Level 0 - "HobbyTown"
"If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in. God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you."
Description
The first photo of Level 0. Posted on 4chan.
Level 0 is typically the first level one would encounter when entering The Backrooms. It is famous for its grimy yellow walls fashioned with an old wallpaper that you could find stuffed away in a grandparent's house, its damp and moist brown(ish) carpet and the fluorescent lights scattered across the ceiling irregularly, producing a loud and horrible humbuzz sound that will irritate your ears throughout your entire stay here.
The level itself is also quite repetitive in nature, save for a few odd rooms that just seem totally out of place with the objects inside and a few other various landmarks one could find if you explore this yellow labyrinth for long enough. But apart from that, it's usually the same walls, same outlets and same lights over and over again, although each room is laid out pretty differently.
Deeper into Level 0.
If you see a hole in the ceiling (typically where a ceiling tile has fallen) and climb into it, you'd find yourself in a cramped space that's about one meter tall. It's really hard to breathe in this space, however, as the air is thick with dust. This is one of the exits from Level 0 and an entrance to either: Level 1, Level 4, Level 8 and (very rarely), The Hub.
{/* Placeholder links */}The fluorescent lights of Level 0 are significantly louder and more grating than the typical lights you'd find in an office room. The reason for this is unknown. The liquid that permeates the carpet is not water and it is not recommended to consume, although no known individual has attempted to verify this.
Level 0 is considered a "sister level" to Level 12 and Level 13. However, its connections are more direct to Levels 1 through 8.
The Staircases
The Second Floor
One of the stairwells will lead you up to the next floor. Up here, the walls are very close together and often claustrophobic. As you get deeper into this floor, the carpet will also start to get thinner until you are eventually on a carpet tightrope right above a void. Passing this will lead you to a metal staircase leading down, and after about a 20-minute descent, you will enter Level -1.
The Electrical Room
The other stairwell leads down into a room filled with wires and power boxes in a way that implies the power should not actually work at all. The walls and floor here are stone gray concrete, with some gaps in the floor containing water from which at least 20 sparks spew out per second. None of the wires or power boxes can be destroyed. There have been many sightings of a fluffy, pink unicorn plush sitting next to one of them. It is not recommended to pick this up and exit the level with it. The doors labeled "Fire Exit" in a glowing green sign here will always lead to Level 2.
Entrances
- Noclipping out of reality.
- Via The Hub if you possess its key.
Exits
- Some exit doors will lead to Level 1.
- Some rooms are half-tiled with water; if you jump into this water and keep swimming for about 40 minutes, you will end up in Level 12. These rooms will usually also have a damaged piece of carpet; if you crash through these, you will find yourself in Level 13.
- Noclipping through a wall and finding a large metal staircase afterwards will lead to Level -1.
- Very rarely, a door will lead to a dark area in Level 4.
- Entering a red room (leads to Sub-Level 0.2 "The Redrooms").