Level 963

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The Glass doors found on floor 1.

Level 963, also known as Ascending Office Space is the 964th level of the Backrooms.

Description:

Level 963, similarly to Level 4 is a large office space. This level is mostly empty and can occasionally feature strange architecture that doesn't align with any purpose of an office. The level is presumably a large skyscraper building with an incredibly high number of floors. The floor count is assumed to be finite, but the true amount isn't currently known¹. Each floor is a rectangular shape with seemingly randomly placed rooms and structuring. The architecture of the rooms can range widely; these rooms can be standard rectangular shapes with occasional pieces of furniture, or strange shapes with odd features such as random pillars or seemingly unnecessary walls, and anything in-between.

The first floor of the level is a lobby room, with an entry point and a different wood floor. This room has the most sensical layout in the whole level. The entrance has a front desk with blank papers laid out on top of it. Behind the desk appears to be a metal door with a sign reading "Employees Only" and a few metal cabinets with nothing in them. Along with the desk there is a glass door and a few windows leading to an "outside." The outside resembles a place akin to The Frontrooms with buildings and grass outside. The other side also has a glass door with its outside being a parking lot with only a few cars which are all the same off-white shade. The outside of both sides appears to be in a frozen time state and is perpetually raining. The sky is also always at the start of dusk and overall has a dull atmosphere. While attempts have been made to access the outside, all have failed. It is unknown if this is a direct window into The Frontrooms, however, it is most likely just another trick. Interestingly, the sky appears to be mostly clear despite the constant raining, it is unknown where the rain is coming from.

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The rooms themselves as mentioned before, have varying layouts. The walls are commonly a pale shade of blue tinted white, and the floors either consist of varying colors of carpet, or a dull wood look. As for furniture, some may have no furniture at all, and some are packed with furniture. The furniture can include many different objects, most of which are typical things found with office spaces. Sometimes, one may find certain laid out rooms which include the following:

• Meeting rooms with a large table, several chairs, and a projector that for whatever reason, cannot be turned on despite having power.
• A medium-sized room with several cubicles. The cubicles have a simple desk and computer, sometimes an empty coffee cup, and a name tag with jumbled letters.
• A room with a few tables and chairs along with a whiteboard and a few dried-up dry erase markers.
• A small room with a few colored boxes which are always dead ends.
• A small storage room of sorts with haphazardly placed shelving with unopened packages and again more colored boxes.
• A large room with a couple of glass walls and two cubicles like the ones mentioned previously.

Most rooms, however, are either completely empty or have randomly placed furniture. Sometimes a room might just be a seemingly random turn into a wall or may have a door leading nowhere. Most tables have normal office items on them like pencils, papers, office appliances such as staplers, cups of paperclips, and other things, they can also rarely be items such as [[Almond Water]]. Occasionally one may find a vending machine, the machines don't seem to function, however. Each room also has a single staircase that one must find to progress to the next floor up.

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Throughout a journey through Level 963, as mentioned before, one will have to go through many floors to reach an exit. While the first rooms' lighting is fully lit, each floor one goes up will have dimmer lighting than the previous. The dimming of the lights continues until about Floor 100, at which the lights will no longer emit any light at all. Exiting will require going to around Floor 1000, it is recommended to take the first exit you find, as going any further will most likely be insanely dangerous and is not recommended unless you know what you are doing. It may take up to a few hours to reach the exit. There are a few detected changes within the level however that last certain amounts of floors. These sections have been broken up into zones, which are described below:

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Zone 1 - "The Beginning" [Expand]

Image of Zone 1.

Zone 1 is the first zone one will have to go through and consists of floors 1 through 100. During the whole of the zone the lights will dim until they become pitch black. It is recommended to preserve a light source such as a flashlight or lantern until it becomes too dark to see, as after this zone it will be necessary. This zone is also the point that is both the safest, and the most stocked. It is best to grab any useful objects you may find here, as they will become less frequent beyond this zone. Supplies here include Almond Water, batteries, bandages, weaponry, and other useful items.

Zone 2 - “Darkness Begins” [Expand]

Zone 2 consists of floors 101-200 and marks the beginning of the pitch-black floors, every floor after 100 is completely devoid of light, requiring one to have brought and use an external light source. Supplies become less common, and entities can begin to appear. Smilers are the most common due to the lack of light, but other entities such as Dullers and Hounds can appear as well although not as abundant as Smilers. Zone 2 is where danger becomes present and where one will need to begin defending themselves. Supplies can still be found however, and this zone isn't too hard to deal with. It is best to avoid entities entirely if possible and save energy for future floors. Light from the windows can also be utilized.

Zone 3 - “Safe Break” [Expand]

Image of stairs found in Zone 3.

Zone 3 consists of floors 201-300, at this point entities become less common, and this zone acts as a break from the previous zone. Supplies at this point have become far less common, however the safety of the zone makes it easier to survive. Occasionally, one may hear sounds of someone or something opening a door directly above or below them. However, when one goes to check where they think it's coming from, no doors seem to have been opened. Some doors may also be locked for no apparent reason and appear to lack anything you could use to open them with. Additionally, no more windows can be found, using a light source will be a requirement from here on out.

Zone 4 - “Dangers Approaching” [Expand]

Zone 4 consists of floors 301-650, and entities become even more abundant than in Zone 2, with more entities such as Clumps, Skin-Stealers, and Wretches appearing along with the aforementioned Zone 2 entities. Supplies are nearly impossible to find, and more doors will become locked. Extra noises such as knocking or presumably fake entity noises possibly coming from an undocumented entity, however little is known about the cause of the noises. This zone may require one to begin to have to fight their way through some entities.

