Escape the Backrooms

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• horror video game

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Adjustable Difficulty^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• HDR available^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*
• Turkish^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Turkish^*

Community tags · historical

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  1,334^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,132^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  820^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  708^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  648^*

• Survival Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  630^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  542^*

• Escape Room^*

  Votes · historical

  460^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  456^*

• VR^*

  Votes · historical

  439^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  432^*

• 3D^*

  Votes · historical

  410^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  409^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  406^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  389^*

• Early Access^*

  Votes · historical

  384^*

• Action-Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  380^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  376^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  373^*

• Dungeon Crawler^*

  Votes · historical

  361^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10/11 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Any DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Storage

  25 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  Any^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Mac OS X 10.12.4^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel 2.0 GHz^*

  Graphics alternatives

  1.5GB^*

  Storage

  4 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  Any^*

  Conditions

  Requirements may change in future updates.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  57^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Fancy Games^*
• Blackbird Interactive^*

Publishers

• Secret Mode^*

• 2022-08-11

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2025-10-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2026-05-28

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Xbox Series X and Series S

• 2026-07-07

  Date precision

  Exact date

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Oct 23, 2025^*

Detailed specifications