A downloadable game for Windows and Linux

Trapped in a maze chased by a killer rat. Collect all the cheese and escape!

Features

Two levels: Easy and Hard

Rat gets faster with each cheese

Sound and lighting

Hard Mode unlocks after beating Easy

Controls

WASD — Move

E - Interact

Mouse — Look

Shift — Run

Tab — Check cheese

Esc — Pause

Headphones recommended

Updates:

v2.11.0 — Mar 31, 2026

  • Updated end scenes and improved performance.

Download

Download
BackroomsEscapeTheRat_Win64.zip 64 MB
Download
BackroomsEscapeTheRat_Linux.zip 64 MB

Install instructions

Download and unzip the file and then open the .exe on Windows or the .x86_64 on Linux.

Comments

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This game is good 100/100 recommend.

Thanks for playing!