About
Escape the Backrooms came out on October 23, 2025 for PC, then for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on May 28, 2026 and for Nintendo Switch 2 on July 7, 2026. It is on Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC. On Steam, 90% of 140,270 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 2,502 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 12,987 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck.
Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with danger along the way.
Story
Traverse through eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other danger to try and escape.
What is happening now
Escape the Backrooms is an indie first-person game released in October 2025 for PC and macOS, built around navigating surreal, liminal spaces. Since launch, the game has gained traction as a Game Pass title, though it's among a batch of Xbox releases currently affected by broken achievement systems. More positively, publisher Secret Mode has established a new internal studio in Sheffield specifically to develop support for the game alongside other titles in its catalogue, signaling confidence in the property's ongoing potential despite its early technical hiccups.
How long to beat Escape the Backrooms
from 1 player
Completionist everything the game has
13 h
Games like Escape the Backrooms
same kind of game, other series
Releases
October 23, 2025 (early access from August 11, 2022)
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box
OS
Windows 10/11 64-bit
Windows 11 64-bit
Processor
Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior
Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics
Any DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600
DirectX
Version 11
Version 11
Storage
25 GB available space
25 GB available space
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 31, 2026.
Escape the Backrooms player count concurrent players on Steam
2,502 playing now 2m ago
9,193 peak today
12,987 30-day peak
12,987 highest we have seen Oct 31, 2026
Oct 23: 9,200 Oct 24: 10,645 Oct 25: 8,969 Oct 26: 6,893 Oct 27: 8,103 Oct 28: 8,785 Oct 29: 8,470 Oct 30: 10,732 Oct 31: 12,987 Nov 1: 12,290 Nov 2: 9,193
Oct 23 daily peak, last 11 days today
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
Rarest
Nightmare Beat the game with 4 players in Nightmare difficulty.
Group Effort Beat the game in Multiplayer with Hard difficulty.
Survivalist Survive in Level 0 for 15 minutes.
Participation Trophy Beat the game in Easy difficulty.
Escaped! Complete the final ending in any difficulty
Escape Level 974 Find the exit in Level 974.
All 34 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Escape Level 9223372036854775807 Find the exit in Level 922.
13.8%
Escape the Grassrooms Find the exit in the Grassrooms.
15.4%
Escape the Death Slides Find the exit in the Death Slides
15.8%
Escape Level 55.1 Find the exit in Level 55.1.
17.7%
Escape Level 52 Find the exit in Level 52.
18%
Escape Level 0.2 Find the exit in Level 0.2.
20.3%
Escape the Snackrooms Find the exit in the Snackrooms.
20.4%
Escape Level !~! Find the exit in Level !~!.
20.4%
Escape Level 10 Find the exit in Level 10.
20.7%
Escape Level 9 Find the exit in Level 9.
22.1%
Escape Level 3999 Find the exit in Level 3999.
22.1%
Escape Level 188 Find the exit in Level 188.
22.5%
Escape Level 8 Find the exit in the Cave System.
24.3%
Squad Beat the game in Multiplayer with Normal difficulty.
25.7%
Escape Level 7 Find the exit in Thalassophobia.
25.7%
Escape Level 6 Find the exit in Lights Out.
26.6%
Escape Level 94 Find the exit in Level 94.
26.9%
Escape The End Find the exit in The End.
27.1%
Escape Level ! Find the exit in Level Run For Your Life!
27.6%
Escape Level Fun Find the exit in Level Fun.
27.8%
Escape the Poolrooms Find the exit in the Poolrooms.
27.9%
Escape Level 5 Find the exit in the Terror Hotel.
31.1%
Escape Level 4 Find the exit in the Abandoned Office
39.1%
Escape Level 3 Find the exit in the Electrical Station.
40%
Escape Pipe Dreams Find the exit door in Pipe Dreams.
46.4%
Escape The Hub Enter the hub and activate the outpost power.
50.5%
Escape the Habitable Zone Find the exit in the Habitable Zone.
50.9%
Escape Level 0 Find the exit in Level 0.
61%
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.
In the news
8 stories
Escape The Backrooms "Lost and Found" cosmetic pack now available, more content coming
1 outlet · Oct 29, 2026
Escape the Backrooms is throwing an After Party with three new levels this December
1 outlet · Oct 11, 2026
Escape the Backrooms Is Getting Three New Levels and Entity Skins This Year
1 outlet · Oct 9, 2026
Escape The Backrooms hits 10 million players, "After Party" update coming December, new skins set for October 2026
1 outlet · Oct 8, 2026
Co-dev case study: How Blackbird Interactive and Secret Mode helped Escape the Backrooms ride the Backrooms hype wave
1 outlet · Oct 6, 2026
Escape the Backrooms celebrate 4th anniversary with new level
1 outlet · Aug 28, 2026
Secret Mode opens new Sheffield studio to support internal titles, starting with Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together
1 outlet · Aug 5, 2026
Xbox sales have 50 broken achievement lists, including Game Pass hit Escape the Backrooms
1 outlet · Jul 19, 2026
