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Secret Mode opens new Sheffield studio to support internal titles, starting with Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together
Indie publisher Secret Mode has set up a new internal development studio in Sheffield to support the label's line-up of games, starting with recent hit Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together, which Secret Mode acquired in June. At launch the venture is just three people strong, but over the next...
Escape the Backrooms x Shift at Midnight Bundle
Wanderers, would you dare hold the fort overnight at a gas station if you went through a no-clip zone? We're proud to announce a brand-new bundle with Kwalee Gaming's new co-op detective horror, Shift at Midnight! Already own Shift At Midnight or Escape the Backrooms? You can still complete your...
Nintendo Download – July 9, 2026 (Europe)
The latest European Nintendo Downloads for the week of July 9, 2026 are as follows: Switch 2 Retail Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok Switch 2 Download Escape the Backrooms Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1 + 2 Dual Collection – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Moonlight Peaks Switch...
Review: Escape the Backrooms (PS5) - Impressively Expansive Co-Op Fun
Just a good laugh (and fright). At first glance, Escape the Backrooms is just a cheap cash-grab to capitalise on the success of Kane Parson’s Backrooms movie. That’s certainly what I thought when I picked it up for a tenner on the PS Store. The graphics aren’t the best, the sound design is so-so,...
Switching it Up – Escape the Backrooms no-clips onto Nintendo Switch 2 – OUT NOW
Hey Wanderers, It’s been hard to keep this one under wraps, but we’re pleased to announce that Escape the Backrooms is now available on Nintendo Switch 2 consoles! This version, alongside May’s release on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Xbox Game Pass, and PlayStation 5, has complete content parity with...
Escape the Backrooms just got a surprise Nintendo Switch 2 release
Without any prior announcement, Escape the Backrooms has shown up on Nintendo Switch 2. Right now the game is live in various regions, including North America and Europe. Escape the Backrooms originally debuted at the end of last year and fans were very pleased with the experience. The co-op horror...
Escape the Backrooms now available for Switch 2
Publisher Secret Mode and developers Fancy Games and Blackbird Interactive have released a Switch 2 … Source
(For Southeast Asia) PlayStation Store: June 2026’s top downloads
It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts. In June, Sports games (NBA 2k26 and EA SPORTS FC 26) and DAVE THE DIVER from South Korea studio topped Asia charts while creepy, empty spaces took over the charts as Escape the Backrooms topped the...
This Backrooms Game Outsold Every PS5 Title on PS Store Last Month
You can thank the movie for that. Off the back of the recent film, excitement surrounding the Backrooms creepypasta is at an all-time high, and that's now translated into making Escape the Backrooms the best-selling PS5 game in the USA and Europe last month on Sony's digital storefront. Yes, for...
PlayStation Store: June 2026’s top downloads
It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts. In June, creepy, empty spaces took over the charts as Escape the Backrooms topped the charts in both the US and EU, while other backroom-themed games appeared in the PS VR2 rankings. Check out the...
Secret Mode Summer Sale 2026
The temperature's rising but the prices are falling! The Secret Mode Summer Sale is in full swing. Run, climb, and eat (?!) for your lives in bestsellers Escape the Backrooms, Chained Together, and Everything is Crab. Get into the soccer spirit with Bang Average Football and NUTMEG!. Or cozy up and...
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