Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Escape the Backrooms is currently the more played game: 5,867 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,025 for SCP: Secret Laboratory — about 1.9× more players. SCP: Secret Laboratory is free to play, while Escape the Backrooms costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Escape the Backrooms leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Escape the Backrooms | SCP: Secret Laboratory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,867 | 3,025 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,079 | 7,613 |
| 7-day average | 7,715 | 4,673 |
| 30-day average | 7,715 | 4,650 |
| 30-day trend | −36% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 25,652 | 7,613 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 155,759 | 232,159 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2025 | Dec 29, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Escape the Backrooms | SCP: Secret Laboratory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 3,899 | 3,899 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,067 | 25,652 | 2,162 | 3,137 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,726 | 14,079 | 4,540 | 7,613 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Escape the Backrooms currently has more players: 5,867 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,025 for SCP: Secret Laboratory — about 1.9× more players.
Over the last 30 days Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,715 concurrent players and SCP: Secret Laboratory averaged 4,650. By that measure Escape the Backrooms is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, SCP: Secret Laboratory rates higher: 91% positive across 232,159 reviews vs 90% across 155,759 for Escape the Backrooms. Escape the Backrooms has the larger player base right now (5,867 vs 3,025 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,715 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 36% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,652.