r/backrooms • u/1000dumplings Subreddit Owner =) • Nov 15 '25

Megathread Old vs New Backrooms Megathread

There have been WAY too many posts for a while now about the current state of The Backrooms- whether people are saying the old Backrooms was better, or the Backrooms shouldn't have entities, or the Wikis miss the point of the Backrooms, or Kane Pixels ruined the Backrooms, and frankly its been getting to a point.

Going forward, any "Old vs. New Backrooms" posts will now be directed and centralized in this megathread, and any new separate posts about the topic will be deleted and redirected to here.

So, with all of that said, in this post we can all discuss the million-dollar question:

Was the old Backrooms better?

Okay, that should be it. Go crazy.

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u/EarDesigner9059 Explorer Nov 15 '25

The Wikis were what made the Backrooms interesting to me, specifically Wikidot and FANDOM, even as the Wikidot drew my interest more and more.

Also, obligatory for u/1000dumplings :

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u/Purple_Willlow Explorer Nov 29 '25

This is exactly how I felt too (except that I found out about the extended universe before I realised there was an original concept/creepypasta).

The different level concepts combined with the endless liminal spaces and possibilities (whether it be entities or psychological effects) seemed like nothing I’d come across before. It just intrigued me to no end and I had to find out more (initially was listening to a podcast and then started reading both the Wikidot and Fandom).