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The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!

The Escapists is a pixel graphics, strategy and crafting game developed by Mouldy Toof Studios and published by Team17.
Released on February 13th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian and Italian.

It has received 16,021 reviews of which 14,460 were positive and 1,561 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.59€ on Steam with a 80% discount, but you can find it for 2.17€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified The Escapists into these genres:

Pixel Graphics Strategy Crafting Singleplayer 2D Simulation Indie Action Survival Difficult Adventure Puzzle RPG Top-Down Sandbox Funny Multiplayer Comedy Co-op Rogue-like

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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.
MacOS
  • OS: OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Processor: 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M or equivalent
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
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Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit or later
  • Processor: Dual Core CPU 2.4 gHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Nvidia GeForce GT 8000, ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Linux Compatible Card
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Feb. 2025
Overall: 7/10 The Escapists 1 and 2 each have their own strengths, making it difficult to declare a definitive "better" game. After playing both of them, I can confidently say that each offers something unique. Neither game really holds your hand past the basics, but once you've played both for a while and start to understand the general gameplay, there's some clear differences. This game has a much grittier feel, with a raw, unforgiving design that forces you to truly think outside the box. Escapes are far less streamlined, meaning you must problem-solve extensively, figuring out creative ways to bypass guards, chip through walls, and sneak past security. In contrast, The Escapists 2 simplifies much of this process with a few scripted escape routes per prison. Most of the time, all you need to do is open the crafting menu, farm desks (or short quests for coins to buy items) for the required map-specific items, and you're set. While this obviously isn't as easy as it sounds for every single prison, AND it makes for a smoother, more accessible experience, it does also strip away some of the creativity and challenge that makes this game right here feel so engaging. That being said, as much charm as I've found in The Escapists 1, I personally feel that The Escapists 2 undeniably offers a higher level of polish, with improved visuals, a better UI, AND multiplayer support, making it the more refined experience overall. If you prefer a more difficult, strategic experience that demands careful planning, this game is absolutely the better choice. However, if you're looking for something more casual, structured, and visually modern, The Escapists 2 is likely the way to go. Ultimately, both are great games for different reasons. It all comes down to personal preference, but if you're new to the series, I'd recommend starting with The Escapists 2; it’s more user-friendly and welcoming, whereas this game can feel quite punishing and outdated by today’s standards.
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Jan. 2025
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☑ 10
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Nov. 2024
im a bit biased cause this was a childhood game for me + im very into strategic games, but this game is honestly really fun. the design is great (i love the pixelated style they went for), the random dialogue adds a nice funny touch, and its challenging in a really engaging way. theres so many ways to escape which keeps me coming back for more; i wanna test myself with all the different methods. would definitely recommend if youre looking for a new challenging game to play or wanna kill time
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Aug. 2024
I love the pain of chipping through the wall, only to find out that the game doesn't let me break the wall behind it 9/10, cute game, i recommend it, good if you like puzzles
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Aug. 2024
the jump from the tutorial the first prison is so huge it took me 17 hours to escape and its all because the tutorial is bad i went online and found out about 10000000 features the tutorial doesnt tell you about then escaped in an hour :D the game is fun tho
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Escapists is currently priced at 4.59€ on Steam.

The Escapists is currently available at a 80% discount. You can purchase it for 4.59€ on Steam.

The Escapists received 14,460 positive votes out of a total of 16,021 achieving a rating of 8.81.
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The Escapists was developed by Mouldy Toof Studios and published by Team17.

The Escapists is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Escapists is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Escapists is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Escapists does not currently offer any DLC.

The Escapists does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Escapists does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Escapists does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Escapists.

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The Escapists
-80% 22.99€ 4.59€ -86% 15.50€ 2.17€
8.8
14,460
1,561
Online players
70
Developer
Mouldy Toof Studios
Publisher
Team17
Release 13 Feb 2015
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