{"id":2190851,"date":"2026-10-11T17:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T14:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2190851"},"modified":"2026-10-11T17:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T14:07:55","slug":"escape-the-backrooms-is-throwing-an-after-party-with-three-new-levels-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2190851","title":{"rendered":"Escape the Backrooms is throwing an After Party with three new levels this December"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" 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news on 8th October, after the update was teased at the Triple-I Initiative showcase, the same presentation in which we learned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gods-with-badges-strange-scaffold-narrative-tactics-police-game\">developer of El Paso, Elsewhere announced Gods With Badges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Escape the Backrooms &#8211; Official After Party Update Trailer | Triple-i Initiative Fall Showcase 2026.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MBHzoh0UJIY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The After Party is meant to bring a celebratory vibe to the co-op horror game, with new skins to dress up in alongside the new levels, so we can indulge in a little cake before running screaming from the entities that live in the Backrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, a selection of free and paid cosmetics is arriving in October. It sounds like you&#8217;ll be able to dress up as an entity yourself, if you fancy scaring your friends.<\/p>\n<p>Escape the Backrooms, from developer Fancy Games, has now been played by more than 12 million people since it launched in Early Access in 2022. It&#8217;s a one to four-player co-op horror game with more than 30 levels, and is available on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. Oh, and there was that massively successful Hollywood movie, too.<\/p>\n<p>ICYMI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arc-raiders-the-finals-film-tv-show-backrooms\">film and TV show adaptations of Arc Raiders and The Finals<\/a> are in the works and developer Embark Studios is collaborating with Chernin Entertainment, part of the studio behind A24&#8217;s Backrooms film, to get the job done.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Escape the Backrooms is adding three new levels this December, as part of a party-themed update called the After Party.<\/p>\n<p>Publisher Secret Mode announced the news on 8th October, after the update was teased at the Triple-I Initiative showcase, the same presentation in which we learned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gods-with-badges-strange-scaffold-narrative-tactics-police-game\">developer of El Paso, Elsewhere announced Gods With Badges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Escape the Backrooms &#8211; Official After Party Update Trailer | Triple-i Initiative Fall Showcase 2026.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MBHzoh0UJIY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The After Party is meant to bring a celebratory vibe to the co-op horror game, with new skins to dress up in alongside the new levels, so we can indulge in a little cake before running screaming from the entities that live in the Backrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, a selection of free and paid cosmetics is arriving in October. It sounds like you&#8217;ll be able to dress up as an entity yourself, if you fancy scaring your friends.<\/p>\n<p>Escape the Backrooms, from developer Fancy Games, has now been played by more than 12 million people since it launched in Early Access in 2022. It&#8217;s a one to four-player co-op horror game with more than 30 levels, and is available on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. Oh, and there was that massively successful Hollywood movie, too.<\/p>\n<p>ICYMI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/arc-raiders-the-finals-film-tv-show-backrooms\">film and TV show adaptations of Arc Raiders and The Finals<\/a> are in the works and developer Embark Studios is collaborating with Chernin Entertainment, part of the studio behind A24&#8217;s Backrooms film, to get the job done.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Backrooms Escape the Backrooms is throwing an After Party with three new levels this December Fancy dress. 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