The Artful Escape

 PC
User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 61
  3. Negative: 14 out of 61

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  1. bancandrei
    May 2, 2022
    7
    I'm loving it. Was promised the Romanian parliament building, though. People get offered an innovative experience and they complain about "gameplay". Some lines do get repetitive towards the end though, it feels it has the writing of a shonen anime. The ending is great in theory, but the execution is rather lacking.
  2. naufri27
    Sep 23, 2021
    6
    Novela gráfica que apenas le pide ningún esfuerzo al jugador, pues solamente hay momentos de plataformeo sencillo y juego de memorizar fáciles secuencias de pulsar botones.

    Si tan solo hubiera mejorado un poquito, habría sido todo un señor juego, pues su banda sonora, historia y ambientación bien merece ser nombras pese a que el último tercio del juego se vuelve confuso y monótono. Pero    Novela gráfica que apenas le pide ningún esfuerzo al jugador, pues solamente hay momentos de plataformeo sencillo y juego de memorizar fáciles secuencias de pulsar botones.

    Si tan solo hubiera mejorado un poquito, habría sido todo un señor juego, pues su banda sonora, historia y ambientación bien merece ser nombras pese a que el último tercio del juego se vuelve confuso y monótono. Pero el esfuerzo en escribir una historia original y la increíble sensación de tocar la guitarra y ver cambiar el escenario es única.    … Expand
  3. RMDsilva
    Jul 3, 2022
    6
    Fun little psychedelic visual snack, not really much of a game or a story...
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Nov 8, 2021
    7
    The Artful escape
    The power of music!
    The artful escape is a linear nearl 4 hour long narrative adventure, you’re the nephew of a legendary musician trying to find yourself, and a night before a big gig youre abducted by aliens.. This is a game about finding yourself as an artist.. youll go through these beautiful locations just rifting on your guitar, eventually getting to a boss    The Artful escape
    The power of music!
    The artful escape is a linear nearl 4 hour long narrative adventure, you’re the nephew of a legendary musician trying to find yourself, and a night before a big gig youre abducted by aliens..
    This is a game about finding yourself as an artist.. youll go through these beautiful locations just rifting on your guitar, eventually getting to a boss battle that will have you playing a simon says like mini game.. then its off to the next area..
    This game is again beautiful, I was so impressed with the visuls nd I loved sliding down hills and the platforming here, the story however I was kinda bored of after a while, wasn’t one that really clicked with me so I didn’t care how it turned out all that much..
    But I still had this eautiful world to pull me through..
    Gameplay wise this was my favorite aspect, it was fun putting on a little rock show for these aliens before sliding through some caves.. but if this doesn’t sound like a story that intrigues you, the gameplay isn’t enough on its own to justify a playthrough..
    Overall The Artful escape is a good game..
    Not one Ill think about much going forward, but at the same time has the potential to be one of someone elses favorite games of the year,
    I give The Artful Escape
    a 7/10    … Expand
  5. Umur
    Sep 15, 2022
    7
    With it's stunning atmosphere and it's musics it's an experience rather than a game.
  6. Eyepatch
    Sep 17, 2021
    7
    its by no means a perfect game....it has many flaws....but for the mere beautiful visuals in this game its worth playing.Some levels were soooo beautiful just to look at.When it comes to story i didnt feel anything special,pretty much forgettable.
  7. ronadi7368
    Nov 2, 2021
    5
    I'll say this in defense of The Artful Escape: it almost features a complete story! Wow, they got like 60% of the way through a whole character arc before they just gave up and ended the game! On the other hand, there is about 0% of a game here.

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#86 Best PC Game of 2021
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#97 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. TierraGamer
    Nov 11, 2021
    80
    The Artful Escape might seem easy to some players, but its flawless and engaging music and art direction make it worth your time.
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  2. Meristation
    Oct 21, 2021
    75
    The Artful Escape focuses the attention on the narrative through a powerful audiovisual staging, reducing the platforms and the challenge to the minimum expression to provide the player with an authentic festival of rock, psychedelia and surrealism.
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  3. The Indie Game Website
    Oct 4, 2021
    90
    By the time the final credits roll on The Artful Escape, it’s a challenge to succinctly summarise what you’ve just experienced. It’s a game without a genre, one composed of familiar elements blended in an unfamiliar way, creating something that is uniquely its own. It’s been a long time coming since The Artful Escape was given its initial glimpse of what was in store, but when it’s all said and done, it leaves the audience satisfied but still wanting just a little more. Like any good concert.
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