Escape the Backrooms

    Explore backrooms levels as a team of up to four and get everyone to the exit alive.

    Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive · published by Secret Mode

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Online multiplayer
    Confirmed
    Players in online co-op
    Confirmed
    Crossplay
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    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.
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 90% positive from 169,515 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 80/100 from 1 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 151898Total negative: 17617Total reviews: 169515{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":151898,"total_negative":17617,"total_reviews":169515}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 197202Name: Escape the BackroomsUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/escape-the-backroomsCreated at: 1649759480First release date: 1761177600Total rating: 75.50627223991276Total rating count: 53Aggregated rating: 80Aggregated rating count: 1Release dates: [{"id":645914,"date":1660176000,"human":"Aug 11, 2022","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":945413,"date":1783382400,"human":"Jul 07, 2026","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":806623,"date":1761177600,"human":"Oct 23, 2025","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":918541,"date":1779926400,"human":"May 28, 2026","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":918542,"date":1779926400,"human":"May 28, 2026","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":3869,"name":"Blackbird Interactive"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":42714,"name":"Fancy Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":36610,"name":"Secret Mode"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]{"id":197202,"name":"Escape the Backrooms","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/escape-the-backrooms","created_at":1649759480,"first_release_date":1761177600,"total_rating":75.50627223991276,"total_rating_count":53,"aggregated_rating":80,"aggregated_rating_count":1,"release_dates":[{"id":645914,"date":1660176000,"human":"Aug 11, 2022","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":945413,"date":1783382400,"human":"Jul 07, 2026","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":806623,"date":1761177600,"human":"Oct 23, 2025","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":918541,"date":1779926400,"human":"May 28, 2026","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":918542,"date":1779926400,"human":"May 28, 2026","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":3869,"name":"Blackbird Interactive"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":42714,"name":"Fancy Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":36610,"name":"Secret Mode"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.