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Escape Academy
Developer Coin Crew Games
Escape Academy is a 2022 puzzle video game developed by Coin Crew Games and published by iam8bit and Skybound Games. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on July 14, 2022, to a generally positive reception. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
361 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
167 positive · 33 negative
95% range 78–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 167 | 33 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 37 | 0 | 95 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
851 of 985 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Escape Academy is a fun co-op puzzle game with a stressful timer.
Players praise the cooperative experience and creative puzzles, calling it a great game to play with a partner. Many recommend buying it on sale due to its short length. [6][13][20]
However, the forced timer and lack of mid-level saving frustrate players who prefer a relaxed pace. Some also report motion sickness and co-op synchronization issues. [1][16][19]
Praised co-op gameplay · creative puzzles · fun with friends
Criticised stressful timer · motion sickness · co-op sync bugs
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 9, 2026. Method
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Escape Academy sits at 84% positive across 200 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Escape Academy received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 88% of critics. Jordan Ramée from GameSpot praised the gameplay design behind each escape room which he found rewarding for co-operative play in multiplayer mode, as it allows all players to easily work together and contribute productively, and that the puzzles had enough variety to "challenge both logical and creative thinking". On the other hand, he felt that solo play is much less fulfilling due to the emphasis on collaborative play between players, and that the narrative…
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Reactions
60 of 361 · most liked firstThis game answered a question I didn't know I had, which was, "What kind of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ would result if you designed a game the same way you'd design a physical space?" It was interesting for all the wrong reasons. The main problem with this game is it's designed like a physical escape room. Trying to explain what that means is tricky. A list: 1. A timer counting down constantly, a thing which... like, in physical escape rooms, you can't have a party there for 8 hours. Just like, as a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Leaving Game Pass in 2 weeks: -Insurgency: Sandstorm -Common'hood -Escape Academy -Those Who Remain -Figment -Exoprimal
neutral · AI labelView post →ESCAPE ACADEMY 2 (Coin Crew Games) Does the same thing the first game does well, with many of the same faults. Still a game where you just click on interactable objects to get clues or non-clue puns. Why isn't there a button to highlight interactables?? Much better in co-op, of course.
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming to Game Pass: news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/1... Ultimate: -Football Manager 27 (PC today, console 11/10) -Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School (11/5) -MySims Cozy Bundle (11/5) -Warhammer Survivors (11/10) -Tanuki: Pon’s Summer (11/10) -Hope in the City (11/11) Premium: -Pit of Goblin (today)
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming soon to XBOX Game Pass: Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, Thronefall, Warhammer Survivors, and more: news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →Join the Backstage Pass tier to vote for the game @charalanahzard.bsky.social and @gameonysus.bsky.social play as Alanah's final piece of content for MinnMax! Here are your options... - Escape Academy - Doom - Chicory: A Colorful Tale Choose wisely! www.patreon.com/posts/121082...
neutral · AI labelView post →Games leaving Game Pass on January 15th: - Those Who Remain. - Insurgency: Sandstorm - Exoprimal - Figment: Journey into the Mint - Escape Academy - Common'hood
neutral · AI labelView post →Grab your books, your pencils, and your puzzle-solvin’ pants! Coin Crew Games are BACK with ESCAPE ACADEMY 2: BACK 2 SCHOOL! Solve puzzles solo or with a friend in co-op in this OPEN WORLD Escape Room game 🔑
neutral · AI labelView post →100+ game demos I downloaded for this edition of Steam Next Fest June 2026. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest June edition is live and my religion prompts me to download as many demos as my ssd can welcome and play them throughout the week. I usually hover around a good hundred, and that's still a very small percentage of all demos available. I like to sort and evaluate them on a piece of paper (pic below from february).…
neutral · AI labelView post →So the game is good and the solutions are USUALLY sensible, unlike a few other escape type games I've tried, but I just wanted to put a few heads-ups for people like me, who love puzzles but hate stress. - There is no way to disable timer, so it is not a relaxing puzzle game. Some levels actually have people yelling and alarms. - You can't save mid-level, which sucks since some of them are 30 minutes long. I you don't mind replaying levels due to the timer, you'll really enjoy it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been revisiting some older games the past week or so, and you know…not feeling super compelled to shell out for a new console. In related news, Escape Academy is a fantastic game. Wish more DLC was coming, but happy to have gotten as many inventive, highly polished puzzles as we did.
