Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with danger along the way.
Best gaming PC for Escape the Backrooms in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Escape the Backrooms today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Secret Mode on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 / 11 64-bit | Windows 11 64-bit |
| CPU | Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior | Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | Any DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
| Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Escape the Backrooms?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.