The Escapists

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  • Summary: The Escapists is an award winning prison break simulation that provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life. Whilst the aim of the game is simply to escape, the detail is in the execution. (Dont say the word execution too loud in aThe Escapists is an award winning prison break simulation that provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life. Whilst the aim of the game is simply to escape, the detail is in the execution. (Dont say the word execution too loud in a prison). You may not be in an open prison, but you are in an open world where in between attending rollcalls, mealtimes and doing your chores you should grab every chance to plan your escape. Do you do favours for other inmates earning money and boosting their opinion of you along the way? Or workout and become stronger? Read to increase your skills or spend your time crafting items into homemade weapons and tools. What about working diligently in your prison job, to gain promotions to new jobs with better benefits? Keep a low profile or go out all guns blazing, as long as you escape in the end, thats all that matters The downloadable version of this game supports English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Mar 15, 2017
    90
    The Escapists has not only everything I want in a game, but also everything I want in a premium mobile title. One price gets you everything: dozens of hours of gameplay that includes sneaking, crafting, grinding, and the snazziest orange jumpsuits you'll ever see. The port is incredibly successful, with both control schemes working well and being easily interchangeable. To sum it up, I love it. I love it so much that I'm going to stop writing about it to continue playing some more — I'm eyeing HMP Iron Gate and think I can bust our in record time.
  2. Gamezebo
    Mar 9, 2017
    80
    Quite cute and charming in its way, it might be lightweight in tone — but there’s plenty of depth within this prison sandbox strategy game. Control issues let it down a little, but it’s still a rather fine mobile adaptation.
  3. Pocket Tactics
    Mar 14, 2017
    80
    The Escapists is an open-world sandbox game, except for the mandatory roll call and random cell tossings, that is surprisingly deep and plenty entertaining.
  4. Pocket Gamer UK
    Mar 8, 2017
    70
    The Escapists may not be a perfect port but for its price it's a worthy addition to the mobile gamer's library.

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  1. spider-pug
    Mar 19, 2019
    10
    this game is fun you constantly can play the levels and find new ways to play and it feels like an old GBA game on mobile

Awards & Rankings

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#63 Best iOS Game of 2017
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#58 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2017
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#19 Most Shared iOS Game of 2017

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