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Escape From Lavender Island

Escape From Lavender Island

Explore a dream that refuses to end. As Zede Aksis, wander a surreal city that feels both alive and liminal, filled with digital citizens and absurd infrastructure. Can you find an escape? A way out of a world that remembers you better than you remember it?

Released Aug 31, 2023 Developer Jeremy Couillard, Chris Parrello Publisher Akupara Games Platforms Windows · Linux ExplorationOpen WorldHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorAction-Adventure
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

98.2%positive218 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“You know what? This game is pretty cool. The visuals may seem quite busy but you get used to it quickly as it is easy to navigate through the world thanks to the map clearly laying out all the objectives and collectables for you to explore, allowing you to enjoy playing the game…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“The music is decent, but morose. Everyone is sad and misguided. The art style is so ugly you start to love it. And it controls like it's straight out of the early 2000's. It is very creative and interesting and I'll probably be thinking about it years from now. I can't really…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“A mix of great exploration, inventive visual style, and esoteric musings on art, consumerism and loneliness. Absurd and surreal, strange, alien and relatable. Creativity for the sake of creating and expression. Mostly exploration and basic conversation, but it also has fun…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

41achievements
19.3%median completion
5.7%rarest: Corporate Master
94.1% of players 84.6% of players 70.9% of players 61.8% of players 39.8% of players 35.5% of players 34.8% of players 33.8% of players 32.3% of players 32.0% of players 30.7% of players 30.6% of players 25.4% of players 24.4% of players 24.3% of players 23.2% of players 22.1% of players 21.8% of players 20.5% of players 19.8% of players 19.3% of players 19.0% of players 15.9% of players 15.5% of players 15.4% of players 14.9% of players 13.6% of players 13.6% of players 12.8% of players 12.7% of players 12.3% of players 11.4% of players 11.2% of players 11.1% of players 11.0% of players 11.0% of players 10.6% of players 10.5% of players 6.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 94.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.1%Tip of the Iceberg — Escaped University Prison Psych Ward
84.6%Baby Pilot — Got your first ship
70.9%Social Butterfly — Interacted with a citizen
Rarest badges of honor
5.7%Corporate Master — Learned all Lavender’s Corporate secrets
5.7%Groupie — Went to all 5 concerts
6.7%Simulator — Ran simulation all the way through

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-03
US9.99 USD
EU9.49 EUR
UK7.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil29.99 BRL
China35.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$5.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-13 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 08, 2024
MIT Exhibition--Small Game Update--Crush House

Escape from Lavender Island was released a year ago! Thanks so much to everyone who downloaded, streamed, talked about etc. I appreciate it so so much. The game and soundtrack will be 20% off from Sep

Jul 16, 2024
Escape from Lavender Island at the MIT List Center Jul 18-Oct 6

An installation version of Escape from Lavender Island will be on display at the List Center at MIT. In the installation the simulation component of the game (Zede's Dream) will be on loop as well as

Dec 04, 2023
Escape From Lavender Island Soundtrack Release, Music Video and Game Update!

Escape From Lavender Island Soundtrack by Chris Parrello is Finally here! Check out the full soundtrack on Steam here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2692970/Escape_From_Lavender_Island_Soundtrack

Sep 25, 2023
Small fixes 92323

A few things requested by speed runners and a few other very small corrections: -Added version number in main menu. This one is 92323. -(Hopefully) fixed a bug where particles were spawning during eve

Sep 18, 2023
MoistCritikal Speedrun Challenge #4

Escape From Lavender Island has been chosen by MoistCritikal to be the 4th speedrun challenge game. Here are details about entering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbY2SGUvfqU Here is the announcemen

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsExploration · Open World · Hidden Object · Walking Simulator · Action-Adventure · 3D · First-Person · Third Person · Surreal · Dark Comedy · Alternate History · Funny (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Subtitle Options · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements41
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: WIndows 10 Processor: Dual-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster. Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 750