Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
R.E.P.O. is currently the more played game: 36,918 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,785 for Escape the Backrooms, about 3× more players. R.E.P.O. also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 90%. R.E.P.O. is currently 35% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, R.E.P.O. leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
R.E.P.O. has had the higher daily player count for the last 27 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
27
Current streak
27 days
R.E.P.O.
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
65%
Jun 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 27 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Escape the Backrooms | R.E.P.O. |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,785 | 36,918 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,785 | 40,664 |
| 7-day average | 6,866 | 24,883 |
| 30-day average | 7,238 | 25,292 |
| 30-day trend | −49% | −31% |
| Peak (tracked) | 25,652 | 83,314 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 158,412 | 413,762 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Price | $7.99 (−20%) | $6.49 (−35%) |
Full stats: Escape the Backrooms · R.E.P.O. · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Escape the Backrooms | R.E.P.O. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 51,115 | 83,314 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,067 | 25,652 | 38,110 | 76,160 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,013 | 14,079 | 25,646 | 49,835 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 7,551 | 14,237 | 25,677 | 40,670 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
R.E.P.O. currently has more players: 36,918 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,785 for Escape the Backrooms, about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,238 concurrent players and R.E.P.O. averaged 25,292. By that measure R.E.P.O. is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: R.E.P.O. has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 27 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, R.E.P.O. rates higher: 96% positive across 413,762 reviews vs 90% across 158,412 for Escape the Backrooms. R.E.P.O. has the larger player base right now (36,918 vs 13,785 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,238 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 49% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,652.
R.E.P.O. averaged 25,292 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 31% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 83,314.