BackfireWall
- First release
- Jan 30, 2023
- Developer
- Naraven Games
- Publisher
- All In! Games
- Engine
- Unity
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!Read more
Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jan 30, 2023
- PlayStation 4
- Jan 30, 2023
- Xbox One
- Jan 30, 2023
All 6 release dates
- PlayStation 5
- Jan 30, 2023
- Xbox Series X|S
- Jan 30, 2023
- Nintendo Switch
- Date to be confirmed
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Where to buy
- External links
- Official site (opens in a new tab)X (opens in a new tab)Instagram (opens in a new tab)Discord (opens in a new tab)Fandom (opens in a new tab)Bluesky (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- physics, narration, story rich
… All 3
, story rich
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 77
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Very Positive, 359 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Casual
- First-Person
- Story Rich
- Exploration
- Puzzle
- Funny
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 12 Oct 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Full controller support
Steam features
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Verified · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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