The Classrooms is a first-person horror exploration game built around the idea of endless shifting hallways. The player takes the role of an investigator who enters a school-like structure in search of answers. Each run through the game presents a different arrangement of rooms, which makes every attempt unpredictable. Progress depends on moving deeper into the structure, finding recordings, and surviving encounters with strange entities.

Procedural Gameplay System

The central mechanic in The Classrooms is procedural generation. Instead of fixed levels, the game creates a new version of the school with each playthrough. Corridors, stairways, and classrooms are rearranged to prevent memorization. The goal is to explore, adapt, and locate key items that unlock further paths. Because every environment is temporary, the player relies on observation and careful tracking of landmarks rather than maps.

Core Features

The Classrooms combines survival, exploration, and documentation through its gameplay systems. Among its main features are:

•         shifting procedural rooms that change every playthrough
•         a VHS camera used for recording and viewing tapes
•         anomalies and entities that appear in different forms
•         hidden exits that connect to deeper layers
•         collectible notes and documents that expand the story

This list reflects the mix of mechanics that shape the player’s progression.

Visual And Audio Elements

The visual design of The Classrooms emphasizes liminal spaces such as empty corridors, dimly lit classrooms, and repeating halls. Objects often appear familiar but feel altered in proportion or placement. The VHS camera effect overlays static and noise, reinforcing the atmosphere and limiting visibility. Audio design relies on minimal but deliberate cues: distant footsteps, static interference, and mechanical hums give signals about nearby anomalies. Silence plays as important a role as sound, forcing the player to stay alert.

Replay And Long-Term Engagement

Replay value in The Classrooms comes from its unpredictable structure. Each playthrough reveals different rooms, anomalies, and tapes, making repetition central to discovering all content. Some secrets and endings are locked behind multiple runs, encouraging experimentation and persistence. Over time, players piece together fragments of story and learn the behavior of entities, but the shifting layouts ensure that no session is identical. This system makes The Classrooms both a survival challenge and a gradual process of uncovering hidden layers of its world.