Ideas for Escape the Backrooms as submitted to our Feature Upvote board. Ideas are ordered by 'new' and the 50 top matches are included. brd_l0vuzaa6vem3ws2 2026-07-03T10:31:36Z sug_tmozoeca23vq5rz 2026-07-10T02:37:45Z 2026-07-10T08:30:11Z Hi! I have a Story Mode save that I think became corrupted after my laptop unexpectedly lost power while Escape the Backrooms was still running. Here’s what I’ve found: * I was the host of the Story Mode save. * The game always shows Continue with GENSAVE0. * When I load it, I spawn looking at the office wall and cannot move, but I can open the pause menu. * Steam file verification reports no issues. * Steam Cloud being on or off doesn’t change the problem. * My MAINSAVE.sav is still present and is about 44 KB. * The save still contains mission/level data and appears to be a valid Unreal Engine save rather than an empty file. Is there any way to repair the player state or recover this save? I can upload my MAINSAVE.sav if that would help. Thank you! sug_0awh9d2bcd5az0s 2026-07-05T19:43:32Z 2026-07-06T13:14:18Z Hello and don't be tired, to the people involved in the amazing game Escape the Backrooms. I ask you to bring the game to PS4 as well. It will definitely run well. Even I play this game on a very old computer. Believe me, this will make the hearts of thousands of fans happy. sug_kqqndfua48e8zod 2026-07-03T04:10:21Z 2026-07-03T10:30:30Z I am writing to provide feedback on Escape the Backrooms on Steam. Previously, online multiplayer worked fine, but for the past 10+ days, players in the China region have been unable to connect to multiplayer matches. We cannot join friends' rooms or enter other players' lobbies in the public matchmaking lobby. The typical issue is that when attempting to join someone else's room, the game shows "Joining server" for a long time and then kicks us back to the title screen. Because of this, many Chinese players have already left negative reviews. Please look into this and resolve it as soon as possible. It would be a shame if such a great game loses its good reputation over this single issue. Thank you. sug_goljav9iaygjee5 2026-07-02T22:09:20Z 2026-07-03T10:30:06Z I can’t play the arcade machine on 3999 at the end of the game for the final ending. So t let me interact at all sug_hb7gcju4ctfbq3g 2026-07-03T06:57:55Z 2026-07-03T10:29:54Z I'd love to see a modular difficulty system where you could adjust sanity settings, multiplayer exit settings, entity settings, and maybe other mechanics as well when starting a game so you could customize your experience more. Veterans could attempt some insane challenge runs, casual players could tailor a more enjoyable playthrough for themselves. There could even be extra settings to unlock via the different endings, adding further replay value. sug_rxtrcqylk3y6x6r 2026-07-02T18:08:24Z 2026-07-03T10:29:31Z This probably means nothing to anyone, but the letter "Y" cannot be used in save game file names, IF Y is the fourth character in the name. I couldn't name my file "Easy" for instance. But I can name it "Eassy". Love the game by the way! got me sweatin'. sug_ellqs53tu2b8vnb 2026-07-02T14:42:06Z 2026-07-02T14:57:56Z I know that this game is mostly inspired by the expanded lore of the original creepypasta made by the wider community rather than the Kane Pixels web series, but with how big that interpretation of the creepypasta has become, there should DEFINITELY be more homages to the series in this game! Plus, Fancy was inspired to make this game after watching the first Kane Pixels video in the first place, so it fits! Here are some ideas for what could be featured (mostly in Level 0). - A room with a crashed car. - A room where the Howler sleeps (like in Found Footage 2). - A room with random objects in the walls. - The Christmas Tree Room from the movie. - The graffiti from the first video (which was shown in Fancy's first devlogs, but isn't in the game). - This may be a bit out there, but Still Lifes should be in this game as an entity! Some could be stationary and not hostile, while others could be outright antagonistic! Maybe the Cap'n Clark Still Life would be a bit of a stretch in this game. sug_wp8aszdjtonp0ph 2026-07-02T10:26:33Z 2026-07-02T11:10:12Z Computer keeps crashing game due to "not enough memory" Never had this issue with any other game or program sug_yjvelfrbzy8vicc 2026-06-29T19:56:11Z 2026-06-30T09:52:02Z after i complete thalassophobia and first enter the cave. The game automatically puts my diving helmet on for me. I then cant interact with the enviroment, items and progress through the level, i tried reloading the game, restarting level etc. but nothing seems to work. sug_3fpaq66ar8ljv7p 2026-06-28T22:13:25Z 2026-06-29T09:29:07Z One of the most common "bug reports" on the discord is from players unable to progress because they confuse story mode and hub mode. There should either be a description explaining that hub mode is meant for replaying levels you have already beaten and/or the game mode should be moved to a separate option on the main menu. sug_imcadfdb3kcm2wi 2026-06-27T05:33:52Z 2026-06-29T09:28:40Z The current max sensitivity on console feels way too slow. Also there are alot of issues with mouse and keyboard on console rn, such as: Bugged menu highlighting when switching from controller to keyboard input, the mouse not working and there being no settings for mouse n keyboard (Ik that the game just recently released, only wanted to point dis out js incase) sug_dax3ks9s1vauelp 2026-06-28T16:57:52Z 2026-06-29T09:28:19Z its just as the image shows sug_kvxsrjezkucdv3r 2026-06-22T08:34:06Z 2026-06-25T08:57:24Z Steam users often report "GAME" settings being set to invalid values (e.g., Show Body: High, Field of View: 0, Enable Crossplay: High, etc.). Updates to these settings only last until the next loading zone. Additionally, some users claim that game saves are reset back to level 0 or that the game loses all sound despite audio sliders being set to 100, which I believe to be a part of the same bug. Issues with the settings disappear after disabling Steam Cloud, and then manually deleting the GameSettings_SaveSlot.sav file. sug_odu0v9f9bnkqrht 2026-06-22T01:16:01Z 2026-06-25T08:56:52Z I had escaped level 9 with my friends on easy mode, then the next night I loaded up my game, and the hub was locked for me. I joined my saved game, and I was sent back to level 0 with blank screen yellow that would only fix when I would change one of my settings. When my friends joined me, they could hear me, but I could not hear them. I completed level 0 and advanced to level 1, but it didn't fix it. I cannot continue advancing in the game until its fixed. This started on June 10th. sug_wunpfaa87esmuoj 2026-06-22T03:54:59Z 2026-06-25T08:54:48Z in parking garage when i play with console players the door to get to the elevator is locked and i cant beat the level due to it and it forces us to restart the level sug_qctgfyctgjlc8jg 2026-06-22T18:30:38Z 2026-06-25T08:54:34Z it would be really cool for monsters to hear the players talking in voicechat making the monsters know the player location and not just walk until they see the prey some monsters would be deaf so game wouldnt be too hard and i would also add a indicator showing how loud they are until heard sug_2fyul4hd2dowsbs 2026-06-23T13:16:38Z 2026-06-25T08:53:16Z every time i try to start or join a server, it says i cannot play online due to platform privileges, i’ve completely every step online regarding this issue and can’t bypass it sug_uuh0hzo5pmfo2ne 2026-06-25T06:10:59Z 2026-06-25T08:52:21Z After passing the terror hotel level and the boiler room area multiple times, it doesn't take me to the next level. It takes me straight to the hub. I've tried restarting the game but it doesn't save my progress. Could there be a bug not letting me continue and save my game? I'm updated with the latest version of the game. sug_lyn6vrsant8pusk 2026-06-19T19:54:32Z 2026-06-25T08:50:46Z The icon of the deathsides level in the hub is stretched out and makes it look bad Also the achievement icon for the death slides is outdated and doesn’t have the “off” sign above them sug_svgvdf6soomb47p 2026-06-20T16:48:32Z 2026-06-25T08:48:34Z In level the hub, when i enter the level for the first time and go to do the security check on the device, the screen on it shows this annoying white screen, which makes it impossible to progress further! sug_h7fhjrp2hoezlwe 2026-06-20T04:40:29Z 2026-06-25T08:48:23Z I think it would be very cool if we had in the game the level called The Shady Grey. sug_ginozywvyrbkzlu 2026-06-20T09:57:28Z 2026-06-25T08:47:28Z For example, a few people found us on the street and secretly knocked us unconscious and brought us to level 0. مثلاً چند نفر ما را در خیابان پیدا کردند و یواشکی ما را بیهوش کردند و به سطح ۰ آوردند. sug_lxfa5pephcsgfs8 2026-06-24T02:01:58Z 2026-06-24T15:57:12Z Hello I was playing the backroom game and I have played multiple games with steam and on the computer I currently have and never had a problem with any of my games but after I complete two levels my game crash and puts and error code on my screen and kicks me out of the game. I was wondering on if there will be a way to fix it or how to fix it. I am currently trying to figure it out but if I am unable to figure it out what should I possibly do? sug_vsykm2qo2vqh4s9 2026-06-24T13:08:10Z 2026-06-24T15:56:56Z I think this is what the game needs. Essentially, in this case, the developer will only be left to fix bugs, and the content will be created by the players, like in Garry's Mod. sug_qnw233xjvsca05a 2026-06-19T07:01:55Z 2026-06-19T09:59:34Z After joining a multi-player game instantly crashes or crashes 40 seconds later with "fatal error". Verifying and repairing files, clearing catch, forcing direct x11, changing graphic settings, turning off voice chat, restarting pc, restarting pc xbox app, launching through app shortcut or xbox app, deleting and reinstalling game does NOT fix it. sug_evpnkjwn7ojoy6k 2026-06-18T09:11:11Z 2026-06-19T09:59:25Z https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/11342656485927552715/87EE2E5DE6AD9A2DE2880329A6284789EC4D247E/ sug_l7upbxjgumyj4qs 2026-06-18T18:21:23Z 2026-06-19T09:59:08Z adding the ability to click and button and pull up a hand held recorder like the movie, when holding it up it changes the players POV and audio causing a VHS effect over the screen, making the sounds of the player and surroundings muffled and increasing the head bob to add human hand movement likeness. sug_c87lou9bszhmsd0 2026-06-17T20:38:44Z 2026-06-18T08:36:07Z I first played the game 05/06/26 and it would crash immediately on startup. If I run steam as administrator and then turn on the game I could make it to the menu and start a game, but it would crash within seconds. I repeat rebooting the game over and over with different graphics settings but the game always crashed within a couple of minutes maximum on the first level. I eventually managed to speedrun my way through the first level to get to the second and that seemed okay for a while, but it will still randomly crash for seemingly no reason. Sometimes it crashes within seconds of loading a new game, sometimes I can get through a few levels before it crashes again, but I can't see a pattern to it. I thought it had been fixed after the latest update because I managed to get through the first couple of levels today without any crashes, even after returning my graphics settings from low to high. I invite my friend to start a new game with me, it crashes immediately. We start again and I reduce my graphics settings back down to low, we make it almost to the end of the first level before it crashes again just as I'm entering the vent. I start another game and switch to push to talk, in case the constant proximity chat was overwhelming the game, and we manage to get all the way out of the habitable zone to the hub tunnel area. Then it crashes again. I re-open the game and load that save by myself to see if it still runs okay solo, it crashes immediately again. All my drivers are up to date. I've switched from SSD to HDD. I've verified the integrity of my game files. I run steam as administrator (it won't connect to steam overlay or let me play online multiplayer without it), I run the game as administrator. I've played on high and low graphics settings, high and low audio quality. I've got no mods installed. I've tried pretty much everything I can think of. My PC specs: OS: Microsoft Windows 11 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7600 RAM: 32GB sug_pcftavfqxj74b0r 2026-06-18T05:49:18Z 2026-06-18T08:35:00Z Please sort by the number of players online, as there are always games with full lobbies. Out of the 200 servers found, only 5-10 are free, and they are scattered throughout the menu, making it difficult to find them. Additionally, full lobbies are not particularly interesting. I would like to see all the free lobbies, not just the full ones. Thank you. sug_2k4kutseq9wptbw 2026-06-16T05:32:13Z 2026-06-16T10:54:57Z When my friend and I went online, we encountered a severe bug. During one save, I was supposed to respawn after my friend completed the game, but instead I got stuck in a black screen and could no longer connect to multiplayer. I couldn’t join any sessions;It will display that the cross-platform game settings are incompatible.Inviting someone to a party resulted in a game error,When I try to play solo, the splash screen is a yellow‑tinted display with a time‑keeping panel, but there’s no actual game content; I’ll provide screenshots. After resetting the settings to their defaults, the game does render properly, but the time‑keeping panel remains on‑screen and won’t disappear, significantly detracting from the visual experience. Moreover, even after tweaking the settings, the overall frame rate stays painfully low. At the same time, I still can’t accept online invitations from friends—only initiate them by inviting others to join a new save file I’ve created. However, we’d like to be able to resume unfinished saves from earlier sessions. Therefore, we hope the developers can implement a feature that, in addition to fixing this bug, allows players to share game saves. sug_cs8vjyecadpnzi8 2026-06-15T19:55:34Z 2026-06-16T10:53:58Z Whenever i load in the lobby, in a new level or in a game. All my Game settings get reset to "High" like you see in the screenshot (hoch = high). Wich means that I can not play with my Playstation friend because the seeting always gets reset to "high" wich is not possible. Please help me. Its not always like this only after a certain update I dont remeber wich. sug_awny4aplqi2dibh 2026-06-16T05:00:28Z 2026-06-16T10:48:18Z I am stuck on this level im not able to complete this level due to a bug in this is game the monster in this level is not there for me and i am unable to complete this level. for this level i needed the monster to step in the trap and proceed but hes not there every time i restart this level he does not appear. sug_5smb9jlkr7rlhcx 2026-06-16T06:21:24Z 2026-06-16T10:46:59Z I already beat the game so i can safely say this is a constant behavior in the game. For some reason the performance is heavily affected by the smileys that appear in the low sanity effect. The game runs perfectly for me with everything on its highest settings but whenever that effect happens it drops my frames like crazy. My monitor is 2560 x 1080 75hz so i play the game at 75 fps and that effect drops me down to 40-30 fps and as soon as the effect is done it goes back up to 75 fps. sug_n4pnlefdetmrkja 2026-06-16T06:03:31Z 2026-06-16T10:46:46Z I forgot the name or number of the stage but its one of the final stages in the game where you have to use a little yellow boat with your team and you have to raise the water level by activating multiple valves and this is done multiple times until you reach the end. In this stage entering the boat disables the voice chat for you and everyone else who sits in the boat making you travel in the boat in complete silence. it happened every time we got on the boat. I found it curious because in the light house stage that didn't happen but in that stage it did. I can confirm this is something that happens to you regardless of platform as my friends where playing on Playstation and I was on PC. I wish i would of clipped it but its easy to reproduce as all you have to do is use in game voice chat and talk as you get on the boat and sit down. You will notice you cant hear each other anymore. sug_wl6ejaadlsxecrg 2026-06-15T21:14:49Z 2026-06-16T10:46:21Z I am using wireless headphone for porxy chat in the game, but it is not going to allow me to speak to others. I also looked at the microsoft store reviews, and someone also said the same thing about the wireless headphones. sug_jxcow748zyi4jhs 2026-06-15T17:12:29Z 2026-06-16T10:38:32Z on fist play-trough of the game it was very confusing trying to play single player. this used to not be the case in older versions where there was a single player button. thank you! sug_juffewjxne3y5ny 2026-06-15T15:54:25Z 2026-06-16T10:38:21Z sug_on3juustlakcxcm 2026-06-16T06:31:31Z 2026-06-16T10:38:08Z I recently beat the game in hard difficulty and I find it kind of sour that the normal and easy difficulty achievements are locked as if im expected to beat the game 4 times. Those achievements should also be cleared like many other games do. Also i find the requirement for the nightmare difficulty to be a bit unfair, why do you need 4 people for it, its a hassle to even get 2 more to join you nowadays with work and life being a thing, specially for a difficulty as unforgiving as nightmare that resets your run if someone fails. sug_60it0zckxiiozqv 2026-06-09T09:39:09Z 2026-06-15T08:41:15Z the sign at the start and he boiler is no longer there and it look weird and the fun doesn't have the rainbow light anymore and the ladder is wide little can u make it normal like old update pls sug_4eypc5oemszy0qg 2026-06-10T16:33:41Z 2026-06-15T08:41:10Z This is a very rare bug, but sometimes the gate in Level 0.11 becomes completely unresponsive. So far, I have only seen this happen in co-op play. When this bug occurs, the gate does not respond to the levers at all. Even if all four levers are activated, the gate will not open. Restarting the run fixes the issue, but because players are often spread out across the level, only the person waiting near the exit can easily confirm that the gate is bugged. As a result, it is often difficult to convince the rest of the team that restarting is actually necessary. Since this issue is very rare, only people who regularly play co-op may be aware of it, so I doubt this report will receive many votes. Nevertheless, I would greatly appreciate it if you could look into it. sug_ncunqgl5g6wtura 2026-06-10T21:05:24Z 2026-06-15T08:39:13Z Level 63, "Tranquility": Purpose in game: Level 63 is a safe and very large level. It could be a mostly safe level for Wanderers to rest, enjoy the scenery (because your game has GORGEOUS graphics, Fancy), enter the Hub, and feel a sense of liminality. Furthermore, although procedural generation can be hard, this level is very easy level to procedurally generate. While my software development experience is limited to C++ and Python, and I have never used Unreal Engine, this level should be better suited for procedural generation. Or at least, it is easier to implement. Description of feature "Tranquility" is a large, open expanse very high in the sky. Cirrus clouds and cirrocumulus clouds are visible (see attached images). There are occasional long, somewhat narrow, rickety wooden bridges (see attached image) that are actually very strong, despite looking very untrustworthy (please note that the bridge image is "wrong"; those clouds do not form so high up). There are no supports for these bridges; they merely connect occasional platforms. Furthermore, there are sometimes even rails