The Escapists

 Xbox One
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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 36 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 12 out of 36
  3. Negative: 7 out of 36

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  1. X1Gnl
    Feb 19, 2015
    8
    The Escapists is a game which fans of puzzles and crafting will enjoy a lot and one in which you can invest a huge amount of time. The game lets you go for the 'easy' escape where you can probably finish a level within about 3 hours max, while it also provides creative minds with the opportunity to plot an amazing escape.

    The graphic style suits the game well as does the sound, although    The Escapists is a game which fans of puzzles and crafting will enjoy a lot and one in which you can invest a huge amount of time. The game lets you go for the 'easy' escape where you can probably finish a level within about 3 hours max, while it also provides creative minds with the opportunity to plot an amazing escape.

    The graphic style suits the game well as does the sound, although the music can get annoying at times.

    The game's biggest flaw is the lack of story, character and A.I. acting in a too 'programmed' fashion.

    http://www.xboxonegaming.nl/review/escapists/    … Expand
  2. GrumpyGamer85
    Jun 23, 2015
    9
    i found the game at first quite poor but once you understand how to play it there is alot of fun to be had.

    i racked up over 50hrs on this game best advice i can give anyone is to go to the escapist wiki page on crafting and take pics of each page on your smart phone so know what your capable of crafting, it's very rewarding to escape a prison,the game comes with 5 prisions each    i found the game at first quite poor but once you understand how to play it there is alot of fun to be had.

    i racked up over 50hrs on this game

    best advice i can give anyone is to go to the escapist wiki page on crafting and take pics of each page on your smart phone so know what your capable of crafting,

    it's very rewarding to escape a prison,the game comes with 5 prisions each present different challenges their is also a new level to download called alcatraz for only £2.    … Expand
  3. CyberLegend132
    Mar 16, 2015
    10
    The Escapist is one the most INTENSE and AWESOME game, it's 8 - bit graphic looks very cool and it takes brain and brawn to escape all the prisons, you start of in a cell with some items. You must gather more items and craft and work out and do jobs to escape, you have more than one escape route to take, would you rather dig out of your cell or in solitary? Or you will cut the fences whileThe Escapist is one the most INTENSE and AWESOME game, it's 8 - bit graphic looks very cool and it takes brain and brawn to escape all the prisons, you start of in a cell with some items. You must gather more items and craft and work out and do jobs to escape, you have more than one escape route to take, would you rather dig out of your cell or in solitary? Or you will cut the fences while wearing a guard uniform to run? The choice is yours.

    This game worths every penny you use to buy it, so what are you waiting for? BUY IT NOW!!!    … Expand
  4. Troublewalking
    Feb 13, 2015
    7
    The Escapist is a great 8 bit indie game. Certainly worth buying. It's great fun as you get to plot and execute escapes from prison. It can be frustrating when you forget you had one contraband item on you as you walked through security. Or you have to imagine someone snitched, or your room is bugged As you can't figure out how the guards caught you , and you have to start on your escapeThe Escapist is a great 8 bit indie game. Certainly worth buying. It's great fun as you get to plot and execute escapes from prison. It can be frustrating when you forget you had one contraband item on you as you walked through security. Or you have to imagine someone snitched, or your room is bugged As you can't figure out how the guards caught you , and you have to start on your escape all over. And it's a nice touch being able to name all the guards and prisoners if you want to.

    I had hoped the Xbox One would have better controls than the PC. Movement is much easier. But some control systems (like giving quest items to other prisoners) seem very awkward. Either my posters are bugged or I just can' t seem to figure out how to use them after the first time. The fighting in the first prison (not tutorial) was disappointingly easy, compared to the PC version. And the characters run like they all related to the flash.

    But by the time I got to the 2nd prison it was starting to seem almost as challenging as the PC. And that is a whole bunch of fun. If they do some patches and fix the smaller annoying issues, this game would be a 10 in the 8 bit, Indie, and replay ability categories IMHO.    … Expand
  5. beastlysam
    Feb 13, 2015
    8
    The Escapist is a very fun 16bit prison escape sim with a amazing soundtrack and some very interesting design features but can be a bit cruel at times but has some very rewarding outcomes. It has a very deep and useful crafting system but some of the combinations are a bit strange. Also it can be frustrating if you have been doing a lot during the day and then just muck up by accident andThe Escapist is a very fun 16bit prison escape sim with a amazing soundtrack and some very interesting design features but can be a bit cruel at times but has some very rewarding outcomes. It has a very deep and useful crafting system but some of the combinations are a bit strange. Also it can be frustrating if you have been doing a lot during the day and then just muck up by accident and have to repeat the whole day but overall The Esapist is a great game and one of the best on the ID@Xbox scheme… Expand
  6. zomboidmike
    May 16, 2015
    9
    So much fun. Great design and a lot of cool ideas. Entertaining and worth the price. 8bits pays once again when it takes to old school players. Appreciated!
  7. Broyax
    Dec 30, 2016
    0
    V'là un early access programmé avec le fion et gribouillé avec le cul qui a fait son petit chemin du PC vers la console, jusque sur la Xbox One ! on se dit naïvement que de telles choses ne peuvent pas arriver, qu'on ne peut pas faire n'importe quoi et pourtant...

