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Escape the BackroomsNewsEscape an endless pit of plastic polymer in Level 421 – OUT NOW!
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Escape an endless pit of plastic polymer in Level 421 – OUT NOW!

Escape the Backrooms · published 27 Aug 2026, 11:06 UTC · build 24708579

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Wanderers, it's time. Level 421 - Plastic Mariana is now available on all platforms. Explore an abandoned MEG base conjoined with a children's hospital. Find your way into Bruce's Discovery Center and fall through the no-clip zone into the darkness of a ball pit. Be careful though, for you're not alone... Who is your friend, and who is a foe? 

As always, this update contains some bug fixes. Please find these below: 

New Content: 

  • Added Level 421 (Plastic Mariana), alongside two new entities and an entity variant. 

Multiplayer & Networking: 

  • Fixed a soft lock that could occur when repeatedly pressing the confirm button while joining a lobby on Switch 2. 

  • Fixed a soft lock that could occur when joining a Steam-hosted lobby on Switch 2. 

  • Fixed an issue where lobby codes were not working across platforms, which could cause friends to appear offline or fail to connect. 

  • Fixed a crash that occurred when creating a Story Mode or Hub lobby on PS5 while the console was in Offline Mode after a fresh boot. 

  • Fixed an issue on PS5 where blocking a player didn't stop them from communicating with you in the lobby or during gameplay. 

  • Fixed an issue where the host instantly died on Hard difficulty if another player quits the session. 

  • Fixed a bug that lets players access private lobbies they hadn't been invited to. 

  • Fixed an issue that caused players to fall through the world when joining a lobby with Level 188 already in progress, if the level was on the upper floor. 

  • Fixed the host not being able to see late-joining players in the top-left player list during gameplay. 

Levels & World: 

  • Fixed an issue where players could get out of bounds or temporarily soft-locked while interacting with the ladder in Level 37.2. 

  • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck behind the couch on the staircase in Thalassophobia. 

  • Fixed a soft lock caused by jumping onto a specific pole at the end of Thalassophobia. 

  • Fixed an issue where players were getting trapped inside the cage with the Fletcher in Darkened Suburbs. 

  • Fixed an issue where players were trapping themselves by infinitely “falling” into a bathtub in Darkened Suburbs. 

  • Fixed an issue where wooden crates became permanently stuck when pushed into certain corners of the first castle room in Level 94. 

  • Fixed a soft lock caused by jumping on a table in the first part of Terror Hotel. 

  • Fixed a soft lock that could occur when pressing “F” immediately after solving the padlock puzzle in Terror Hotel. 

  • [Xbox] Fixed an issue where Xbox players were unable to interact with the Arcade Machine, which blocked them from reaching the Arcade ending. 

Controls & UI: 

  • Fixed a soft lock caused by losing controller input in game menus on Switch 2. 

  • Fixed the cursor becoming invisible after returning from the Esc menu during a screen-click scene. 

Level 421 is now available across all platforms! Need some fellow Wanderers to buddy up with? Join our Discord and tell us about your experience on our TikTok account.

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