The Classrooms places players inside a constantly shifting and procedurally generated school environment filled with eerie silence and unexplained anomalies. Set in 1996, the game follows Robert Chen, who enters an abandoned public school in search of his missing sister. Equipped only with his VHS camcorder, he finds himself trapped in an ever-changing maze of empty hallways, looping rooms, and dimly lit classrooms. The unsettling atmosphere draws inspiration from liminal spaces, creating a sense of disconnection and unease that builds with each step forward.
Entities and Environmental Threats
As you explore, you begin to encounter entities—some merely strange, others deeply dangerous. Understanding how each one behaves becomes essential for survival. The game doesn’t handhold players with instructions. Instead, it encourages observation and experimentation. Some beings respond to sound, others to light, and a few follow patterns you can learn—if you’re paying attention. Your inventory will include useful tools and scattered lore, but items vary per run, making adaptation necessary.
Key Gameplay Features
The core mechanics enhance both immersion and tension:
- Procedural generation ensures a unique layout every time
- Voice proximity input reacts to your real-world noise levels
- Dynamic entity behavior based on movement, sound, and environment
- Collectible codex entries that reveal lore and tactical info
- An evolving roadmap that adds new mechanics, levels, and anomalies
These features work together to make each session unpredictable, requiring different strategies on every attempt.
The Story Behind the Tape
Beyond the fear lies a deeper mystery. Who or what transformed this school into a trap of infinite loops and lurking dangers? Why are some rooms untouched while others flicker with impossibility? Robert’s journey is recorded on VHS, and your playthrough becomes the found footage someone else might watch. As you uncover keys, notes, and bizarre audio logs, fragments of the truth begin to emerge. Every choice—to hide, to speak, to run—leaves a trace in this warped world.
More Than Survival
The Classrooms isn’t just about evasion. It’s a game of discovery shaped by its procedural core and enriched by evolving content updates. With new entities and levels continually added, each version of the game grows more complex. Whether you play for the thrill, the mystery, or to piece together what really happened to Robert and his sister, the game ensures your experience is never quite the same. Each run is your personal entry into a space that refuses to stay still—and never forgets your voice.
