The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!
- Pixel Graphics (1069)
- Strategy (905)
- Crafting (823)
- Singleplayer (785)
- 2D (693)
- Simulation (679)
- Indie (565)
- Action (472)
- Difficult (453)
- Survival (450)
- Adventure (420)
- Puzzle (395)
- RPG (335)
- Top-Down (320)
- Sandbox (308)
- Funny (308)
- Multiplayer (276)
- Comedy (189)
- Co-op (124)
- Rogue-like (104)
Release Date | Feb 13, 2015 |
Price | $ 17.99 Top 15% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 90.4% (very positive) Top 25% / 90.3% Top 25% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 88.2% Top 10% / 88.1% Top 5% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 14.1K Top 2% / 15.9K Top 2% |
Curators | 821 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 17.3 hours Top 10% |
Play Time per Dollar | 58 minutes Top 25% |
Followers | 105.5K Top 1% |
Owners | ± 1.6M Top 2% |
Copies Sold | ± 1.3M Top 2% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 9.5M Top 2% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows The Escapists's Steam rating and reviews between June 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 96.6% (September 2014) and 89% (September 2019).
With 15.9K reviews Top 2%, The Escapists is an undeniable major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows The Escapists's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Russian (10%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is available in 7 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in The Escapists, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time played is very good, reaching 47 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 3.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 5 hours), it can be a sign that The Escapists crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 90.4% Top 25% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of The Escapists's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!