Games

Escape the Backrooms

Blackbird Interactive, Fancy Games

2025•Puzzle•ESRB M

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrorfastunsavourylightlinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeAn expansive puzzle game that is dark, accessible and emotionally cool. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

75 / 100

54 ratings

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About This Game

Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with danger along the way.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Traverse through eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other danger to try and escape.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

The backrooms

Where to play

Details

Developers: Blackbird Interactive, Fancy Games
Publisher: Secret Mode
Released: 23 October 2025
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 13h complete
Age rating: ESRB M
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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