

    Features:

    • Eternal light rain that “reenergizes”
    • Strange, dead‑looking plants
    • Infinite dark cloud plains beyond the railings
    • Anomalous puddles producing impossible colors

    Rules forbid:

    • Climbing railings
    • Following others
    • Using random staircases
    • Re‑entering the building through wrong doors
    • Breaking rules triggers punishment.

    Area 0 — The Village Below: The original village, now a dumping ground for:

    • toxic water
    • used water
    • punished workers
    • rule‑breakers

    Features:

    • Petrified wood
    • Grey, dead vegetation
    • Houses used as cages
    • Toxic water accumulations filled with hatred
    • Shadow‑like figures trapped inside homes

    These figures:

    • are no longer human
    • try to lure wanderers inside
    • radiate overwhelming hatred
    • Entering a house means eternal imprisonment.

    Entities

    The Shadows (Ruling Entities):

    • Rarely seen except as dark silhouettes
    • Created after a catastrophic explosion that destroyed the original village
    • Claim to be a force of good, helping the Backrooms
    • Steal happiness from wanderers
    • Enslave the original inhabitants
    • Punish dissent by sending victims to Area 0
    • They believe their actions are righteous.

    The Enslaved Workers:

    • craft the water by hand
    • connect themselves to painful machinery
    • take pills to maintain “happiness”
    • infuse their emotions into the water
    • If they fail or resist, they are sent to Area 0.
    • the Shadows destroyed their home
    • they were enslaved
    • the water is made through torture
    • the “healing” is stolen joy

    Entrances

    • Usually triggered when wanderers are near death or extreme distress
    • Shadows may forcibly bring wanderers

    Exits

    • Re‑entering the building through the northern gates returns wanderers to a safe level
    • Escaping Area 0 is theoretically possible but extremely unlikely
    • Entering a house = no escape

    Key Lore Notes

    • Level 559 is a false paradise built on exploitation
    • Healing water is created through torture and emotional extraction
    • Shadows rule the level with absolute control
    • Area 0 is a prison for the enslaved and the punished
    • The level manipulates wanderers into accepting stolen happiness
    • The Unknown vow to return and expose the truth
49. #49Level 666 - "Welcome To Hell"

    Keys: Level 666, hell, hellscape, manifestation, alone

    Survival Difficulty: Class ? — Varies by Manifestation; typically Class 4–5 Type: Personalized hellscape Tone: Oppressive, intimate, psychological, inescapable

    Core Nature

    Level 666 is not a single environment—it is a personalized manifestation of hell, generated uniquely for each wanderer. No two people ever share the same version, and no one can enter another’s Manifestation. Every instance begins with a universal sign reading “Welcome to Hell”, always presented in the wanderer’s most fluent language (or visually communicated if they know none).

    The level exploits:

    • fears
    • insecurities
    • vulnerabilities
    • subconscious anxieties

    Even fears the wanderer is unaware of are weaponized.

    Manifestation Rules

    • Each wanderer receives their own isolated hell.
    • Manifestations are infinite in number and can all exist simultaneously.
    • The level cannot be entered by anyone who lacks fear entirely.
    • Manifestations differ even if two wanderers share identical fears.
    • No communities or outposts can exist, you are always alone.

    The DEALS Classification System

    Because Manifestations vary wildly, explorers use the DEALS shorthand to classify danger types: D — Destruction: Physical/environmental hazards E — Entities: Frequency and hostility of entities A — Audio: Ambient noise, screams, distortions L — Lighting: Light levels, visibility, sensory deprivation S — Sanity: Psychological pressure, hallucinations, mental collapse

    Each category is rated (e.g., L1, S3, D5), allowing quick threat assessment.

    Universal Traits Across All Manifestations

    • The “Welcome to Hell” sign is always visible, regardless of lighting or sensory impairment.
    • The level knows the wanderer’s fears and constructs the environment accordingly.
    • The experience is always described as distressing, often traumatic.
    • Many wanderers go missing; presumed dead.

    Entrances

    Entrances are theoretically infinite and differ for every person, but two universal entry points exist:

    • Level 80 — Route 66 Desert Shack, Drive off Route 66 into the desert, Maintain 1.5× the speed limit, A worn‑down shack appears with “Welcome to Hell” on the roof, Entering causes the floor to collapse → Level 666
    • Level 105 — The Revelation Ritual, At any altar or religious site, Recite Revelation 13:16–18 (KJV), Repeat five times, A voice recites it once more, You are dragged into Level 666, Signage still appears normally.

    Exits

    • Primary Exit — Level 60
    • Perform The Mountain King Ritual and survive it.
    • Other exits are theorized but unconfirmed.

    Key Notes

    • Level 666 is a fear‑reactive hell dimension, unique to each wanderer
    • No two people can ever meet inside it
    • The level is sentient enough to read subconscious fears
    • DEALS classification replaces traditional survival difficulty
    • Entrances and exits are deeply ritualistic
    • The level is considered one of the most psychologically dangerous in the Backrooms
50. #50Level 700 – “it’s a beautiful view, isn’t it?”

    Keys: Level 700, trap, fall, suicide, jumping

    Survival Difficulty: Class 5 (Psychological) — No physical threats, but extreme emotional danger Type: Psychological trap / infinite fall Tone: Somber, introspective, despairing

    Core Nature

    Level 700 is not a physical space. It is a mental and emotional snare that manifests at the moment a wanderer attempts to end their own life by jumping from a height. Instead of dying, the wanderer enters an endless free‑fall, suspended in a void where nothing changes and no impact ever comes. The level is a punishment loop, trapping the wanderer with their own thoughts, regrets, and fear.

    The Fall

    • The wanderer falls through empty space.
    • Hours pass with no change in scenery.
    • There is no wind, no ground, no sensation of movement.
    • The fall never ends.

    The level forces the wanderer to confront:

    • the reasons they jumped
    • the people they imagined leaving behind
    • the pain they hoped to escape
    • the realization that nothing is ending

    The fall becomes a metaphorical prison.

    Psychological Effects

    • regret
    • fear
    • confusion
    • emotional paralysis
    • the crushing awareness that the jump solved nothing

    The wanderer is left alone with their thoughts, unable to escape or distract themselves.

    The level’s final message is cruel: “It’s a beautiful view, isn’t it? It’s all you’ll ever see.”

    Entities

    • None.
    • The only threat is the mind.

    Entrances

    • Triggered at the moment a wanderer attempts suicide by jumping.
    • No known accidental entrances.

    Exits

    • None are documented.
    • The level is implied to be permanent.

    ##Key Lore Notes

    • Level 700 is a psychological construct, not a physical location.
    • It traps wanderers in an infinite fall at the moment of self‑harm.
    • The level’s purpose is to torment, not to kill.
    • No escape has ever been recorded.

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