Escape the Backrooms

Escape the Backrooms has made about $22.7M gross on Steam since August 2022, by our estimate, likely between $13.6M and $36.2M.

Developer
Fancy Games
Released
Aug 11, 2022
  • PCWindows
  • Steam DeckPlayable
Escape the Backrooms
Lifetime gross
~$22.7M
$13.6M–$36.2M
Last 30 days
~$346K
Gross revenue
Developer take-home
~$13M
After Valve’s cut
Estimated value
$8.9M
$4.9M–$12.9M
September 2026~$374Kdown44%vs prior monthValueup132%vs a year agoBest monthJune 2026 · ~$1.23Mnow 70% below

Monthly gross, estimated

From monthly reviews · ±40% a bar
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MonthEstimated gross
Oct ’26$230K
Sep ’26$374K
Aug ’26$674K
Jul ’26$910K
Jun ’26$1.23M
May ’26$349K
Apr ’26$339K
Mar ’26$276K
Feb ’26$288K
Jan ’26$305K
Dec ’25$403K
Nov ’25$1.17M
Oct ’25$497K
Sep ’25$202K
Aug ’25$243K
Jul ’25$258K
Jun ’25$239K
May ’25$198K
Apr ’25$209K
Mar ’25$299K
Feb ’25$325K
Jan ’25$353K
Dec ’24$324K
Nov ’24$286K
Oct ’24$298K
Sep ’24$316K
Aug ’24$395K
Jul ’24$574K
Jun ’24$488K
May ’24$455K
Apr ’24$542K
Mar ’24$612K
Feb ’24$777K
Jan ’24$709K
Dec ’23$418K
Nov ’23$549K
Oct ’23$538K
Sep ’23$467K
Aug ’23$716K
Jul ’23$907K
Jun ’23$836K
May ’23$411K
Apr ’23$403K
Mar ’23$453K
Feb ’23$474K
Jan ’23$493K
Dec ’22$90.2K
Nov ’22$153K
Oct ’22$86.9K
Sep ’22$181K
Aug ’22$325K

Valuation

$3.98M trailing-year take-home

Value, month by month

$0$5M$10MAug ’22Jul ’23Jun ’24May ’25Apr ’26
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Oct ’26$8.9M
Sep ’26$8.75M
Aug ’26$8.53M
Jul ’26$7.98M
Jun ’26$6.21M
May ’26$4.34M
Apr ’26$6.41M
Mar ’26$6.23M
Feb ’26$6.26M
Jan ’26$6.31M
Dec ’25$6.38M
Nov ’25$6.27M
Oct ’25$3.83M
Sep ’25$3.07M
Aug ’25$3.17M
Jul ’25$3.32M
Jun ’25$3.62M
May ’25$3.85M
Apr ’25$4.1M
Mar ’25$4.41M
Feb ’25$4.71M
Jan ’25$5.14M
Dec ’24$5.48M
Nov ’24$5.57M
Oct ’24$5.82M
Sep ’24$6.04M
Aug ’24$7.28M
Jul ’24$7.64M
Jun ’24$8.01M
May ’24$8.4M
Apr ’24$8.34M
Mar ’24$8.19M
Feb ’24$8.01M
Jan ’24$7.67M
Dec ’23$7.43M
Nov ’23$9.19M
Oct ’23$8.61M
Sep ’23$7.96M
Aug ’23$7.54M
Jul ’23$6.98M
Jun ’23$5.66M
May ’23$4.45M
Apr ’23$3.86M
Mar ’23$3.27M
Feb ’23$2.62M
Jan ’23$1.48M
Dec ’22$933K
Nov ’22$832K
Oct ’22$661K
Sep ’22$565K
Aug ’22$363K
What moves itFactor
Base multiple× trailing-12-month developer earnings2.20×
GenreAdventure, Action, Casual, Early Access0.88×
MomentumLast 6 months at 135% of the prior 61.15×
Player sentiment90% positive reviews1.00×
ValueRange $4.9M–$12.9M$8.9M
How we value games

Estimate refreshed Oct 23, 2026. Estimates use the review-multiplier method and can be off by 40% or more either way.

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