The Escapists

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Gaming Age
    Jun 29, 2015
    42
    In The Escapists' defense, I guess, there are plenty of people for whom "being insanely hard" is a pretty attractive value proposition. And for those people, there should be more than enough here to love. For anyone else, though, this will just offer dull, endless drudgery, and that's precisely as fun as it sounds.

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User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 36
  3. Negative: 8 out of 36
  1. claytastic
    Feb 5, 2016
    8
    2015 was a year filled with retro top-down games, most of which were fantastic. In fact, one of them was the first game I played last year:2015 was a year filled with retro top-down games, most of which were fantastic. In fact, one of them was the first game I played last year: The Escapists. A really good Earthbound-style jailbreak game that I spent so much time in. I spent so much of time figuring out the layout of the prisons, looking at my options for escape, and for some reason kidnapping other inmates. Despite the weird things I did in this game, I had no shame about any of them. I got to see all of the things this game had to offer, and it was a lot.… Full Review »
  2. bveracka
    Jun 17, 2015
    8
    The Escapists is a fun and addictive game, but it's a game for fans of stealth and tactical games. Don't be fooled by the old-school design;The Escapists is a fun and addictive game, but it's a game for fans of stealth and tactical games. Don't be fooled by the old-school design; the AI is great, there's an intuitive crafting system, and every move you make has a consequence. Whether it's getting caught fighting or simply saying the wrong thing to the wrong guy; every decision adds to your story. The crafting system is extensive and involved, and an in-game crafting manual would've been helpful (there's crafting guides online though) but it's rewarding and utilizes logic. Although I didn't beat the game yet, I've played through enough of it to get the gist; it's a great little game, and although $20 might seem like a lot for this, but I would definitely recommend it if you enjoy games that require strategy & patience.… Full Review »
  3. Hipek
    Aug 19, 2023
    10
    Nostalgia for this game...
    Soundtrack and graphics retro but also cery good

    Great mechanice and it's thinking over ecape
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