Escape the Backrooms
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
- Released
- 2025
- Developer
- Fancy Games
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 25 GB
What is Escape the Backrooms?
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 22 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive |
| Publisher | Secret Mode |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Languages | 12 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Escape the Backrooms received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
- Camera Comfort
Hearing
- Custom Volume Controls
- Stereo Sound
Input
- Partial Controller Support
- Playable without Timed Input
Difficulty
- Adjustable Difficulty
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 25 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Games like Escape the Backrooms
24 games overlap with Escape the Backrooms on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Backrooms: Escape Together, Gorilla Tag and DEVOUR.
Common questions about Escape the Backrooms
What platforms is Escape the Backrooms on?
Escape the Backrooms is available on PC. It first released in 2025.
How much does Escape the Backrooms cost?
$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Escape the Backrooms?
90% of 163,819 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
Does Escape the Backrooms work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Escape the Backrooms as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Escape the Backrooms download?
25 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made Escape the Backrooms?
Escape the Backrooms was developed by Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive and published by Secret Mode.