Escape the Backrooms — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| The Lost & Found Cosmetics are now Available! | 2026-10-29 | Hello Wanderers! The Lost & Found update is live across all platforms! This update brings a variety of bug fixes, general improvements, and brand-new cosmetics. Alongside 2 free skins included in the base update, we are testing out optional paid cosmetics with the Lost & Found Cosmetic Pack. Available for $4.99, this pack includes 5 unique DLC skins: Remodeling Co. Employee The Actor Party Crasher Misprint Black Knight We know paid DLC is a new step for Escape the Backrooms, but adding optional cosmetics helps ensure we can support the game and keep expanding it with level & skin updates for a long time to come! Wanna see what was in the full |
| Lost & Found Update | 2026-10-29 | Hello Wanderers The Lost & Found Update is here on all platforms with a whole lot of bug fixes and new cosmetics. You can check out the patch notes below - New Content: x2 Free costumes added; Entity 67 and Lost in Transit. Paid Cosmetic pack containing x5 new costumes; Black Knight, The Actor, Party Crasher, Misprint, Remodelling Co. Employee Multiplayer & Online Fixed an issue where the game could freeze or crash after players remained idle in a lobby for an extended period. Fixed an issue where launching the game offline and subsequently reconnecting to the internet would not restore online functionality. Fixed an issue where kicking a pla |
| Escape From Playtime x Escape The Backrooms Bundle | 2026-10-21 | WARNING: Undocumented Level Detected ️Escape the abandoned toy factory immediately. Multiple entities are lurking inside, exercise extreme caution. To celebrate the launch of Escape From Playtime, we’re teaming up for an official Steam bundle! Check out the Steam page for 10% off when you buy the bundle containing both games! Already own Escape the Backrooms? You can still buy the bundle to enjoy a discount on Escape From Playtime! Escape From Playtime An online 1-8 player co-op horror experience where you and your friends are trapped in an abandoned toy factory. A mysterious voice commands you for an unknown purpose as you explore shifting h |
| Escape the Backrooms ‘Lost and Found’ Update! | 2026-10-08 | Hello Wanderers, We’ve listened to your feedback and what you want for the future, and we’re working on it. As a way to kick off our Q4 2026 roadmap, we’re starting with the ‘Lost & Found’ update, a cosmetic pack to ensure that you enter the upcoming updates in style. Our new ‘Lost & Found’ update brings 2 FREE wanderer skins and 5 DLC skins in the ‘Lost & Found Cosmetic Pack’. The update will go live October 29th and is the first step in our roadmap for the rest of the year! We also plan to release new levels – more information will be coming soon about this one. We appreciate your patience while we wrangle entities and discover new liminal |
| Escape the Backrooms will be at The Triple-i Initiative on October 8th! | 2026-10-01 | Wanderers, The Triple-i Initiative has announced its return on the 8th of October at 9am PT/6pm CEST, and we’re excited to share that Escape the Backrooms will be revealing something there! The show is only back-to-back trailers of games from other studios like us - all in 45 minutes - with world premieres, gameplay reveals, launch dates, demo drops and more. There's no hosts, ads or sponsors – just games! It'll be streamed on YouTube, Twitch and right here on Steam. You can watch the announcement trailer below, or check out https://iii-initiative.com/ for more information. |
| 1.4.1 Hotfix - Bringing the fun back to Level Fun+ | 2026-09-07 | Hello Wanderers. We have just released a hotfix that squashes a nasty bug the party poopers left us in Level Fun+. Now you can enter Level Fun+ as expected, without any crashes or being kicked back to the lobby. Level 421 is now available across all platforms! Need some fellow Wanderers to buddy up with? Join our Discord and tell us about your experience on our TikTok account. |
| Escape an endless pit of plastic polymer in Level 421 – OUT NOW! | 2026-08-27 | Wanderers, it's time. Level 421 - Plastic Mariana is now available on all platforms. Explore an abandoned MEG base conjoined with a children's hospital. Find your way into Bruce's Discovery Center and fall through the no-clip zone into the darkness of a ball pit. Be careful though, for you're not alone... Who is your friend, and who is a foe? As always, this update contains some bug fixes. Please find these below: New Content: Added Level 421 (Plastic Mariana), alongside two new entities and an entity variant. Multiplayer & Networking: Fixed a soft lock that could occur when repeatedly pressing the confirm button while joining a lobby on Swit |
| Escape the Backrooms August Update – New Level! | 2026-08-20 | Wanderers, for the first time since 1.0's October launch, another abandoned M.E.G facility has been located, leading into a children's hospital conjoined with... Bruce’s Ball Pit? Push through the endless polymer of Level 421 and escape into Overgrowth when the Plastic Mariana level no-clips onto all platforms on August 27th. Some of you keen-eared folks may have noticed a new rendition of Ins0mics iconic main backrooms motif. We’ve worked together with the incredible Norwegian Producer and DJ, Vairo, to create a terrifying song aptly named “Wanderer.” A big thank you to Vairo for producing this song for us, and to Ins0mic for allowing us to |
| Escape the Backrooms no-clips into the Tiny Teams Festival | 2026-08-06 | Wanderers, we're excited to announce that Escape the Backrooms has been selected not only to be part of the incredible Tiny Teams Festival – a place to celebrate small studios with big ideas – but has also picked up the coveted title of a "Tiny Champion." In addition, Escape the Backrooms is 20% off for the festival. It's been nearly four years since Fancy picked up Unreal Engine, tinkered with some assets, and released the first iteration of Escape the Backrooms into early access. Now with over 30 levels and released on multiple platforms, Escape the Backrooms has grown to new heights. However, none of that would have been possible without y |
| Escape the Backrooms x Shift at Midnight Bundle | 2026-07-29 | Wanderers, would you dare hold the fort overnight at a gas station if you went through a no-clip zone? We're proud to announce a brand-new bundle with Kwalee Gaming's new co-op detective horror, Shift at Midnight! Already own Shift At Midnight or Escape the Backrooms? You can still complete your bundle and get the 10% discount, stacking with any other current discount offers. Shift At Midnight Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, examine their ID, cross-check their details in the computer, and observe their behaviour, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to bo |
| Switching it Up – Escape the Backrooms no-clips onto Nintendo Switch 2 – OUT NOW | 2026-07-07 | Hey Wanderers, It’s been hard to keep this one under wraps, but we’re pleased to announce that Escape the Backrooms is now available on Nintendo Switch 2 consoles! This version, alongside May’s release on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Xbox Game Pass, and PlayStation 5, has complete content parity with the Steam PC version, and also allows for cross-platform matchmaking. Please be aware you will need a Nintendo Switch Online account to play online with friends. We’ve already seen over three million new players across all platforms, meaning so many more people to trick help escape. We’re so excited to welcome in new Wanderers on Nintendo. Escape the |
| Patch 1.3.2 Now Live on All Platforms – Patch Notes and More Info | 2026-06-15 | Hey Wanderers! Today we are releasing a new bugfix patch, ironing out some more mischief the entities have caused since the update on May 28th, which included the console launch and cross-platform matchmaking. Thank you so much for all of your reports and the amount of information provided – it has been pivotal for us to help get these fixed! If you experience any further bugs, or want to provide feedback and suggestions, please make a ticket on our Feature Upvote page. We are still investigating some commonly reported issues, such as FPS causing some sensitivity issues. Please see the patch notes below. Patch Notes: Crashes: Fixed an issue t |
| New Patch Now Live on All Platforms – Patch Notes and More Info | 2026-06-05 | Hey Wanderers! Today we are releasing our first bug fix patch for Escape the Backrooms since the May 28 PC update and launch on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. In-game, this update will appear as version 1.3.1 (3597) on all platforms. The patch addresses a number of player reports since the May 28 update and introduces more improvements. We are working hard on addressing as many reports as possible, including multiplayer connection and voice chat bugs that you’ve been reporting (thanks so much for that!) We have some fixes in this patch, and more are planned in future updates, as the team continues to investigate and prioritise these topic |
| Console Launch and Steam Patch NOW LIVE! Full Details Here | 2026-05-28 | Hey Wanderers. Surprise! Today is the day. A new host of friends have found their way no-clipping into the Backrooms, as Escape the Backrooms is now available on Xbox Series X|S – including PC and Xbox Game Pass - and PlayStation 5. Team up with these new folks using the brand-new cross-platform lobby code system, create new friends and memories, and most importantly, dance around the party table in Level Fun while humming You Day and chugging Almond Water! Oh, and not dying I suppose... As part of this update, we have released a patch right here on Steam, adding the new matchamking system alongside more fixes and improvements. Here are the p |
| Introducing the Backrooms Banquet – A Steam Celebration | 2026-05-27 | Hello Wanderers! It's a big week for the Backrooms space, and so we’re delighted to announce that we’re hosting the Backrooms Banquet – a two-week Steam Event created by Secret Mode, with several discounts across a curated selection of the best Backrooms and Backrooms-inspired games! Thank you to all the amazing developers and publishers who have joined us to celebrate this monumental occasion. After all, in the Backrooms, it’s important to stick together. The Backrooms Banquet runs from Wednesday May 27th (10:00 PDT / 18:00 BST / 19:00 CET) to Wednesday 10th June (10:00 PDT / 18:00 BST / 19:00 CET). Are you excited to noclip into the Backroo |
| Cross-platform matchmaking: how we’re no-clipping Wanderers across platforms | 2026-05-15 | Hey Wanderers! With the launch of Escape the Backrooms on Xbox and PlayStation just around the corner (release date to come soon, honest), today we’re opening the lid on how cross-platform matchmaking between console and PC will function, alongside some minor changes to the social system so you can play with your friends – no matter the platform they’re on. Matchmaking will now use Epic Online Services (EOS) without the need to sign into any extra accounts – including an Epic Account. This change not only allows cross-platform functionality, but also to use lobby codes. We made this choice as it allows the simplest experience for you, the pla |
| An Update on the Roadmap | 2026-05-05 | Hey Wanderers! Thank you all so much for participating in some recent community shenanigans, whilst our team work on more plans for Escape the Backrooms. That includes the Backrooms Bracket over on Discord last month, crowning our winner in Level Fun+! (Sorry Level 188 fans.) We’ve also kicked off our community clips showcase over on TikTok and collaborated with the amazing Ins0mic on creating an in-engine lyric video of “You Day.” A few months ago, we released a roadmap outlining future updates to Escape the Backrooms. Unexpected technical challenges have meant changes to the timeline on some of the content we wanted to deliver. Before going |
| ‘You Day’ – The Lyric Video! | 2026-03-05 | Video games often live and die by their community, so when we got the chance to work with one of our amazing community members, insOmic, on bringing one of their Escape the Backrooms songs, You Day, to life with a lyric video, it was a no brainer. You can check out the lyric video below, and follow insOmic on their Twitter/X, YouTube, and Soundcloud. Once again, thank you so much InsOmic for being an incredible part of the Escape the Backrooms community! Making something cool for Escape the Backrooms, or seen something that deserves the spotlight? Get in touch with us on Discord, TikTok and Steam! |
| Version 1.2 Now Live: Chinese New Year Update, Plus More Fixes | 2026-02-12 | Hello Wanderers! Happy Chinese New Year! Alongside some brand-new cosmetics for your Wanderers, we are releasing a new patch. Please see the 1.2 Patch Notes below: (Please Note: We're aware of a potential issue on Level 922 that could cause a softlock. We're investigating this.)General: Traditional Chinese, Polish, and Brazilian Portuguese languages are now available. Error messages will now appear if a Room is Full or for a host of a lobby if they are offline during gameplay. Level Fixes:An overexposure lighting error that occurred when using low settings on Level 37.2 has been fixed. An Issue has been fixed where the mic would cut out for p |
| New Free Outfits and More Fixes: Chinese New Year Update Drops February 12 | 2026-02-06 | Hello Wanderers! The next free update for Escape the Backrooms drops on February 12 – the Chinese New Year update! This will include six new cosmetic costumes to choose from, alongside further improvements and fixes across the game. With the Year of the Horse beginning on February 17 this year, some costumes and patterns in the update are inspired by this animal, along with other traditions of the Spring Festival celebration –combined of course with an Escape the Backrooms twist… The ‘Year of the Horse’ outfit brings the traditional brocade shirt and material alongside some dashing horse ears, whilst the ‘Golden Threads’ option features a hor |
| Console Launch Now Targeting Summer 2026, With Cross-Platform Matchmaking 🤝 | 2026-01-28 | Hey Wanderers! We wanted to provide news as soon as possible on the console launch plans for Escape the Backrooms, so let’s get straight to it. Late last year we gave an update on the console launch with an ‘early 2026’ window. After more scoping out of the work and requirements from our team, it’s clear that a little more time will be needed to lock in the best possible console experience. We’re now targeting the summer this year to launch the game on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. So, not quite ‘early 2026’, but not too far away, and a necessary move to ensure quality and smoothness from day one. Important work is also ongoing to make u |
| Hotfix Now Live - Version 1.1 (2675) | 2025-12-11 | Hey Wanderers! A hotfix for Escape the Backrooms is rolling out now, which fixes the issue reported by some players of a crash after throwing a body down a slide in the Overgrowth level.A couple of other minor bugs are squished in this hotfix too – the patch notes are below. Thank you to Wanderers who are feeding back to us since the Winter Wanderer release, and using Feature Upvote to submit any reports. We appreciate it! A quick reminder to check if you have any game mods enabled, before you submit any reports.PATCH NOTESOvergrowth – fixed issue causing a crash for some players when a body is thrown down one of the tubes/slidesLevel 0.2 – f |
