The Escapists

 Xbox One
User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 36
  3. Negative: 7 out of 36

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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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#70 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#67 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#61 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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Metascore
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
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  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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