positive · AI labelView post →Cram a little early studying in to start the school year off right with these tips for Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, available November 5 on Game Pass news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →'Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School' is also coming to Xbox Series and Game Pass alongside the previously announced PC version. youtu.be/xUlKc6Nd9Qg
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing the game solo is good. But when playing with a friend the randomized puzzles are randomized for both players meaning the host and guest are seeing to different versions of the same puzzle and only the host's version is correct forcing the host to do about 3 puzzles by themself. Please fix.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →doseone is the most underrated producer for indie games. His “actual” music is fucking insane, as well. Did you, reader, play Enter the Gungeon Gang Beasts Escape Academy Disc Room Sludge Life Orbitalis Super Game Jam Heavy Bullets The Samurai Gunn If so, DOSEONE SOUNDTRACK! Check out his album with the late, great Alias - **Less is Orchestra.** It’s absolutely incredible.
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Pass adds Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, Thronefall, Warhammer Survivors, and more in early to mid November www.gematsu.com/2026/11/game...
neutral · AI labelView post →Next Week on XBOX: ZERO Parades: Director's Cut, Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, GRAVHOUNDS (Game Preview), and more coming soon! news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →Unfortunately this game gave me severe motion sickness, to the point where I couldn’t play it for more than 15 mins. It’s not devs’ fault, but something to keep in mind if you’re sensitive
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good - has it's own style, it's enjoyable ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴LIVE NOW Celebrating my birthday just a LITTLE bit more by playing #EscapeAcademy with partner! twitch.tv/vana
neutral · AI labelView post →[Steam] Escape Academy ($1.99 / 90% off).
neutral · AI labelView post →How the ♥♥♥♥ is this game rated so highly? - Online multiplayer is forced splitscreen - Clicking on anything you need to interact with, A) moves your mouse to the center of your screen (not your side of the splitscreen, in between the two), and B) sets your mouse sensitivity to minimum so it feels like a struggle to interact with anything. - Despite my wildly overpowered PC, and supposedly completely solid 240fps, the game feels like a shuddering mess. Turning off v-sync both didn't fix the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a new demo out for Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School — an escape room game with a conspiracy to unravel — that was announced during our Thinky Direct! thinkygames.com/game...
neutral · AI labelView post →Turmoil is free to keep on Epic Games Store if claimed by January 16: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/turm... Next free game is Escape Academy
neutral · AI labelView post →Got to write about Escape Academy 2, my favorite game I played at SGF that I feel like most people are sleeping on. I wish escape rooms did not cost more than $100 for me to solve solo. Video games are the next best thing.
positive · AI labelView post →Escape Academy? It’s a great escape room game (even better in co-op) but it’s more engaging than Escape Simulator since there’s a story pulling everything together. The story’s ridiculous but honestly the context adds entertainment value, regardless of how absurd it is. SuperBrothers: Sword and Sworcery probably fits this bill. It’s an odd game, but I love the shit out of every minute of it. I have 3 hours in that game. I haven’t touched it since 2013, but I still remember just how ethereal…
positive · AI labelView post →Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School adds PS5 version, launches November 5 www.gematsu.com/2026/10/esca...
