BACKFIRE
BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards. Engage in intense combat, bend time to your advantage, and die to demented bosses. Upgrade your power after each attempt until you are strong enough to prevail.
Last Updated: 10/3/2025
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 8/30/2025 |
| Developer | SQYD.studio |
| Publisher | SQYD.studio |
| Steam App Id | 3392590 |
BACKFIRE
BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards. Engage in intense combat, bend time to your advantage, and die to demented bosses. Upgrade your power after each attempt until you are strong enough to prevail.
Last Updated: 10/3/2025
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- Linux
About BACKFIRE
BACKFIRE is an Indie, and Action game developed by SQYD.studio. On 8/30/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by SQYD.studio.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, BACKFIRE supports the following features:
- Custom Volume Controls
- Touch Only Option
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Mouse Only Option
- Adjustable Difficulty
From the Steam community, BACKFIRE has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Arena Shooter
- Atmospheric
- Roguelite
- Dark
- Time Manipulation
- Controller
- Shooter
- Retro
- Old School
- Twin Stick Shooter
- 1980s
- Top-Down Shooter
- Horror
- Combat
- Arcade
- Top-Down
- Bullet Time
- Demons
- Action
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for BACKFIRE and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Packages
BACKFIRE is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.
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BACKFIRE data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 3). BACKFIRE on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 3). BACKFIRE. Steam Community Hub.
- SQYD.studio. (2025, February 21). BACKFIRE. BACKFIRE.