Escape the Backrooms has launched on Nintendo Switch 2, giving Nintendo's new console another co-op horror game with an audience already proven on PC. Nintendo of America published a launch trailer for the Switch 2 version today, and the Nintendo Store listing shows the game is available now for $12.99.
The Switch 2 release matters less as a new trailer beat and more as a platform jump for one of Steam's bigger backrooms horror games. On PC, Escape the Backrooms has built its audience around 1-4 player online co-op, maze-like spaces inspired by backrooms creepypasta lore and proximity voice chat that can turn squad communication into a liability when enemies are nearby.
Nintendo's page lists the Switch 2 version as a July 7 release from publisher Secret Mode, with Blackbird Interactive named as developer on the store listing. The same page confirms TV, tabletop and handheld modes, online play, cloud saves, cross-platform play and online co-op for up to four players.
That mix is important for this specific game. Escape the Backrooms is not a single-player haunted house that simply becomes portable on Switch 2. Its pitch leans on players getting separated, calling out over proximity chat and trying to keep the whole team alive long enough to find an exit. Cross-platform play should make the Nintendo version easier to recommend to groups that already have players on other systems, assuming everyone is using compatible versions and accounts.
The broader context is that Escape the Backrooms arrives on Switch 2 after a long PC runway. The Steam page lists Fancy Games and Blackbird Interactive as developers, Secret Mode as publisher and an October 23, 2025 PC release date. Steam also shows more than 153,000 user reviews across all languages, with the overall review trend marked Very Positive.
The Nintendo listing describes more than 30 levels, hostile entities with their own mechanics and a survival structure where every teammate needs to reach the exit alive. It also lists an ESRB Mature rating, with Blood, Intense Violence and Users Interact descriptors.
For Switch 2 owners, the useful part is straightforward: this is a live release, not a future port announcement. Escape the Backrooms is available now through the Nintendo eShop, while the official trailer gives Nintendo players a quick look at how Secret Mode is positioning the co-op horror game for the new console.