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Escape Goat
Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes an
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“I like to think of Escape Goat as "the little game that could". Launching first on the highly flawed and crowed Xbox Indie Game Market, it garnered a cult following that pushed it ahead of the seemingly endless shovelware that littered the platform, eventually making its way to…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer. You play as a goat which is able to make high jumps and also to pile some rocks (for destroying them). You will meet a mouse really fast which becomes your friend. Only with the help of the mouse do you stand a chance because it is able to…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“A puzzle game that captures the spirit and difficulty of past classics like Sokoban, Solomon's Key, and Bubble Bobble while introducing new mechanics. It's deep and charming ~50 level designs encompass 9 very different zones. Some will be easier or harder depending on your…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Version 1.0.9.3 Update
Minor localization fixes Rebinding of "retry room" was not getting saved properly in settings New setting in settings menu to control frame update timing. If you are experiencing abnormal game speeds,
Version 1.0.9.2 Update
The new version is live, and with any luck this one will stick and solve all the existing issues some users were having, and not create any new issues. Change notes: Changed from MonoGame/SDL2 to XNA
Version 1.0.9.2 Update
The new version is live, and with any luck this one will stick and solve all the existing issues some users were having, and not create any new issues. Change notes: Changed from MonoGame/SDL2 to XNA
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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, Indie |
| Player tags | Puzzle-Platformer · Indie · Puzzle · Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Action · Level Editor · 2D · Great Soundtrack · Retro · Controller · Short (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Official site | http://www.magicaltimebean.com/escape-goat |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 100 MB available space