Backrooms and Exit 8 make the perfect double feature for videogame-adjacent horror movies

The films Backrooms and Exit 8 are highlighted as excellent examples of "survivalone" psychological horror, drawing parallels to video game experiences. Backrooms, based on a YouTube series and creepypasta, features Chiwetel Ejiofor trapped in an endless office labyrinth, while Exit 8, a direct adaptation of the game, follows a man lost in repeating subway tunnels searching for anomalies. Both films effectively use long takes and unsettling environments to explore themes of trauma and fear, though they struggle to maintain their eerie atmosphere throughout their runtime.

• GAME Backrooms
• COMPANY A24
• GAME Exit 8