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Escape the BackroomsNewsVersion 1.2 Now Live: Chinese New Year Update, Plus More Fixes
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Version 1.2 Now Live: Chinese New Year Update, Plus More Fixes

Escape the Backrooms · published 12 Feb 2026, 12:17 UTC

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Hello Wanderers!  

Happy Chinese New Year! Alongside some brand-new cosmetics for your Wanderers, we are releasing a new patch. Please see the 1.2 Patch Notes below: 

(Please Note: We're aware of a potential issue on Level 922 that could cause a softlock. We're investigating this.)

General: 

  • Traditional Chinese, Polish, and Brazilian Portuguese languages are now available. 

  • Error messages will now appear if a Room is Full or for a host of a lobby if they are offline during gameplay.  

Level Fixes:

  • An overexposure lighting error that occurred when using low settings on Level 37.2 has been fixed. 

  • An Issue has been fixed where the mic would cut out for players if they were on the boat in Thalassophobia. Now everyone can hear you scream. 

  • Fixed an issue where the cage animation was not triggering if you stood at the edge of the dock in Thalassophobia. 

  • Fixed an issue with an incorrect spawn point when entering Thalassophobia from Lights Out via the Hub. 

  • Fixed a softlock that could occur when using the green slide on Overgrowth if the slide is safe while other slides are unsafe. 

  • Fixed a softlock that can occur on Overgrowth when placing the last body in the Slide and instantly going into the Slide next to it. 

  • Fixed an issue that caused the night-time animatronics to not appear in the game world in Level 94 if there is another player on the server in the HUB co-op gamemode. 

UI:

 

  • Fixed a minor UI issue where the placeholder text for controller buttons was being pulled through when using Japanese, Simplified Chinese, or Korean languages.  

  • Fixed an issue that caused the graphics settings preset to automatically jump from Epic to Low. 

  • Fixed an issue in the Graphics settings menu, where changing a preset from Low to medium, the game incorrectly switches to Epic. 

  • Fixed an issue where Splash Screens were not skippable if a player loses connection or is kicked. 

Steam Deck:

 

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when closing the title on Steam Deck. 

  • Fixed an issue that caused the game to launch in the wrong resolution. 

  • Fixed an issue where the camera was unable to be moved in fullscreen view after loading into a level from the lobby.  

  • Fixed an issue where players were unable to exit the Character Select menu via the back button from the console. 

  • Fixed an issue that prevented skins from being selected when using the controller buttons.  

  • Fixed an issue that caused loss of functionality when using the Character Select menu on the Steam Deck. 

  • Made the highlight for settings is more visible on Steam Deck. 

  • Fixed an issue with the splash screens on the when booting the game. 

Thank you to Wanderers for continuing to feed back to us on our updates, and using Feature Upvote to submit any reports. We appreciate it! A quick reminder to check if you have any game mods enabled, before you submit any reports. 

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