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Backrooms: Escape Together
Up to six friends search changing horror levels, solve escape puzzles and listen for each other through the walls.
Online co-op for up to 6 players, with crossplay.
- 6 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op6 players
- Local co-opNoOnline only
- YesPC, PlayStation, XboxFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You enter a maze of yellow offices and other empty places where something is hunting you. Each level changes its layout, items and encounters on another attempt. You search for supplies, solve the local problem and work out how to reach the next area. Learning what each creature notices matters as much as finding the route.
Up to six of you share an online session. You call out discoveries, search different rooms and decide when to regroup. Voices fade with distance and walls, so a friend who goes out of sight can also become hard to hear. The mix of quiet searching, sudden pursuit and a teammate running into trouble can turn fear into laughter. The PC version remains in early access.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Monsters, Escape rooms
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Backrooms: Escape Together
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PANICORE
Why it scores 94%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 10 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are often scary. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from Backrooms: Escape Together.
Labyrinthine
Why it scores 90%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Labyrinthine differs
- More to unlock than Backrooms: Escape Together
- 8 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are often scary.
But more to unlock than Backrooms: Escape Together.
Lunch Lady
Why it scores 89%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Lunch Lady differs
- Less figuring things out than Backrooms: Escape Together
- 4 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are often scary. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
But less figuring things out than Backrooms: Escape Together.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Does not apply
- Split or shared screen
- Does not apply
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 267
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
Sources
9 pages
backroomsescapetogether.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Voice chat by distance, Genres, About.
- Online co-op: FAQ states online co-op.
- Most players online: FAQ states one to six players.
- Voice chat by distance: Feature says spatial voice adapts to walls and distance.
- Genres: Calls the game co-op survival horror.
- About: Exploration involves escaping liminal rooms through puzzles while avoiding hostile entities.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Sessions, Release status, Release date, Getting better, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Lists native online co-op.
- Most players online: Developer text explicitly caps co-op at six.
- Sessions: Each attempt regenerates level layouts, items and entity encounters.
- Release status: The current page explicitly identifies Early Access.
- Release date: Early access began 2022-10-18.
- Getting better: Each entity has behaviour and reactions players must learn to survive.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms.
- Steam app ID: App identity is 2141730.
- Platforms: Windows is the supported Steam operating system.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between, Platforms.
- Crossplay: Developer console announcement of 2026-05-28 explicitly supports cross-platform play.
- Crossplay between: Names Steam PC, PlayStation and Xbox, with PS5 and Xbox Series specified in the launch section.
- Platforms: Announces PS5 and Xbox Series release for 2026-06-18. Current stores confirm availability. The maker FAQ still describes consoles as future.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Local co-op, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Buyable PS5 product released 2026-06-18.
- Most players online: Lists up to six online players.
- Local co-op: Lists one player locally, separately from the online six-player support.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Crossplay, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Buyable Xbox Series product released 2026-06-18.
- Most players online: Lists online co-op for two to six.
- Crossplay: Lists cross-platform co-op. Exact platform group comes from developer news.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
gamecritix.co.ukPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Fear, Story, Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out, Time to hang out, Planning ahead.
- Kind of game: Game Critix review of 2026-06-21 describes shared panic and comic teammate mistakes within group horror. It misnames the studio, so no hard facts use it.
- Fear: Disorientation, dread and entity encounters drive the experience.
- Story: Researchers and a failed lift establish a light story setup.
- Working in sync: Players exchange observations and coordinate movement to solve puzzles.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Observation and communication puzzles interrupt the chases.
- Time to hang out: Conversation mainly concerns searching, danger and regrouping.
- Planning ahead: Limited inventory encourages decisions about supplies.
neonlightsmedia.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Exploring.
- Laughter and chaos: NeonLightsMedia review dated 16 September describes shared panic becoming laughter. The displayed date omits the year.
- Tension and danger: Describes alternating dangerous levels and quieter searching.
- Exploring: Navigation and finding keys in a maze are recurring activities.