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2015 PCPlayStationXbox 14.99 € 👍 90 % Very positive, 16,050 reviews on Steam Steam Deck playable

You live out a pixel-art prison routine of schedules, trading and crafting while plotting the perfect breakout. Outwitting guards and timetables with inventive escape plans is the heart of the game.

What defines The Escapists:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Tactical depth
  • Lots of humour
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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2018 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 19.50 € 👍 79 % Mostly positive, 3,008 reviews on Steam Steam Deck verified

  • Tactical depth
  • Lots of humour
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

You play a killer crashing parties, quietly eliminating every guest before the police arrive. Traps, environmental tricks and dark humor make for a stylish pixel-art stealth puzzle.

Party Hard

Tactical depth

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Puzzles and brain teasers

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Puzzles and brain teasers

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Baba Is You

Gameplay comes before story

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Distinctive, stylised art style

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Puzzles and brain teasers

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Focus on a single character

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Gameplay comes before story

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