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

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 166K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 3,788 in 30 days
Playing now: 2,535; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 7, 2026

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

90% of 166,281 reviews are positive · 86% of 3,788 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Escape the Backrooms system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese.