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Stuck on this island, you have only one thing in your mind... Escape ! It's time for you to uncover the secrets of your life. Fight what you created and accept its consequences. Are you ready to escape your past ? In this new escape game, try to solve all the enigmas through several oneiric landscapes.

Release DateSep 14, 2016
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)66.7% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 65.7%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)60.3% Bottom 30% / 61.4%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)24  Bottom 30% / 70
Curators10 reviews
Median Play Time2.6 hours
Play Time per Dollar32 minutes
Followers187 
Owners± 33.7K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 1.5K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.3K  Bottom 35%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Escape The Past steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Escape The Past's Steam rating and reviews between September 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 75% (March 2017) to 58% (January 2018).

Considering the 70 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, Escape The Past could be a small indie success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Escape The Past and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Escape The Past's review languages. The most popular language is English (40%), followed by Simplified Chinese (14%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 15 different languages represented. The game is available in 5 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

Chart displaying Escape The Past percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Escape The Past depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is relatively low, with only 275 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Visually pleasing backgrounds
  • Enjoyable combination puzzles
  • Decent gameplay
  • Nice graphics
  • Relaxing music
  • Easy puzzles
  • Logic in first three chapters
  • Simplistic but relaxing gameplay
  • Achievements are enjoyable
  • Incorporated puzzles successfully
  • No story or cutscenes except for some letters found
  • Vague and ridiculous point & click puzzles
  • Storyline confusion
  • Base price is too high
  • Very short game
  • Bad design in final chapter
  • Disorienting moving around
  • Little logic in final chapter
  • Unclear whom has written the letters
  • Unanswered and unexplained storyline

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 66.7%  Bottom 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Escape The Past's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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