The Escapists

 PC
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Everyeye.it
    Feb 23, 2015
    73
    Mixing lovely 8-bit graphics, puzzle solving and managing aspects, The Escapists offers an original experience. Escaping can be fun, but it will also require patience and a lot of trial and error, especially when it come to the most complex prisons. It lacks any form of cooperation with the AI controlled inmates, and that's a shame.
  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Mar 30, 2015
    70
    Although good, the gameplay becomes a tad too repetitive in the long run.
  3. Games.cz
    Mar 11, 2015
    70
    An escape from a prison can be quite a fun. The tactical strategy The Escapist is almost-perfect simulator of chronic runaway hero, and it is just up to the players to overcome their own resistance to the archaic look of the game and accept some of its controversial rules.
  5. IGN Italia
    Feb 13, 2015
    70
    An original and challenging game, maybe a bit too complex and repetitive.
  6. Gameblog.fr
    Feb 10, 2015
    70
    It looks like a game for children but it definitely presents a challenge for adults. Very well conceived, not really merciful and full of crafting ideas that makes us genuinely surprised, The Escapist suffers a bit from redundancy and a lack of storytelling. But in the end, it still is a very entertaining (and joyfully painful) experience.
  7. PC Gamer UK
    Mar 28, 2015
    69
    Patience is a virtue. [Apr 2015, p.87]
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  8. PC PowerPlay
    Mar 6, 2015
    60
    It has a good crafting system and some interesting ideas, but it's not as exciting as a series of prison breaks should be. [March 2015, p.60]
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  9. Eurogamer Poland
    Mar 6, 2015
    60
    The Escapists is a conceptually interesting puzzle game about escaping from prison, but the gameplay is not fully thought out.
  10. Shacknews
    Feb 16, 2015
    60
    I do wish that you could do something unexpected to help break up the monotony, like start a prison riot. Or form dance troupe with your fellow inmates.
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  11. Game Informer
    Feb 13, 2015
    60
    The Escapists implores you to dig deep for your strategy, but it doesn't offer enough excitement along the way. The concept is sound; I just wish I had more fun. I like the idea of The Escapists better than the game it actually is.

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 125 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 125
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 125
  3. Negative: 27 out of 125
  1. The-idiots114
    Feb 13, 2015
    9
    Very good prison escaping game.

    Pros: Its open ended you can escape how you want Replay value is super high Is sound track is nice    Very good prison escaping game.

    Pros: Its open ended you can escape how you want
    Replay value is super high
    Is sound track is nice
    Graphics are 8bit and charming
    Gameplay is fun but repetitive
    It had a great Early access.

    Active devs: The devs stuck in for the entire early access and still plan on more content after the game is out

    cons: it gets repetitive sometimes

    VERDICT: thats why my score for the escapists is a 9.5/10 its amazing, its fun, and the devs are very nice    … Full Review »
  2. Gandpug
    Feb 16, 2015
    9
    This game is one of those games that get's your mind thinking......
    "So how should I escape?.... this way..... or this way.......
    it's a    This game is one of those games that get's your mind thinking......
    "So how should I escape?.... this way..... or this way.......
    it's a great challenge to try and build up all the items you need to make your escape and head home...... and the best part is that there is like 6 prisons which get harder and they change all the time.....

    Like I said before, this game get's your mind thinking of how to do this and how to do that....... nowadays you would never find a prison escape game like this.......

    Pros:
    Great Concept
    Brilliant Gameplay
    LOADS OF ITEMS TO USE AND ESCAPE WITH!
    The AI is really good
    Nice 8bit graphics
    Groovy Soundtrack
    Friendly Developers and Community on Steam
    Alot of stuff already on the game and coming to the game
    And just a brilliant and awesome game overall

    Cons:
    Does get a bit repetitive
    YOU NEED ALOT OF PATIENCE (which I do have) but seriously.... you will need as much patience as you can.

    I've had this game since December and i've put in about 31 hours and yes you may think of that's like nothing... well while your playing you will probably only play the game for about 3-4 hours daily or 1 every two days..... but TOTALLY WORTH IT!    … Full Review »
  3. Acidsoe
    Feb 28, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. This Game is very bad indeed, the concept is great and all but if you don't actually TRY to develop the game like is should be well then screw it. this game is repetitive, horrible art style its retro/pixelated and you know what I wonder about the art style and the game? well this, the amount of effort needed to make a pix-elated art style is poor, so what about the game it self? well its repetitive, has no tutorial (even though u can just go to the wiki) and the game is poorly thought of, like there needs to be MORE ways to escape a prison, more items, MORE bug fixes and add new mechanics to the game. until then I'm not considering to tell people to play this "Game".

    Besides when you try to escape through the vents at night sometimes it just shows up with "They noticed you left your cell and flushed you out", Why cant that actually be a thing instead of a box with text telling you this with a button "Okay", Seriously.

    During roll call you can just go there and leave in a instant without them knowing, because of this if they say you need a cell search you can just go over to you're cell and grab your illegal items, then they don't search you're cell at all.

    and now you're putting up a dlc for 99 cents AKA $1, why not just put it up there for free because people that own the game are just waiting for more content to be added, because of there poor efforts.

    What a bout selling things? you can buy but not sell?

    Whys the game $17 ... there is honestly no legit answer.    … Full Review »
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