Escape the Backrooms

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App ID	1943950
App Type	Game
Developer	Fancy Games
Publisher	Secret Mode
Franchise	Secret Mode
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	31179013
Last Record Update	18 September 2025 – 11:42:08 UTC ()
Release Date	11 August 2022 – 17:00:00 UTC ()

😎 89.54%

108k reviews

2,365

In-Game

Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse through eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers to try and escape. Free content updates with new levels and game modes keep the community rewarded.

Additional Information

Developer

Fancy Games

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Secret Mode

eulas

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name	Escape the Backrooms EULA
url	https://store.steampowered.com//eula/1943950_eula_0
version	4

Store Release Date

11 August 2022 – 17:00:25 UTC ()

osarch

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community_hub_visible

Yes

vrheadsetstreaming

Yes

openvr_action_manifest_path

EscapeTheBackrooms/Config/SteamVRBindings/steamvr_manifest.json

Social Media

https://discord.gg/fancygames
https://x.com/FancyTheDev
https://www.youtube.com/fancydev/

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Indie (23), Early Access (70)

Steam Release Date

11 August 2022 – 17:00:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

18 September 2025 – 11:41:07 UTC () (1758195667)

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review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_GeForce_Now SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenVR SDK, OpenXR SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 4 October 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 9309810

configuration:

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requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-4
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

Early Access Release Date

11 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

First seen on SteamDB

20 March 2022 – 22:48:29 UTC (), in changelist #14280690

Supported Languages

9 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
German	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes
Japanese	Yes
Korean	Yes
Turkish	Yes

Assets

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timestamp	18 September 2025 – 11:42:04 UTC

Trailers

256899680 ↴
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Steam charts

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2,365 players right now
6,230 24-hour peak
16,529 all-time peak 27 January 2024

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Twitch stats

116 viewers right now
119 24-hour peak
57,788 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~3.26 M by VG Insights
~4.10 M by PlayTracker
~5.63 M by Gamalytic

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

😎 Very Positive
89.54% SteamDB Rating
98,859 90.8% positive reviews
10,042 9.2% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
11 August 2022	Steam Release	-
12 January 2023	Part 2 release	-
24 March 2023	VR Update	-
25 April 2023	⇄ Fanatical: New Realms Bundle	-
15 June 2023	Part 3 release	-
6 July 2023	⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (July 2023)	-
16 October 2023	⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Frightmare Bundle	-
25 January 2024	Part 4 release	-
27 March 2024	⇄ Humble Bundle: Spring Screams	-
16 December 2024	⇄ Humble Bundle: Spring Screams Encore	-

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Escape the Backrooms

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