The Backrooms update has added a mysterious new layer to Drive Beyond Horizons. This content introduces hidden zones, unique mechanics, and achievements that challenge both survival skills and exploration instincts. If you’re aiming for 100% completion, this guide will help you unlock everything tied to the Backrooms.
Drive Beyond Horizons The Backrooms Update Achievements Guide
How to Access the Backrooms
The Backrooms aren’t immediately available — you need to trigger them through specific conditions:
- Play in Story Mode.
Ensure you’re on a normal exploration run, not sandbox or multiplayer. - Drive at least 30–40 km.
Reports suggest the Backrooms only appear after you’ve traveled a certain distance away from your starting garage. - Look for a “glitch zone.”
These are strange flickering textures or walls at Points of Interest (often abandoned buildings or minefields). Driving into them will cause your screen to distort and fade — dropping you into the Backrooms.
Backrooms Achievements
Beat The Backrooms
Find a way to escape the Backrooms.
- Once inside, you’ll be trapped in a looping maze of yellow-lit corridors.
- To escape, locate three generator switches spread across different levels of the Backrooms.
- Power them all up, then find the Exit Door — a red-marked emergency door. Walking through it will unlock the achievement.
Lost in Limbo
Stay in the Backrooms for 15 minutes without finding the exit.
- Don’t rush the objectives. Simply explore, interact with items, and survive for a quarter-hour.
Entity Encounter
Survive your first encounter with the hostile entity.
- A shadow-like figure roams certain levels.
- To unlock, simply spot it and survive by running until the chase music fades.
Shadow Banisher
Defeat an entity in the Backrooms.
- Entities can be killed with strong weapons (AK, RPG, or double-barrel shotgun recommended).
- Stock up before entering the glitch zone.
Infinite Drifter
Travel 5 km inside the Backrooms.
- The distance counter still tracks in this dimension. Keep running and driving to unlock.
Tips for Surviving the Backrooms
- Bring supplies: Food, water, and spare fuel are crucial since resources inside are scarce.
- Weapons ready: Entities can’t be bargained with — heavy firepower makes survival easier.
- Memorize corridors: Many players get lost. Use landmarks like broken walls, leaking pipes, or bloodstains as navigation markers.
- Listen for sound cues: A humming noise often means a generator is nearby, while static signals the entity’s presence.
- Quick exit trick: Some glitch zones let you instantly return if you drive into them again before the full transition.
Hidden Interaction – UFO + Backrooms Crossover
If you trigger the UFO event (50 km into Story Mode at night) and then enter the Backrooms afterward, there’s a rare secret cutscene where UFO lights appear in the yellow halls. This doesn’t currently unlock an achievement but is part of the hidden lore.
Community-Proven Route (Fastest Escape)
- Enter glitch zone at 35 km near a minefield with arcade machine.
- Find the first generator near a leaking pipe.
- Take two left turns → second generator spawns in a locked maintenance room (crowbar needed).
- Third generator is near a flooded corridor.
- Exit door spawns close to where you started after all three are active.
The Backrooms are one of the most challenging and atmospheric additions to Drive Beyond Horizons. They mix horror elements with survival and exploration, making them a fresh layer for achievement hunters. Follow this guide, and you’ll have everything you need to conquer the update and add those elusive Backrooms achievements to your collection.