Level -998 is one of the Negative Levels of the Backrooms. It takes on the appearance of a dark abandoned store. It is unknown if it has an end.
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Description
A picture of Level -998. The fate of the person who took this picture is still unknown.
This level is a dark department-like abandoned store, so a light source is highly recommended. There are three entities in here: Smilers, Hounds and Deathmoths, and as such it is a dangerous level. Here it is possible to find broken furniture, expired food and loose shelves. There is still some non-expired food, but it is very rare to find any. Somehow, electricity is still available in this level. There is also some clothing on the ground in certain areas, but a lot of it is either stained or dirty. If you look out of the window, you only see darkness, and it isn't recommended to leave through it as no one has lived to tell the tale of what happens. It also has old computers, TVs, tablets and cracked phones. There is also one other unknown entity lurking around this level, dubbed "Cracklers", due to the signature crackling sound they make when walking or running. They are humanoid figures that are super malnourished looking, with their lips missing and no palms on their hands or feet, thus only having long slender appendages. Their joints are stiff, hence the crackling sound they make, and as such their walking and running is slow. But they are still fast, as they can jump upwards at high speed, thus making it hard to avoid them once they see you. They also seem to be deaf.
Colonies and Outposts
Azeutian Colonial Territory of Amerin
- Colonial Territory of the Azeutian Empire
- Friendly
- Open to Trading
- Open for Wanderers to Join
- Will Give Shelter,Supplies and Protection
- Pop : 250+
The Backroom Colonists
- Owned by a few people from the group.
- Pretty friendly, and helps people out.
- Willing to trade.
Cafe Sweet and Steamy
- 15 Seats.
- Only a few people come here at any given time, due to the low popularity of the level.
- Has only coffee, tea and almond water.
- Ran only by "Tall Billy".
The Shoplifters
- A group of 3 people, used to be 4 but one was killed by a Crackler.
- Very hostile, and will attempt to kill everything in sight that isn't part of them, even innocent travelers.
- Make frequent expeditions to take all the unexpired food they find throughout the level.
Exiting and Entering
The only known way of entering this level is noclipping in Level -1.