
The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!
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Prices
Each in the currency that store quoted — not converted: the gap between two rows is the publisher's pricing, not an exchange rate.
Availability
We put this game to every storefront we collect. A market that answered not sold has told us something about the game; a market we never asked has not, and the two are never drawn the same.
Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
About
You’ve landed yourself in prison again, and your only chance is to engineer an escape by any means necessary. How you do it is up to you! Why not cause a prison riot? Or dig a tunnel right under the walls of the prison? Or even steal a guard uniform to blend in with your captors?
The Escapists is a unique prison sandbox experience with lots of items to craft and combine in your daring quest for freedom. Life in prison will keep you on your toes with the strict rules that you’ll have to break. The guards are out to stop any escape attempts, so you’ll have to avoid suspicious behaviour by attending roll calls, working a prison job and hiding your stolen craftables.
Escaping is what you do best, and you’ll have to prove your skills in a variety of challenging prisons from across the world.
Become an Escapist now!
10 Fully operational prisons complete with routines to give you a flavour of how it *really* is inside!
10 Separate job opportunities for you to sink your teeth into… If you have the knowledge to earn and hold down these employment paths of course!
185+ Unique Items for you to seek out and perhaps even craft useful items with. (Team17 fully endorse the use of various weapons such as ‘shivs’, ‘nunchucks’ and ‘maces’ – within a fictional setting of course!).
Various Favour types for you to tackle offered up by inmates – You wouldn't want to go upsetting them now, would you?
Highly opinionated and incredibly funny inmates and guards to keep you on your toes as well as providing entertainment!
Multiple escape routes for you to work out and achieve the title of ‘The Escapist’!
Multiple save slots so you can have more than one escape attempt on the go!
Steam Achievements to strive for.
Steam Leaderboards – Once you have escaped see how you fared against other successfully escaped players!
Prison Editor – Create from scratch your very own confinement masterpiece and share it with the community!

Add-ons
Each DLC is estimated with the same model as a game, then summed — a modeled figure, not reported DLC sales.
Sums Steam only; PlayStation, GOG, Epic publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $2.49−90% | 16.2Kreviews | 90% | — | $1.3M |
| $19.99 | 11.3Kratings | 89% | — | not modelled | |
Updates
Build ids and update times come straight from Steam's PICS — the same source SteamDB reads. Patch history grows as we record new builds.
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 842 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
I didn't get far with this. There's a lot of grinding while you desperately try to track down the right person...it quickly starts to feel like a big chore, especially as you have to do it day after day. I gess it recreates the boredom and simultaneous anxiety that is to be in prison. Poor guys...
dzieki tej grze wujek wiedzial jak uciec z wiezenia, teraz przebywa w Sao Paulo ale tego mialem chyba nie mowic
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14 of 15 markets; the rest we haven't asked for this title, not markets where it is unavailable.
14 on sale1 answered “not sold”0 we did not ask
The 1 “not sold” market is read from the Steam price pass of Sep 11: that day the store answered for this game elsewhere and gave no price there. The 14 priced markets are the same rows as the table above — each the latest price we hold, dated here when it is older than that pass. The 0 marked “not asked” were not put to this store at all — either it has no storefront there or we do not collect it yet, and neither is a statement about the game. A refusal is a refusal on one day; a store can list a title again tomorrow.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Italian
| $3.59−80% |
| 123ratings |
| 68% |
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| $17.99 | — | — | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 844 reviews with recorded playtime.
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I dropped the soap
Первый раз, когдая я поиграл в эту игру был бога знает когда. Полностью прошёл её на компьютере ещё в 2022 году. Отзыв пишу сейчас. В рейтинге любимых игр она, наверное, на 2 или 3 месте. Игра божественная, прошёл всё, что можно было, получил все достижения. Всё без всяких гайдов или чего-то подобного. Помню толкьо в тюрьме "Duct Tapes are Forever" не понимал, что дальше делать и в одном моменте подсмотрел что-то в интернете, потому что уже всё перетыкал, как мне показалось. Намного атмосфернее второй части(но она тоже хороша, её я тоже прошёл на условную "платину"), используется множество интересных и разнообразных побегов, а не просто тупые подкопы. Используются крыши, используется вентиляция и чёрт, это супер интересно, во второй части вентиляция и крыши - это просто глупые формальности, а тут это очень важная часть. Все тюрьмы оригинальные по-своему, все интересные. И самое главное, что тюрьмы посложнее ограничивают игрока, то есть не дают сбегать примитивными способами и это супер круто, надо самому подумать и придмать, для того чтобы сбежать. Мне эта серия игр безумно нравится, а 3 часть всё не выходит и, видимо, не выйдет. Дополнений никаких не выходит, к сожалению. А в пользовательские тюрьмы играть неинтересно. Мало действительно достойных пользовательских тюрьм, а всё почему, а потому что редактор очень сильно ограничивает игрока в создани, большинство побегов организовывается просто километровым туннелем, в этом нет никакой оригинальности, мне такое не нравится. Нельзя поставить какие-то камни под землю, чтобы люди не подкапывали, но нет, редактор такой возможности не даёт. Такое можно сделать, как минимум во второй части, но это делается очень топорно и слегка нелепо, это просто костыли. Изменено: Забыл уточнить ещё классные особенности. В отличии от второй части нет карты, которая даёт огромное понимание о строении тюрьмы и большее требование к соблюдению режима, например, недостаточно просто отметиться на перекличке, нужно най ней быть. Нельзя отобрать работу, просто начав общаться с заключённым, в первой части игра ставится на паузу, поэтому придётся с ним драться, водить кругами и тд. Увольняют после одной не сделанной квоты(насколько я помню), во второй части, чтобы уволиться надо 3 раза не выполнить работу, а это слишком сильное упрощение. Изменено 2: Всё-таки можно под землёй стенки ставить в первой части, как я понял. Тогда это многое меняет. Просто я в первой части редактором не увлекался. Странно тогда почему этого во второй части нет. Итог: игра великолепная, серия игр великолепная, жалко, что никакого контента больше не выходит.
