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Escape the Backrooms
Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive · published by Secret Mode · released Oct 23, 2025 · Early Access from Aug 11, 2022 · data updated Oct 23, 2026
by Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive, published by Secret Mode
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.
Released Oct 23, 2025 · Early Access from Aug 11, 2022
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 90% positive of 139,412 Steam reviews | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 159,801 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 1,142 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers rank | #220 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers US rank | #241 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| New & Trending rank | #182 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 8,135 | 486 |
| Dec 2025 | 2,623 | 338 |
| Jan 2026 | 2,008 | 233 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,896 | 220 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,795 | 228 |
| Apr 2026 | 2,172 | 314 |
| May 2026 | 2,213 | 346 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,732 | 1,308 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,847 | 836 |
| Aug 2026 | 4,193 | 754 |
| Sep 2026 | 2,365 | 382 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 3.7M – 9.8M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $22M – $75M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 139,412 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 27–70 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Escape Room | 1 in 207 games |
| Survival Horror | 1 in 23 games |
| Online Co-Op | 1 in 18 games |
| Co-op | 1 in 15 games |
| Psychological Horror | 1 in 12 games |
| Horror | 1 in 9 games |
| Multiplayer | 1 in 8 games |
| First-Person | 1 in 6 games |
Games like Escape the Backrooms
| Game | Developer | Match | Steam reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVOUR | Straight Back Games | 95% | Very Positive · 68,895 |
| Backrooms: Escape Together | Triiodide Studios | 95% | Very Positive · 43,067 |
| In Silence | Ravenhood Games | 96% | Mostly Positive · 9,451 |
| Pacify | Shawn Hitchcock | 95% | Very Positive · 32,964 |
| Inside the Backrooms | MrFatcat | 93% | Very Positive · 38,848 |
| SCP: Secret Laboratory | Northwood Studios | 89% | Very Positive · 214,309 |
| Emissary Zero | Rone Vine | 98% | Very Positive · 2,749 |
| Cry of Fear | Team Psykskallar | 89% | Very Positive · 88,259 |