About Backrooms: SCP 173
SCP 173 turns this Backrooms maze into a chase without a combat solution. Escape mode asks for three keys and an exit; survival mode changes the goal to enduring the pursuit. Flashlight batteries and running energy limit how long you can rely on the same escape tactic.
How to Play Backrooms: SCP 173
Choose the mode, search the corridors and keep the sculpture from closing the distance. In escape mode, connect the key search to the exit route. Use the eye-opening control when the game calls for it.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| WASD | Move |
| Mouse | Look |
| Space | Open eyes |
| E | Take an item |
| F | Flashlight |
Escape Mode and Survival Mode
Choose the objective before planning a route. Escape mode asks you to collect three keys and reach the exit. In survival mode there is no matching exit objective; the task is to continue evading the sculpture. A key-search route is therefore useful in the first mode, while preserving room to move is the central concern in the second.
Practical Tips
- Remember the route to the exit while collecting keys, so the final pickup does not leave you searching from scratch.
- Avoid spending your running energy before you have identified a useful escape corridor.








