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The Artful Escape

The Artful Escape

A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.

Released Sep 9, 2021 Developer Beethoven and Dinosaur Publisher Annapurna Interactive Platforms Windows AdventureMusicIndiePsychedelicStory Rich
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.4%positive1,682 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“One of the only games to bring me to tears in the first half an hour. Mixtape is going to destroy me”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“I picked this up in preparation for their new title Mixtape. ~ It's relatively short and simple from a gameplay perspective. That said, it has a wacky and interesting world; the characters, art-style and music are cohesive and believable. Has a solid message too - "Be your…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“[h2]Great chill and colorful game[/h2] [b]The Vibe:[/b] Incredibly bright and colorful. The visuals really pop! [b]The Story:[/b] Really nice, loved it. [b]The Gameplay:[/b] Very easy and relaxing. Nothing too complex. Definitely worth picking up if you want a short, visually…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

10playing at last check
724-hour peak
64all-time peak
0 25 50 2022 2023 2024 20 avg · Sep 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

12achievements
49.3%median completion
13.5%rarest: How'd you get up there?
82.9% of players 76.4% of players 62.3% of players 58.1% of players 53.0% of players 50.5% of players 49.3% of players 48.7% of players 48.0% of players 15.1% of players 14.3% of players 13.5% of players 82.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.9%Made it home — Arrive at Francis' house
76.4%The journey begins — Leave Lightman's workshop
62.3%Complete Heliotromms — Defeat Tromms
Rarest badges of honor
13.5%How'd you get up there? — Land on top of the archway after the big jelly
14.3%Stage Fright — Don't do anything for 3 minutes during a jam
15.1%Snowman — Jam with the snowman

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU18.49 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia29.95 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,650 JPY
Brazil55.99 BRL
China78.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$11 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

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

Jun 09, 2024
Mixtape, Beethoven & Dinosaur's New Game, Announced at Xbox Games Showcase

Hello Artful Escape fans! It's been a while, but Beethoven & Dinosaur and Annapurna Interactive are pleased to announce the studio's second game... MIXTAPE On their last night of high school, three fr

Jun 22, 2020
New Gameplay Walkthrough Video!

If you caught this morning's Summer Games Fest stream, you might have seen The Artful Escape show up with a descriptive walkthrough about what to expect, directly from Creative Director Johnny Galvatr

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Music · Indie · Psychedelic · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Sci-fi · Stylized · Narrative · Atmospheric · Colorful · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements12
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://theartfulescape.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-540 | AMD FX-4350 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 7 GB available space