Escape the Backrooms

Item: Escape the Backrooms
Rating: 71
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-10-26

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Summary

Exceptional co-op experience, best played with friends
Strong developer support, but updates are buggy
Definitive Backrooms adaptation with diverse levels
Poor quality and unfinished state reported by many
Monotonous level design and repetitive enemies
Multiplayer lobbies are problematic

Emotions

Satisfaction21%Frustration16%Disappointment13%Excitement12%Joy9%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 58%
Unhelpful reviews: 41%
Protest reviews: 1%

71%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
29%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 2601
Negative points: 1963
Gameplay points: 684
Perf. points: 119
Rec. points: 535
Misc points: 304

Point	Description	Importance
Exceptional Co-op Experience Description Players consistently highlight that the game's cooperative multiplayer mode is its strongest feature, providing immense fun, laughter, and memorable moments with friends and even strangers. The shared scares and chaotic interactions significantly enhance the overall enjoyment. Importance 88%	Players consistently highlight that the game's cooperative multiplayer mode is its strongest feature, providing immense fun, laughter, and memorable moments with friends and even strangers. The shared scares and chaotic interactions significantly enhance the overall enjoyment.	88%
Strong Developer Support & Value Description Players appreciate the continuous updates, new content, and optimization efforts from the developer, especially noting the successful transition from early access to version 1.0. The game is considered great value for its price, offering many hours of content. Importance 48%	Players appreciate the continuous updates, new content, and optimization efforts from the developer, especially noting the successful transition from early access to version 1.0. The game is considered great value for its price, offering many hours of content.	48%
Definitive Backrooms Adaptation Description The game is widely praised for its authentic and immersive portrayal of the Backrooms lore and aesthetic. Players consider it the best Backrooms game available, accurately capturing the eerie atmosphere, unique levels, and unsettling entities. Importance 41%	The game is widely praised for its authentic and immersive portrayal of the Backrooms lore and aesthetic. Players consider it the best Backrooms game available, accurately capturing the eerie atmosphere, unique levels, and unsettling entities.	41%
Diverse and Creative Levels Description The game features a large number of unique and well-designed levels, each with distinct mechanics, puzzles, and atmospheric qualities. This variety prevents monotony and keeps the gameplay fresh and engaging across multiple playthroughs. Importance 27%	The game features a large number of unique and well-designed levels, each with distinct mechanics, puzzles, and atmospheric qualities. This variety prevents monotony and keeps the gameplay fresh and engaging across multiple playthroughs.	27%
Engaging Horror Atmosphere Description The game successfully delivers a terrifying and tense horror experience, utilizing excellent sound design, dim lighting, and psychological dread rather than relying on cheap jumpscares. It effectively builds suspense, making players feel constantly on edge. Importance 27%	The game successfully delivers a terrifying and tense horror experience, utilizing excellent sound design, dim lighting, and psychological dread rather than relying on cheap jumpscares. It effectively builds suspense, making players feel constantly on edge.	27%
Solid Visuals and Optimization Description The game's graphics are generally considered good, with improvements noted in updates. The visual style and design contribute effectively to the game's immersive and unsettling atmosphere, while good optimization ensures a smooth experience. Importance 12%	The game's graphics are generally considered good, with improvements noted in updates. The visual style and design contribute effectively to the game's immersive and unsettling atmosphere, while good optimization ensures a smooth experience.	12%
Accessible and Replayable Difficulty Description The game offers various difficulty settings, accommodating both casual players and those seeking a challenge, and is playable solo or with friends. Its clear objectives and absence of overly complex puzzles contribute to its replayability. Importance 6%	The game offers various difficulty settings, accommodating both casual players and those seeking a challenge, and is playable solo or with friends. Its clear objectives and absence of overly complex puzzles contribute to its replayability.	6%
Amusing and Humorous Moments Description Despite being a horror game, players frequently experience hilarious situations and create funny clips, often stemming from chaotic multiplayer interactions, player animations, or unexpected glitches. This balance of fear and laughter contributes to its appeal. Importance 5%	Despite being a horror game, players frequently experience hilarious situations and create funny clips, often stemming from chaotic multiplayer interactions, player animations, or unexpected glitches. This balance of fear and laughter contributes to its appeal.	5%

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