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Escape the Backrooms vs R.E.P.O.
R.E.P.O. is the more played game right now: 21,868 players on Steam against 9,237 for Escape the Backrooms, about 2.4× more players. R.E.P.O. has been ahead for 80 days straight.
R.E.P.O. also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, R.E.P.O. leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 13.6h in Escape the Backrooms and 27.5h in R.E.P.O.. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Escape the Backrooms
13.6h
average of 50 members
R.E.P.O.
27.5h
average of 95 members
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Escape the BackroomsR.E.P.O.
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
R.E.P.O. has had the higher daily player count for the last 80 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Escape the Backrooms led 0 daysR.E.P.O. led 80 days
- Days tracked
- 80
- Current streak
- 80 days
- R.E.P.O.
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 52%
- Aug 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 80 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Escape the Backrooms | R.E.P.O. |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,237 | 21,868 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,509 | 22,400 |
| 7-day average | 4,412 | 17,339 |
| 30-day average | 5,279 | 17,623 |
| 30-day trend | −19% | −21% |
| Peak (tracked) | 25,652 | 83,314 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 166,011 | 424,201 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| 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 | 7,038 | 14,034 | 25,675 | 49,266 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,673 | 18,696 | 21,563 | 40,664 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 4,579 | 12,930 | 17,134 | 35,273 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Escape the Backrooms or R.E.P.O.?
R.E.P.O. currently has more players: 21,868 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,237 for Escape the Backrooms, about 2.4× more players.
Is Escape the Backrooms bigger than R.E.P.O. on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Escape the Backrooms averaged 5,279 concurrent players and R.E.P.O. averaged 17,623. By that measure R.E.P.O. is currently the bigger game.
Has Escape the Backrooms ever had more players than R.E.P.O.?
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 80 days both games have been tracked.
Is Escape the Backrooms better than R.E.P.O.?
By Steam review score, R.E.P.O. rates higher: 96% positive across 424,201 reviews vs 90% across 166,011 for Escape the Backrooms. R.E.P.O. has the larger player base right now (21,868 vs 9,237 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Escape the Backrooms growing or declining on Steam?
Escape the Backrooms averaged 5,279 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,652.
Is R.E.P.O. growing or declining on Steam?
R.E.P.O. averaged 17,623 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 83,314.