| Winter Wanderer – Free Festive Update Out Now! | 2025-12-05 | 🎶 Walking in a winter wander(er)land… 🎶 Time to celebrate this wonderful time of the year in the best way possible – navigating unnerving spaces and avoiding a grizzly death by terrifying Entities. The free ‘Winter Wanderer’ update for Escape the Backrooms launches on Steam on December 10! This update and content drop, free to all players on Steam, adds a range of winter and festive-themed outfits to select for your Wanderer. From reindeer, to snowflakes, to an oil rig-based reference… there’s a little something for everyone’s taste in here. Adding the cosmetic options also means the addition of a ‘character select’ screen, so you can choos |
| VOTE FOR US PLS? 'Better With Friends' in the Steam Awards | 2025-11-24 | Wanderers, ask yourself: is Escape the Backrooms really about escaping? Or is it about the friends we made along the way?(...okay it is literally about escaping but you get the point)The Steam Awards 2025 are coming and we think the 'Better With Friends' award deserves a nomination for everyone's favourite co-op survival horror jumpscare-fest. Whether you team up with IRL buds or find new allies online, or whether you co-operate like a well-oiled machine or sprint in all directions at the first sign of a Skin-Stealer, Escape the Backrooms is all about shared memories. Or nightmares. If you agree, tick that very enticing box above to give the |
| Update 1.01 | 2025-11-13 | Hello Wanderers! The first patch for Escape the Backrooms Version 1.0 on Steam is rolling out now. This patch focuses on resolving as many community-reported topics as possible at this stage, and a few more pesky bugs identified by our team. Below are the patch notes for any noticeable fixes or changes in the 1.01 update, releasing today on Steam: 1.01 Patch Notes Functionality for PlayStation controller is now enabled on Steam Fixed issue causing player to immediately drink Almond Water after picking the item up, when playing with a controller Fixed instances of the spectator camera, after dying, locking to just one other player Fixed issues |
| Wanderer Plushie! Limited Numbers Available to Pre-Order | 2025-11-06 | Need something soft and cuddly to hold onto as you're navigating the Backrooms? Well, we have just the thing for you... To celebrate the release of Escape the Backrooms Version 1.0 on Steam, a Wanderer plushie has been created by YouTooz! Look at the lil guy! Packed with 100% PP cotton and a super-soft outside material, it's the perfect companion for your escapades.A limited amount of the 9-inch plushies are available to pre-order between now and November 25, at 12pm PT, so there isn't long to get yours, and they're going fast. If you secure your pre-order, shipping of the plushie will take place in April 2026. Head here to order yours and fi |
| Roadmap - First Look at Post-1.0 Plans | 2025-10-24 | Hey Wanderers!With the 1.0 Steam launch of Escape the Backrooms now sent down the Overgrowth slides and onto your screens, we wanted to share a glimpse of what’s coming next.We’re pleased to give a first look at the roadmap of planned content and support for Escape the Backrooms, for the rest of 2025 and looking into 2026. Fancy, Secret Mode, and our development support crew at Blackbird Interactive are working together to deliver the above to players, with more specifics and deets being worked on right now.This includes the release of Escape the Backrooms on Xbox and PlayStation, which is currently slated for early 2026. For all platforms, w |
| Escape the Backrooms Version 1.0 Now Live on Steam! | 2025-10-23 | Got your almond water, Wanderer? It’s time to plot your next escape. Escape the Backrooms has officially launched into Version 1.0 on Steam, marking the end of early access and just the beginning of our full release! Here’s a reminder of the new additions in the 1.0 launch, alongside a huge range of technical and performance improvements. Full patch notes will be shared over on Steam Discussions. Four New Levels – discover more on the origins of the Bacteria in Overgrowth, expand your M.E.G research in Bunker, get some headspace in Grassrooms, and get up close and personal with Kitty in Level 974 Alternate Endings – search for ways to unlock |
| Follow Escape the Backrooms on TikTok! | 2025-10-16 | Wanderers! The official Escape the Backrooms account has dropped on TikTok and you can follow it here. There’s T minus 7 days until version 1.0 update on Steam, so we thought you could do with some entertainment. We’ll be posting the latest ETB news and cursed memes. Here’s one we made earlierShout out to Kyzo and Liver & Onions for no-clipping there before anyone else had a chance. See you for the 1.0 Update on October 23rd! You can join the Escape the Backrooms community over on Discord to connect with other players! |
| Version 1.0 for Escape the Backrooms Launches October 23! | 2025-09-18 | Wanderers, it’s almost time… We’re super excited to announce that Version 1.0 of Escape the Backrooms will launch on October 23!Just in time for the spooky season, prepare for a major expedition, as we finally escape the liminal space known as ‘Early Access’ and no-clip our way into a fully-fledged launch on Steam.The 1.0 launch comes with a big update on performance and content, including brand new levels, surprises, and improvements. Full patch notes will be shared on October 23, but here are some big things to look out for: Four New Levels – discover more on the origins of the Bacteria in Overgrowth (pictured), expand your M.E.G research i |