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The Escapists
The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
26 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“The Escapists is a genuinely clever prison-break puzzle game that rewards patience and creative thinking, but be warned — it does not hold your hand after the tutorial, and you'll likely spend hours figuring out basics…”
“Very well made and enjoyable game that was deservedly super popular in 2014/2015. Highlights are the well-designed prison layouts, funny dialog, and engaging, in depth gameplay. The game is not perfect though. The major…”
“I enjoy The Escapists because it combines strategy and routine in a way that keeps me constantly engaged. The game requires patience and planning, as I need to manage my time, gather useful items, and carefully prepare…”
6 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“The Escapists is a genuinely clever prison-break puzzle game that rewards patience and creative thinking, but be warned — it does not hold your hand after the tutorial, and you'll likely spend hours figuring out basics…”
“hard to beat but good game with strategy”
“Honestly didn’t expect to get hooked like this... At first it feels kinda basic, but then you catch yourself planning your whole day like “okay I gotta grab this, avoid that guard, stash this stuff…” - and boom, you’re…”
4 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“I enjoy The Escapists because it combines strategy and routine in a way that keeps me constantly engaged. The game requires patience and planning, as I need to manage my time, gather useful items, and carefully prepare…”
3 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“Very enjoyable prison escape game that gives lot of different ways to plan your escape.”
“Clever and surprisingly deep prison escape game that turns routine into strategy. The core gameplay is all about planning your escape while living a strict prison life. You follow daily schedules, take jobs, gather…”
6 of the 83 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“game is rage bait supreme. its ALMOST what you want it to be but never actually is. gaurds annoying as hell. less of a puzzle more like pacman”
“they ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ saw through the walls how does that happen”
“The Escapists is a genuinely clever prison-break puzzle game that rewards patience and creative thinking, but be warned — it does not hold your hand after the tutorial, and you'll likely spend hours figuring out basics…”
5 of the 83 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Very well made and enjoyable game that was deservedly super popular in 2014/2015. Highlights are the well-designed prison layouts, funny dialog, and engaging, in depth gameplay. The game is not perfect though. The major…”
“The game was so difficult and I was never successful when I played it so many years ago, so I wanted to give it a try again after all these years. Unfortunately the game is literally unplayable due to missing a .cmap…”
4 of the 83 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The Escapists is a genuinely clever prison-break puzzle game that rewards patience and creative thinking, but be warned — it does not hold your hand after the tutorial, and you'll likely spend hours figuring out basics…”
“Very well made and enjoyable game that was deservedly super popular in 2014/2015. Highlights are the well-designed prison layouts, funny dialog, and engaging, in depth gameplay. The game is not perfect though. The major…”
“The game was so difficult and I was never successful when I played it so many years ago, so I wanted to give it a try again after all these years. Unfortunately the game is literally unplayable due to missing a .cmap…”
4 of the 83 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Although I really try to love this game, I just cannot recommend this due to the gamebreaking glitches and completely unexplained mechanics.”
“The Escapists is a genuinely clever prison-break puzzle game that rewards patience and creative thinking, but be warned — it does not hold your hand after the tutorial, and you'll likely spend hours figuring out basics…”
“This game isn't very fun, the gameplay loop and mechanics are the same ones that are expanded upon in the sequel, but here they're just super bare bones. The art style and music are really basic and uninteresting,…”
4 of the 83 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Although I really try to love this game, I just cannot recommend this due to the gamebreaking glitches and completely unexplained mechanics.”
“some egregious bugs here and there but overall this game is still SUPER GOATED in 2026 and it runs on basically anything, figuring out shi and optimizing your escape feels so fckin rewarding”
“The game was so difficult and I was never successful when I played it so many years ago, so I wanted to give it a try again after all these years. Unfortunately the game is literally unplayable due to missing a .cmap…”
Counted across 83 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This game helped me escape prison 🚨 #FREETHEOPPS”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“this game deserves a remaster since forever, i'd recommend anyone to play console version instead, if you have a chance”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“This game is so good bro. Compared to The Escapists 2 this game doesn't hold your hand at all, it's a real strategy game, you've gotta really figure stuff out yourself and plan properly. Challenging in all the right ways and alot of fun.”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:55 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Pixel Graphics · Strategy · Crafting · Singleplayer · 2D · Simulation · Indie · Action · Survival · Difficult · Adventure · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Italian |
| Achievements | 37 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Dual Core CPU 2.4 gHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Nvidia GeForce 8000, ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Windows Compatible Card Additional Notes: We recommend updating your PC's hardware drivers before playing. If your PC is no longer supported by your manufacturer and your hardware drivers are very old, you may experience difficulty running the game. Please check with your PC manufacturer for more details.