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Escape the Backrooms

First-person co-op horror across maze-like levels filled with hostile entities

Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive · Published by Secret Mode · Released Oct 23, 2025

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Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 149K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
82% of 2,217 in 30 days
Players
5,882
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 days ago
Nov 2, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
8 GB RAM · 25 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Escape the Backrooms?

In this first-person survival horror game, you explore more than 30 Backrooms-inspired levels, find each exit, and avoid hostile entities with distinct behaviors. Play alone or in online co-op with up to four players; proximity voice chat can alert enemies, and every teammate must reach the exit alive.

For you if...

  • +you want tense exploration with puzzles and escape-room structure
  • +you prefer horror shared with up to three friends
  • +you enjoy maze-like spaces and proximity voice chat

Not for you if...

  • −you expect changing maps and strong replay value
  • −you dislike getting lost in confusing, maze-like levels

What players say

89% of 149,109 reviews are positive · 82% of 2,217 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the eerie atmosphere, level design, and chaotic co-op sessions with friends. They commonly criticize limited replay value, repetitive puzzles or entities, and uneven enemy behavior. After recent updates, some players report choppy performance, more bugs, and newer levels that feel short or underdeveloped.

Players over time

▲ +31% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 5,882 players on Nov 7, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20265,882
Nov 6, 20263,003
Nov 5, 20262,417
Nov 4, 20262,882
Nov 3, 20262,947
Nov 2, 20262,733
Nov 1, 20265,047
Oct 31, 20260
Oct 30, 20263,138
Oct 29, 20262,630
Oct 28, 20262,513
Oct 26, 20261,837
Oct 25, 20263,445
Oct 24, 20262,688
Oct 23, 20261,753
Oct 22, 20261,794
Oct 21, 20261,776
Oct 20, 20262,045
Oct 18, 20263,316
Oct 17, 20263,128
Oct 16, 20262,035
Oct 15, 20262,047
Oct 14, 20262,098
Oct 13, 20262,193
Oct 11, 20263,614
Oct 10, 20262,937
Oct 9, 20262,406
Oct 8, 20262,440
Oct 7, 20262,407
Oct 6, 20262,570
Oct 4, 20263,609
Oct 3, 20263,356
Oct 2, 20262,403
Oct 1, 20262,542
Sep 30, 20262,146
Sep 29, 20262,245
Sep 27, 20263,870
Sep 26, 20263,572
Sep 25, 20262,885
Sep 24, 20262,198
Sep 23, 20262,535
Sep 23, 20262,069
Sep 22, 20262,070
Sep 21, 20264,080

How many players finish Escape the Backrooms?

9.7% of Steam players have unlocked «Escaped!», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Escape the Backrooms system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 8 GB RAM, 25 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor
Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior
Graphics
Any DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 11 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Escape the Backrooms have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Escape the Backrooms run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
34
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese.

Does Escape the Backrooms use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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