Zone 5 - “Danger Zone” [Expand]

Zone 5 is the final zone that is required to reach the exit, and it consists of floors 651 - 1000. Entities are now almost everywhere, making this a dangerous part of Level 963. Supplies are almost never found here, and survival becomes much harder. Most doors in this area are broken or locked and sometimes destroyed furniture or way segments may block off certain paths. This zone is also far more dilapidated than the other zones and many walls and lights will be broken, along with the aforementioned broken furniture. Most of the structure of the level here is completely confusing with nonsensical layouts and broken passageways. This part of the level will almost require you to fight off entities.

Zone 6 - “Absolute Death” [Expand]

Zone 6 is the final fully documented zone, and consists of floors 1001 - 4000, not much is known about these floors, and the M.E.G. is attempting to explore them.² What is known is that this is the most extended and most dangerous zone, and where the main exit is housed. All entities, sounds, and phenomena mentioned before carrying over with the main difference being that there is a complete lack of any supplies throughout the whole floor. Above floor 2500, you may begin to hear strange sounds such as - but not limited to - whispers, whistles, low screaming, rumbling, crashing noises coming from 'outside', and light flickering, despite the lack of any lights. In this zone one will certainly need to fend off large amounts of entities. It is not recommended to proceed through this zone beyond an exit due to how dangerous it is. If one so chooses to continue, may luck be on their side.

Zone 7 - “Abandonment” [Expand]

This section is UNCONFIRMED, meaning information about it may be false and will require verification.

Zone 7 is floors 4001 - 4097, it is the 'final stretch' of this level. However, this does not mean it will be an effortless task. This zone has a completely different appearance compared to all the previous zones; in that it appears to be an abandoned area illuminated by many windows beaming bright pale-yellow light. Despite this, it is uncertain as to where the light is coming from. Not much else is known about this area, despite from the obvious appearance changes such as, parts of the level being overgrown, or chunks of walls being missing or cracked. There is also a distinct lack of office furniture, or anything related to an office for that matter. Currently, there isn't anything known about the frequency of supplies or entities, as the only known evidence of this zone existing is a log from a member of the M.E.G. Interestingly, all the sounds seem to dissipate once you enter this zone and are instead replaced by faint low wind.

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Entities

While unconfirmed, there may be an entity on this level that is not present on any other. The only report of this entity reveals that it only seems to appear after floor 4000 and will consume one in darkness before affecting whoever the victim is, how it does so and what it does is unknown. Another thing that is known about it, is that it will make a static noise that gradually gets louder until it arrives. It also seems to have the ability to talk, that being through page manipulation.³

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Bases, Outposts and Communities

M.E.G. (Major Explorer Group) Base Brightness

• Stable M.E.G. Base in Level 963.
• Set up on floors 32 and 33.
• Friendly, and open to helping those who end up here.
• Closer to the start of Level 963 to make it easily accessible to people who enter.
• Approximately 300 people
• Is trying to explore the level.

M.E.G. (Major Explorer Group) Checkpoint Outposts

• 3 'checkpoints' have been made so far, one on floor 250, one on floor 500, and one on floor 750
• Guarded against entities
• Close to the entrance to the floors and offer a break.
• Smaller groups
• Offers supplies and rest
• A checkpoint was attempted on floor 1000 multiple times and has failed, the M.E.G. is still trying.

The Monsters

• A relatively new base.
• Very small, only about 15 members.
• Set up on floor 60.
• Obsessed with the color red.
• Don't want to be interacted with and will hurt you if you push them.
• Set up in a bright red corner on the floor and should be avoided.

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Entrances And Exits

Entrances

Finding a building in Level 11 that looks like a closed office, and entering it, will bring you here. You can often enter through noclipping in Level 4. Entering a door with the label 4097 on Level 21 can send you here. Plain white doors with the label ‘Big Block Office’ will take you here.

Exits

After floor 700 noclipping through a wall has a very rare chance to send you to Level -1, this is not recommended as if it doesn't work you will end up in The Void instead if it does work consider yourself lucky. After floor 1000 there is a chance one might find a door labeled ‘EXIT’, entering this can bring you to many levels, see below for a list:

Logged Door Locations [Expand]

• Level 0
• Level 1
• Level 3
• Level 4
• Level 5
• Level 7
• Level 10
• Level 11
• Level 13
• Level 17
• Level 19
• Level 21
• Level 26
• Level 33
• Level 45
• Level 64
• Level 88
• Level 100
• Level 222
• Level 500
• Level 974
• The End
• The Whiteout
• Level -1
• Level -2
• Level -5

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Author(s)

Page written by Arch2300
Inspired by 2020 video game Rooms, mostly due to the light's getting darker, office theming, and referencing to certain aspects. However, most of this is still my own.
Image original source URLs::
Door Image
http://www.tgglassworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/glass-doors-3.jpg
Zone 1 Image
https://cdn.storagepug.com/hubfs/Client%20Website%20Images/StorExpress/pages/office%20space-1%20self%20storage%20pittsurgh%20pa.jpg
Zone 3 Image
https://jooinn.com/dark-stairs.html#gal_post_107038_dark-stairs-1.jpg
All credit for the content goes to their original owners.

Footnotes

1. It is theorized that it ends at floor 4097 because of the number's presence on the entrance in Level 21, although it is unconfirmed as the farthest anyone has gotten is about 4014.

2. The M.E.G. is actively trying to explore the later floors of Level 963 but has not been able to reach a ‘final destination’. They assume to be close however and are trying their hardest.

3. It is also theorized that this entity is what's in control of the exit placement, although this isn't confirmed.