Escape the Backrooms
- First release
- Oct 23, 2025
- Developer
- Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
- Publisher
- Secret Mode
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
Traverse through eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other danger to try and escape.Read more
Traverse through eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other danger to try and escape.
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Oct 23, 2025
- PlayStation 5
- May 28, 2026
- Xbox Series X|S
- May 28, 2026
All 5 release dates
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Jul 07, 2026
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Aug 11, 2022
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Completionist
- 13h
- Age ratings
- ESRB M
- Game modes
- Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Where to buy
- External links
- X (opens in a new tab)Fandom (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)Discord (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- the backrooms
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 80
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 13h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Very Positive, 139,467 reviews in all languages, recorded 18 October 2026
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Multiplayer
- Online multiplayerIGDB · 29 Oct
- Online co-opSteam · 18 Oct
- Co-op campaignIGDB · 29 Oct
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How it plays
From Steam
- Horror
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Psychological Horror
- Co-op
- Survival Horror
- First-Person
- Escape Room
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Accessibility features
Developer lists on Steam:
Steam · recorded 18 Oct 2026Gameplay
- Adjustable difficulty, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 18 October 2026
- Playable without timed input, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 18 October 2026
Audio
- Custom volume controls, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 18 October 2026
- Stereo sound, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 18 October 2026
Visual
- Camera comfort, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 18 October 2026
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio
- Deutschinterface
Language data: IGDB · recorded 29 Oct 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Partial controller support
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 18 Oct 2026
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