Action

The Escapists

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.4

Users · RAWG

2015

Released

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📅 Release Info

Release DateFebruary 12, 2015

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🏷️ Game Details

Genres

ActionAdventureRPGStrategySimulationIndiePuzzle

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About this game

All that stands between you and your freedom is a perfectly executed escape plan. The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of breaking out.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Prison-escape sandbox structure shapes the entire game.
Escapes support experimentation with items, routines, and prisoner interactions.
Interconnected item systems support acquisition, crafting, and concealment.
Unscripted situations create improvised solutions and emergent moments.
Multiple prisons offer varied escape approaches across playthroughs.

Cons

Routines and systems are difficult to understand at first.
Daily schedules repeat activities, jobs, and waiting.
Tutorials leave important mechanics and escape requirements unclear.
Workable escape plans often require repeated failed attempts.

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