neutral · AI labelView post →just checked the game randomly and i was shocked when i saw the negative reviews about one of the best games that i've come across. if u are an escape room fan there's no way u can hate this game. the puzzles, difficulty, story and basically everything is perfect. some are comparing it to escape simulator game, in my opinion escape academy is significantly better. u have more room to explore and it feels more immersive. it's not just solving a simple puzzle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are a lot of good suggestions here already. I want throw out Escape Academy. Split screen escape room game. My brother and I started playing it and had a blast in just an hour. Not sure about any story because we glossed over it, but we enjoy puzzles a lot. Edit to include: Cuphead Wildermyth Overcooked 2 Terraria TMNT Shredders Revenge
positive · AI labelView post →First, the game is drawn like 'comic book style' which is fine, and the puzzles are fun to solve. There isn't much of a story, per say, but who cares?...It's a Puzzle Game. What I Hated and ruined the game for me: There is a TIMER counting down and other sounds to keep you feeling frantic (which I hate). I like to solve puzzles at my own comfortable pace. You don't get to do that here. Like I said, The timer is counting down and when it reaches 0, you Die. The game doesn't save where you died;…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe this is because I've been spoiled by lots of great puzzle games and lots of great real-life escape rooms, but the puzzles and escape rooms in this puzzly escape room game are only ok. There's an awful lot of nonsense "just because" puzzling without much connection to anything. So many simple ciphers, it actually boggles the mind. That would make this game a maybe-buy for anyone who is starved for puzzle games. However.... The writing. Gang. This entire game is poisoned by horrible…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚨ANNOUNCING TOMORROW'S VARIETY STREAM LINEUP!🚨 1. Watcher Chronicles | Third Sphere Game Studios 2. Escape Academy | Coin Crew Games 3. John Madden Football '92 | EA 4. A Short Hike | @adamgryu.bsky.social 5. 688 Attack Sub | MicroProse 12PM CST! #twitch #youtube #indiegames lnk.bio/cdubya719
neutral · AI labelView post →We close out Summer Game Fest month with a closer look at Crisol: Theater of Idols, Grave Seasons and Escape Academy 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Pass: Football Manager 27 is on PC from 3 November, with Thronefall and Warhammer Survivors coming Football Manager 27 (FM27) and Pit of Goblin were listed as available on 3 November, with Thronefall, Warhammer Survivors and Escape Academy 2 due in November. 🎮 #giupdates #gaming #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game, loved the addition of some light plot elements on top of great puzzles. The time limit might be a turnoff for some but in this game it certainly adds to the experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is such a great coop escape room game! Plus you get graded after every level. 🤣 There are 12 levels I think, with varying difficulty and there is a time limit for each room. You can always try again, but of course your grade will be affected. Specially, if you use a hint. The games are collaborative, sometimes you have to work together, sometimes working separately is wiser to save time. The puzzles are great and fun too. Just the right amount of difficulty for me. Some are unique and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most of the Puzzles are really easy but there is a good variety, so it's more of a casual escape room collection The writing isn't that great, but i really dig the character designs and artworks (not so much how they got translated in 3D) even with it's quirks i still reccomend it tho it's pretty short so maybe if you get for like 6-7€ with the Season Pass you get a good deal
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Painfully easy. The puzzles rarely demand any actual thought, and most solutions feel like they’re handed to you rather than discovered. Instead of the satisfaction that comes from solving something clever, you mostly get the feeling of going through motions. It’s not a bad game, but it’s far too simple to be engaging for anyone looking for real puzzles or a sense of achievement. 5/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Will be streaming a game called Escape Academy. I’ll be aiming for 6pm EST. Follow TheGudbrandWarrior on twitch for notifications #promosky #twitch #streamer #gamer #animelover #followergoal
neutral · AI labelView post →It's worth the price I paid for it. Which was 3$ during a sale. Would it be worth more than that?... Not so sure, the game is really easy, and takes just a few short hours to complete
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Escape Academy](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812090/Escape_Academy/) or similar type of escape room/puzzle games might work. [Slay the Spire 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2868840/Slay_the_Spire_2/) has a good co-op option. And technically any digital boardgame (ticket to ride for example) would meet your vibes. Maybe a little more intense, but [Rayman Legends](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242550/Rayman_Legends/)/Origins are pretty cozy. Any of the Lego games would…
neutral · AI labelView post →I am a big escape room person in real life and virtually and this just didn’t work for me. The characters and writing are weak. This would be improved by simply removing the story which I mostly found irritating and spending more time fleshing out the puzzles. Some pretty good puzzles in there but the longer you play the more repetitive they get. If you’re looking for an escape room game I’d recommend Escape Simulator over this any day. Please someone explain to me how the term “anti-escape…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →what I have played so far has been good but it severely and consistently triggers my motion sickness sensitivity to the point that I can't keep playing this game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would give this game like 2.5 out of 5. I think there are many people who will like this game but it's not my kind of escape room. The puzzles aren't very hard and everything you need to solve puzzles is close at hand. What makes it challenging is that there is a time limit to escape a room, and sometimes you are racing against a fictitious second player. Personally, I would rather have more time to look around and think and solve more challenging puzzles. Sometimes it was exciting to try to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game for every letter in your name eh? L - Like A Dragon 7 E - Escape Academy A - Ape Escape 3 F - Final Fantasy XIV M - Metal Gear Solid 3 I - ICO T - Timesplitters Future Perfect H - Half Life 2 R - Rhythm Thief: The Emperor's Treasure A - Alien Hominid S - Sonic X Shadow Generations
neutral · AI labelView post →Full list of new "Stream your own game" games on xCloud - Anuchard - Common'hood - Darkest Dungeon - Death's Door - Escape Academy - Exoprimal - Insurgency: Sandstorm - Maquette - Slime Rancher 2 - Subnautica - Subnautica: Below Zero - Those Who Remain
neutral · AI labelView post →#HLBesties @blinkoom.bsky.social @captaindrachma.bsky.social @joshleslie.bsky.social My favorite co-op game: Escape Academy, really cool coop puzzling in first person! Cool story and soundtrack.
