Great fun with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Proximity chat turns every lobby into complete chaos”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Escape the Backrooms
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive2025Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
The verdict
A co-op Backrooms horror game with many levels that shines with friends and proximity chat. Skip it if you play solo or want polished, truly scary gameplay.
Great for
Groups of 2-4 friends who want laughs, screams and proximity chat chaos
Main risk
Buggy, repetitive levels with weak monster AI, plus lobby and connection problems
What players love
Scary and tense atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Loaded the game, Got chased around an office building, Shat myself.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Lots of varied levels and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Each level feels a lot different than the one previous so it doesn't get boring.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Good value and ongoing updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“the highest amount of content for its price point”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
Runs well on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 positive reviews
“I have a potato pc and I was still able to play max graphics”
Steam review · 44.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Many bugs and glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I've never seen so many bugs and crash quirks in my life.”
Steam review · translated · 38.5 h played ↗
Repetitive, linear levels and puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“enter level -> evade entity -> do puzzles -> exit level -> repeat”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Weak, unscary monsters with poor AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The monsters are cardboard.”
Steam review · translated · 5.6 h played ↗
1.0 update felt thin after long wait
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“All of the new content that was put into this patch took us literally 40 minutes to beat in total.”
Steam review · 53.6 h played ↗
Stutter and poor performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“3/4 of us couldn't run it w/out constant stuttering every 2 seconds.”
Steam review · 36.6 h played ↗
Multiplayer and lobby connection issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“If you join an ongoing game, 75% of the time you get kicked”
Steam review · 168.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable25 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
ProcessorQuad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAny DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
ProcessorQuad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAny DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card
Storage25 GB available space
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