or monkey bars that connect between platforms. These might serve as the level's only environmental danger (no human can monkey bar across half a mile, while suspended in the sky with no ground, with wooden bars that have splinters). On each platform, there is a singular bench where Wanderers can sit and meditate. Although realistically, it would be better to just have items spawn on the benches. The level has many layers to it. The only way to leave the level is by falling in the void. However, this isn't fun, so there should be a specific platform you must jump off of to exit the level Small Tweaks: 1. Rope climbing animation needs some work 2. Potentially add item Liquid Silence 3. Entities hear items and VC Fancy, EtB has a lot of potential. There are many bugs at the moment, but all can be fixed. Keep it up! sug_c28fprq05m5zfnt 2026-06-14T05:21:13Z 2026-06-15T08:39:43Z It’s pretty lame to spend 60+ hours just to do the nightmare achievement and still the completionist achievement can’t be unlocked by anybody legit. Can you please fix this? It would mean the world to me. All my friends who finished everything and didn’t get the achievement are already done with the game and they’re saying to their friends not to play it. We are a lot of achievement hunters especially on xbox. Please fix it. sug_mz5febbfzoyr2ql 2026-05-02T03:28:05Z 2026-07-07T13:46:24Z Hello Secret Mode team, My request is not listed above. I am a big fan of Escape the Backrooms. I really hope you can release this game on Nintendo Switch 2, so that I can play it comfortably in bed. Do you have any plans to port this game to Switch 2 in the future? Thank you very much. sug_vytmb4jcuksrotm 2026-06-07T10:17:14Z 2026-06-08T11:31:29Z In the kitty's playhouse level if you drop the bear onto the ground and kitty walks over it the bear disappears (could be wrong but it happened to my friends and I's multiplayer save and now we are soft locked). Add an option to fully restart the level. sug_zwbdk5xlynol4bc 2026-06-07T01:20:11Z 2026-06-08T11:31:21Z When you press Ctrl to crouch, you have to hold it down, and on levels like Level Fun, you basically crouch through them the whole time. Make it a one-time button or add a setting. sug_dnkqpwp8jkxnpxx 2026-06-06T22:11:03Z 2026-06-08T11:31:20Z More Gamemodes for Escape The Backrooms. Adding in more game modes for Escape The Backrooms would increase replay ability and enhance the experience of players for the game. Some game-modes Secret Mode and Fancy could add in are but not limited too the following: -Survival Gamemode: 16 players (if possible) are teleported to various levels and have to survive them. Last person alive wins the survival game mode -Infection: Zombie game mode, players are in a level and are trying to survive the zombies and not get infected until the time expires. -Hunt: Players are to find various items scattered through a level, first person to find all items wins. These are some of what could be added sug_o5uocuzhytjemm5 2026-06-06T21:21:24Z 2026-06-08T11:31:15Z I just want to go to one part of one level. Not start the level over sug_0pwyxyyxlffntjt 2026-06-07T01:26:41Z 2026-06-08T11:31:13Z Level 0.22 referred to as fully remodeled, is a sublevel of level 0 as an empty industrial office building. This level has consistent fluorescent lights, white ceilings, yellowish green walls, and gray carpets. The level has typical light metal heaters, vents, and modern office doors. The level is an odd fusion of level 0 and man made methods. In escape the backrooms, this level would be entered from level 0 by finding a door labeled “Second Attempt” which would lead you here. In this level you will be given a temperature item to use, you will have to go through the level watching out for occasional hazards like heaters spontaneously combusting, dark rooms with no functional lights, malfunctioning electrical sockets, and some rooms being either to hot or cold which is why you check the temperature in rooms. There will be a couple locked doors that you will have to open with keys you will need to find to continue through this level. Once you make it to the end, there will be an exit door that will lead you to a level not in escape the backrooms yet, which is level 27. sug_s9tucvu7bfbp7lx 2026-06-07T18:54:55Z 2026-06-08T11:30:59Z When i get low sanity, if I dont drink straight away or look around my pc just turns off. The library map with the tapes that goes dark is also really low fps although idk if its design. I use 3070ti 16gb ram ryzen 5700g ram sug_94qqlzq9bzmocob 2026-06-07T19:29:58Z 2026-06-08T11:30:51Z Yesterday I was playing with some friends, and we were nearing the end of the apartment level where we have to jump off the edge. When I did that, the loading screen froze, and then the game crashed. When I try to rejoin the game, it gets stuck on the loading screen, then kicks me out again. I’m playing via Xbox Game Pass on PC. How can I keep my game progress? The save files aren’t stored locally.