    Team17 est un nom qui dit quelque chose et nous fait remonter au temps de l'Amiga (entre autres) où ces charlots bricolaient    V'là un early access programmé avec le fion et gribouillé avec le cul qui a fait son petit chemin du PC vers la console, jusque sur la Xbox One ! on se dit naïvement que de telles choses ne peuvent pas arriver, qu'on ne peut pas faire n'importe quoi et pourtant...

    Team17 est un nom qui dit quelque chose et nous fait remonter au temps de l'Amiga (entre autres) où ces charlots bricolaient déjà des trucs assez vilains et plutôt cons. Et depuis lors, les mecs n'ont pas évolué d'un iota et sont restés coincés dans la matrice (celle des pixels, tu les sens mes gros pixels de merde ? tu les vois au moins ?!).

    Ils ont réussi le tour de force de donner l'impression de jouer en VGA sur une télé 1080p ! c'est tellement dégueulasse que tu sais même pas ce que ça représente... quoi ? c'est une grille d'aération, "ça" ? et là un lit ? putain la 2D écrasée verticale, la putain de 2D mec, ça devrait être interdit par la loi ! c'est immmmonde (oui avec 4 m).

    En dehors de ça, c'est-à-dire en dehors du fait que cette espèce de jeu est finie à la pisse, on se rend compte tout de suite que la non-jouabilité et l'anti-ergonomie ont respecté le cahier de la décharge d'où les escapisses n'auraient jamais dû s'évader.    … Expand
  8. hornboy101
    Feb 14, 2015
    9
    The escapists has a great look to it. Took me awhile to figure anything out with crafting, but that is okay. Once you get a feel for it it is really quite fun. The maddening part is when you have planned your escape and are just waiting to execute and that other inmate you decided needed to be roughed up so you can have his gubbins ends up getting you in solitary and everything you hadThe escapists has a great look to it. Took me awhile to figure anything out with crafting, but that is okay. Once you get a feel for it it is really quite fun. The maddening part is when you have planned your escape and are just waiting to execute and that other inmate you decided needed to be roughed up so you can have his gubbins ends up getting you in solitary and everything you had crafted is gone. Not a bad thing, just a rage moment. The game has you go right back at it.… Expand
  9. Joseph_Bradbury
    Feb 13, 2015
    9
    The game only came out today yet i have already escaped centre perks, this game is just so good! can get slightly frustrating when you get caught for something, but that comes with the nature of the game. Love the game apart from that.
  10. GamePlayer77
    Sep 19, 2020
    7
    The home console port of this game massively improved on the bugs encountered in the PC version. However, that also brought in one of the most annoying bugs I've ever experienced in a video game. If you play this game and then let another user play it, the first user has a chance to lose ALL of their progress. This one bug, being so often and annoying, dampened my opinion of thisThe home console port of this game massively improved on the bugs encountered in the PC version. However, that also brought in one of the most annoying bugs I've ever experienced in a video game. If you play this game and then let another user play it, the first user has a chance to lose ALL of their progress. This one bug, being so often and annoying, dampened my opinion of this near-perfect game.… Expand
  11. GameEnjoyer33
    Jan 26, 2023
    6
    I personally think that the game is fun. The artstyle looks pretty good and the overall idea of it is interesting. Sadly, the biggest downside to this game is probably its difficulty. It's incredibly hard to escape a prison without the help of a youtube video, the tutorial doesn't help it either. Overall, decent game, just very confusing at the start.
  12. ZackH25
    Mar 25, 2023
    7
    Very unique game and liked how every prison essentially got harder and required different ways to escape. Also so many ways to escape made this game very immersive as well. It did get quite repetitive making your character stronger and smarter. It also felt too luck based at times but overall great fun.

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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 31
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  1. games(TM)
    Mar 26, 2015
    70
    It’s stringent, stripped back and sometimes a chore, but when things click for The Escapists it can be a delightful challenge to overcome.
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  2. Gamers' Temple
    Mar 21, 2015
    60
    The Escapists just doesn't make its concept work as an enjoyable game, and most gamers are simply going to find it too tedious and too frustrating to have any fun with the game.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 13, 2015
    74
    The Escapists oozes charm, but due to the inherent nature of the game, it has a tendency to be boring. It takes a lot of patience to make your escape, and you'll spend a lot of your time waiting. This may be a turn off for some, but for others it may make that final escape all the more satisfying.
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