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paguei muito caro com o jogo e com expansões e valeu cada centavo, meu gato também gostou e comprei pra ele também
cinta necesito cinta, mucha cinta, JAMAS JAMAS ES SUFICIENTE CINTAA, CINTA
escapists i will always love u
Review — The Escapists The Escapists é um jogo de simulação e estratégia com foco em fuga de prisões que mistura gestão de rotina, crafting e stealth em mapas pixelados com visual retrô. A proposta é simples e viciante: planejar e executar uma fuga bem-sucedida enquanto segue (ou finge seguir) as regras do presídio para não levantar suspeitas. Principais pontos - Gameplay: Mecânica baseada em rotinas diárias — trabalhar, exercícios, contagem — que o jogador precisa usar a seu favor. Crafting é central: combine itens para criar ferramentas, armas improvisadas e rotas de fuga. A tensão vem do balanço entre seguir a rotina para reduzir suspeitas e aproveitar oportunidades para progredir no plano. Stealth e timing são essenciais. - Dificuldade e progressão: Curva bem ajustada; ilhas/prisões iniciais servem como tutoriais naturais. Cada prisão tem layout e guardas diferentes, exigindo adaptação e planejamento. O modo sandbox e desafios extras aumentam a rejogabilidade. - Design e estética: Gráficos em pixel art simples mas charmosos; interface clara. A trilha sonora é discreta e adequada, criando atmosfera sem distrações. - Replayability: Alta — mapas variados, múltiplas estratégias (tunel, disfarce, fuga disfarçada), missões secundárias e crafting diverso. Comunidade e mods (em algumas versões) estendem a longevidade. - Polimento técnico: Em geral estável; eventuais bugs menores e IA que pode parecer previsível em situações específicas. Versões para diferentes plataformas podem variar na experiência (controles/tela). - Duração: Cada tentativa pode durar de 20 minutos a várias horas dependendo do plano; completar todas as prisões leva tempo e oferece senso de conquista. Pontos fortes - Mecânica viciante de planejar fugas. - Alta liberdade estratégica e criatividade. - Boa rejogabilidade. Pontos fracos - IA e pathfinding às vezes inconsistentes. - Pode se tornar repetitivo para quem busca ação rápida. - Alguns problemas menores de interface/controles em consoles menores. Para quem é - Recomendado para jogadores que gostam de estratégia baseada em rotina, gerenciamento de recursos, stealth e desafios criativos. Menos indicado para quem prefere ação contínua ou narrativa cinematográfica. Conclusão Conceito sólido e execução divertida, com ótima rejogabilidade; perde pontos por IA e possíveis repetitividades, mas é uma experiência muito satisfatória para fãs do gênero. Nota: 8/10.
The Escapists is a uniquely fun and challenging strategy game that puts you in the shoes of an inmate trying to escape from prison. The game’s pixelated art style adds a charming retro feel while the gameplay itself is full of clever mechanics. You’ll need to carefully plan your daily routine, gather resources, and craft tools — all while avoiding suspicion from the guards and fellow prisoners. The satisfaction of coming up with and executing a successful escape plan is incredibly rewarding, and the game offers a variety of different prisons to escape from, each with its own set of challenges and obstacles. There’s a real sense of accomplishment as you figure out how to outsmart the system and break free, and the trial-and-error process keeps things fresh. While the difficulty ramps up as you progress, The Escapists remains an engaging and rewarding experience. It’s perfect for players who enjoy puzzle-solving, strategy, and a bit of trial and error. If you love a good challenge and the thrill of escaping from increasingly difficult prisons, this is a game you’ll likely enjoy.
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