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Escape Goat 2
Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“A great classic style puzzle platformer with increasing difficulty and abilities as you play through, though nothing too difficult yet (about 75% through so far). Some achievements seem more geared towards a more dedicated type which is nice. Overall, if you think the game looks…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“This game is very underrated, a perfect blend of platforming and puzzles, with an excellent OST. I don't know why this game hasn't recorded my hours, I've beaten it twice in the past! Just steam being weird.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Escape Goat 2 is a charming and clever puzzle platformer that improves on the original in nearly every way — better art style, a non-linear overworld map so you're never truly stuck, and a satisfying difficulty curve that introduces new mechanics through smart level design…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:30 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Version 1.1.4 Update
New in this version: Teleport death glitch fixed (squishing more forgiving in general) Teleport can be buffered during dash or other "stun" animation Steam Workshop compatibility fix Toragos behavior
Version 1.1.4 Update
New in this version: Teleport death glitch fixed (squishing more forgiving in general) Teleport can be buffered during dash or other "stun" animation Steam Workshop compatibility fix Toragos behavior
Version 1.1.2 pushed to beta branch: should fix Workshop support
To access the beta version, just right click on the game in your library, go to properties, then the beta tab. Select the "beta - beta testing branch" from the dropdown and Steam should update to this
Version 1.1.2 pushed to beta branch: should fix Workshop support
To access the beta version, just right click on the game in your library, go to properties, then the beta tab. Select the "beta - beta testing branch" from the dropdown and Steam should update to this
Version 1.1 is live, including Workshop support
Already played the campaign 20 times? Optimized your speed run strats for each room? Dying for new content? Well you're in luck, because we've pulled the level editor out of the beta branch, and it's
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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.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Platformer · Puzzle · Casual · Action · Great Soundtrack · 2D · Singleplayer · Puzzle-Platformer · Controller · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.escapegoat2.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP Service Pack 2 Processor: 1.8 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GT/S 4xx, Intel 4000 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 200 MB available space Additional Notes: Uses XNA HiDef; DX9