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Doom in a QR code

Rob Beschizza
Apr 18, 2025
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Screenshot via Github

Backdooms is a Doom-like game that fits inside a QR code. That's to say, the code of the game is so concise that it can be represented by a legit QR code, which offers a maximum of 3 kilobytes of data. The genius behind this is Kuber Mehta.

The Backdooms is a compressed, self-extracting and infinitely generating HTML game inspired by…

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