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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“10/10 This game has always been one of my favourites, it is so fun to play with friends and goof off but it also has a creepy and liminal atmosphere which gave me goosebumps when I first played. It can take a bit of…”
“Escape the Backrooms is a fun co-op horror game. Apologies to my friend because I screamed in the mic when I got jump scared XD + lots of unique levels with their own twists, fun to explore, especially with friends +…”
“honestly despite the game is fun only with friends and i dont know any friends to play this game anyway i have to give a negative review because my god those random players i join either kick me out or just leave the…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“10/10 This game has always been one of my favourites, it is so fun to play with friends and goof off but it also has a creepy and liminal atmosphere which gave me goosebumps when I first played. It can take a bit of…”
“Escape the Backrooms is a fun co-op horror game. Apologies to my friend because I screamed in the mic when I got jump scared XD + lots of unique levels with their own twists, fun to explore, especially with friends +…”
“overall, this game is good i expected far less from a game made in unity but i was positively surprised. i got a bunch of laughs, got scared from time to time (though the game is almost not scary at all) and i had to…”
25 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“10/10 This game has always been one of my favourites, it is so fun to play with friends and goof off but it also has a creepy and liminal atmosphere which gave me goosebumps when I first played. It can take a bit of…”
“Its AMAZING Fancy is a great developer and recommend helping him out but the game in general is very liminal and scary and different levels BEST BACKROOMS GAME OUT THERE”
“this game is amazing, the levels are good and long, the graphics are really good, it can be annoying when you cant go trough players and then getting stuck, but overall good game”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“10/10 This game has always been one of my favourites, it is so fun to play with friends and goof off but it also has a creepy and liminal atmosphere which gave me goosebumps when I first played. It can take a bit of…”
“this game is amazing, the levels are good and long, the graphics are really good, it can be annoying when you cant go trough players and then getting stuck, but overall good game”
“this game is GENUINELY so peak. so much content so much depth and so many endings + more future updates. if you have Money? buy this game”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“good fun with friends, cheap game, sometimes a bit janky but thats just part of the experience. couldnt get the proximity chat to work but maybe well try it again. some levels are better than others, and some levels…”
“this game is GENUINELY so peak. so much content so much depth and so many endings + more future updates. if you have Money? buy this game”
“The backrooms vary in quality from being extremely frustrating to navigate, being boring with nothing happening, to being quite exciting to play. Although they aren't all winners you have to appreciate the variety of…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is severely overrated. But not for the reasons you think. This game severely lacks a good AI for its enemies, the audio used for the entities is repetitive and very obnoxious. The levels are just not…”
“Boring game, Not scary, super boring especially in the extended poolrooms and the level fun after it. Do not buy, biggest borefest of all time. Overglorified walking simulator, you'd have more fun playing the roblox…”
“This game is trash!!!! running simulator, trash mobs, and repetitive levels. Just buy escape the backrooms: together”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is good, but either it kept kicking me out at the start, or I kept getting stuck in all sorts of glitches for no apparent reason. For example, my boyfriend was opening the lockers and I got stuck between them.…”
“Super fun time with friends! Some parts are kinda jank but its mostly charming jank.”
“this game is amazing, the levels are good and long, the graphics are really good, it can be annoying when you cant go trough players and then getting stuck, but overall good game”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is severely overrated. But not for the reasons you think. This game severely lacks a good AI for its enemies, the audio used for the entities is repetitive and very obnoxious. The levels are just not…”
“Boring game, Not scary, super boring especially in the extended poolrooms and the level fun after it. Do not buy, biggest borefest of all time. Overglorified walking simulator, you'd have more fun playing the roblox…”
“very good quality and pretty hard too, although definitely reanimate the models and add better jumpscares”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Escape the Backrooms is a fun co-op horror game. Apologies to my friend because I screamed in the mic when I got jump scared XD + lots of unique levels with their own twists, fun to explore, especially with friends +…”
“honestly despite the game is fun only with friends and i dont know any friends to play this game anyway i have to give a negative review because my god those random players i join either kick me out or just leave the…”
“Escape the Backrooms is one of those games that nails atmosphere way more than it has any right to. The sense of isolation, the endless looping yellow rooms, and the unpredictable entities make it genuinely tense when…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“honestly despite the game is fun only with friends and i dont know any friends to play this game anyway i have to give a negative review because my god those random players i join either kick me out or just leave the…”
“good fun with friends, cheap game, sometimes a bit janky but thats just part of the experience. couldnt get the proximity chat to work but maybe well try it again. some levels are better than others, and some levels…”
“Great game, multiplayer is fun. Kind of hit or miss if you get accepted to a lobby. Otherwise great game”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“After 2126 hours in Escape the Backrooms I can confidently say… I still don’t know how to escape the backrooms. At this point I’m not playing the game — I live here. Rent is paid in sanity, my neighbours are screaming entities, and the fluorescent lights have become my…”
— a player, Steam review · 2,193 hrs played“This game has changed the way I look at life. Before, I was a horrible person. I was a murderer and a thief. Now, after playing this game, I help people with their struggles and give back to the poor. Getting this game will change the way you view life.”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played“Best Backrooms Game out of all. I played it with my game and we already beat it 2 times but it gets hard now. It was scary the first time because you had no idea what to do and where to look. Btw, watch out for monsters because sometimes a monster runs right in your face...”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Psychological Horror · Co-op · Survival Horror · First-Person · Escape Room · Exploration · VR · Adventure · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 34 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Any DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: Any Additional Notes: