Inbetween I

**Difficulty Level 1**

**》All of the level is safe.**
**》Takes a short time to beat.**
**》Devoid of entities.**
**》Easy in Solo/Groups.**

* Main Area
* Computer Room
* Store
* Exit

## Overview

Inbetween I is the 9th level (including sub-levels) of the Backrooms Infinite. Inbetween I is a level which can be used as a break after the sheer amount of difficult or puzzling levels. Though requiring a puzzle of its own to progress through the level, it is rather easy and requires minimal effort to complete.

## Description

After the rather long onslaught of levels being thrown at you, Inbetween I serves as a break, being a relatively short level with a simple puzzle. The peeling, horrid yellow wall almost being identical to the walls of Level 0. You appear to be standing on an equally as horrid yellow floor which is hard to even call a carpet. A mint-colored bright light shines out from the kitchen, intriguing the player to investigate what is in there. There appears to be modern kitchen appliances such as a refrigerator, a washing machine and an oven. They show no signs of being weathered or even slightly damaged, implying that they are relatively new. A lone window can be seen to the right of the refrigerator, filling up the room with its light. There is a branching corridor which leads to a mostly barren room with a lone computer dotted near the corner of the room. Approaching the computer allows you to see three buttons both with dedicated shapes on each. A luminous mint-colored light is emitted from the computer screen. After finishing a quick puzzle on the computer, a gate will open, allowing you to explore a bit deeper into the level.

You stumble across a store barren of any shelves, countertops, or even checkouts. Pillars fill up the room being lined with black strips on the top-most and bottom-most points of the pillar. A bright red sign dangles above, displaying barely readable text which says: ‘SALE! 10% OFF’. Dim lights brighten up the depressing store. An intercom informs you that the store is closing soon, requesting that you leave soon. While exploring the store, you will stumble upon a lone wooden door accompanied with a blue sign with a man running imprinted onto the sign, indicating that this is the exit. Walking into the aforementioned door will take you to the next level.

## Objective

To escape this level, you must locate an old computer which sits alone on the floor, its screen casting a pale mint-colored glow. When you interact with the computer, it presents a simple matching game - clicking the shape button that corresponds to the random shape displayed above. The amount of times this process will repeat varies between four and several times. If a mistake is made, the screen flashes a violent red, and displays the amount of answers you’ve had and how many questions you have to answer. Upon finally matching the final shape, the screen instead displays the message: ‘Gate Opened.’ This correlates to a once-locked gate now opened up in the previous corridor upstairs. The opened gate leads you to a rundown store, barren of any shelves. You must then locate a lone wooden door accompanied by a blue sign which leads you to the next level.

## Mechanics

### Computer Puzzle

Within Inbetween I, to open the gate which is restricting your access to the next room, you must do a computer puzzle. You must match the shape which is displayed on the computer screen with the corresponding button. The amount of times you have to do this varies between four to several times. After completing the puzzle, the gate is open and you’re free to go.

## Origin

### Kane Pixels

The core layout and design of Level 2 is directly drawn from Kane Pixels' viral found-footage style YouTube video "The Backrooms (Found Footage)." The long yellow-walled hallways, bathroom area, and kitchen space seen in the lower part of the level are directly inspired by environments shown in Pixels' original video. The development team of the Backrooms Infinite then expanded on these environments to create an explorable level, adding more depth and playable spaces beyond what was shown in the footage. The upper part of Level 2, being the store, builds off of Pixels' established Backrooms universe.

## Tips

* This level is best to be used to recover and have a little break to prepare yourself for the next upcoming levels.

## Trivia

* This level is mostly inspired by Kane Pixels’ viral video - “The Backrooms (Found Footage).”
* The Developers have expanded on the foundation Kane Pixels has built for this level, giving it a fully furnished kitchen, an upstairs store and a computer room.

## Entrance and Exit

### Entrance

* You can enter this level after opening Level 6’s iron door and leaving the level.

### Exit

* You can exit Inbetween I by going up the staircase within the store, leading you to Level 188.