RunsOnLinux

Does Escape the Backrooms run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Escape the Backrooms is a Windows game that runs on Linux through Proton, the tool built into Steam, and players on ProtonDB rate it Platinum, the top rating.

Escape the Backrooms by Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive · Action, Indie

Escape the Backrooms is an indie action game from Fancy Games, published by Secret Mode, first released on 23 October 2025.

You can play it alone or co-operatively online. Steam lists partial controller support.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Platinum, from 61 reports
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Playable, with small niggles
Anti-cheat
None listed

How to play it

  1. Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
  2. In Steam's settings, under Compatibility, switch on "Enable Steam Play for all other titles". That turns on Proton for every Windows game. You only do this once.
  3. Install Escape the Backrooms and press Play.

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