positive · AI labelView post →You walked into the right room my friend: Case of the Golden Idol Still Wakes the Deep Dungeons of Hinterberg Hellblade II Botany Manor Escape Academy Lil Gator Game A Short Hike Planet of Lana Cocoon The Last Case of Benedict Fox As Dusk Falls TMNT: Shredders Revenge Superliminal
neutral · AI labelView post →Today was my last day at Coin Crew Games working on Escape Academy. A wild ride. In 3 years we created a whole game and 3 DLCs to a very positive player reception.
positive · AI labelView post →Sims 2, Twisted Metal: Head On, and Ape Escape Academy. I can still hear the music from those games and it always brings a smile to my face.
neutral · AI labelView post →Get in here! Escape Academy 2 is now available! store.steampowered.com/app/3296060/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Xbox Wire's first November wave adds Escape Academy 2, Warhammer Survivors, Vampire Crawlers and Football Manager 27 Console, with dates from Nov. 4 to Nov. 10. #Gaming #Xbox #GamePass
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School Review—A+ Puzzles, But More Studying Required Elsewhere insider-gaming.com/reviews/esca...
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School joins Xbox Game Pass, delivering the kind of trust-building co-op that couples and friends will love. Out now.
neutral · AI labelView post →A fun puzzle game! Inspired by escape rooms, Escape Academy is a welcomed puzzle title best enjoyed in Co-Op, like I did with my friend ABird. The adventure is made up of various creative levels, with every level containing enigmas to solve based on the environment. Most of them are fairly intuitive but some can be quite mind-twisting. The narrative premise is definitely wacky, but it works well enough to give the players something to play for; a background lore that is not meant to be taken…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun game! I played with my partner as a co-op game because we were looking for a not-too-stressful coop option, and this worked well! It is about 5-ish hours to complete the main set of 12 escape rooms, so I would probably try to get it on sale just from a content perspective--we haven't finished the DLC yet, but did also get that on sale as well and look forward to playing it. We had a great time working through the puzzles! They weren't too hard, usually made sense, and there was a nice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They effectively ruined the game by adding PVP multiplayer that came with stupid grindy achievements to an overall fun co-op escape room game. Even if you can do the content in single player, you need to run ~50~ rooms, assuming even if you know what you're doing, it takes 3-5 minutes even at 3 you're looking at a 3 hours of the same room over and over with generic but randomized puzzle solutions. I hope Escape Academy 2 axes the dumb PVP mode but if it doesn't I probably won't buy it As…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game made me start rolling my eyes because of the stupid cringe dialogue. Not everything has to be a smug writer's fantasy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good game, but the camera whips around very fast, and I got a headache after the second room of the tutorial. Not good for people with motion sickness.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not quite on the same level as games like Escape Simulator, but still very enjoyable. The puzzles are creative, fun, and original, and there’s a decent amount of content with additional modes as well. The main downside is the very grindy achievements.
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