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Escape Simulator
Developer Pine Studio
Escape Simulator is a first person puzzle video game developed by Pine Studio and released on October 19, 2021. A sequel, Escape Simulator 2, was released on October 27, 2025. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
320 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
86
LovedLoved
183 positive · 29 negative
95% range 81–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 183 | 29 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 20 | 3 | 68 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
10,212 of 10,716 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
87% recommend · 172 yes, 26 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 198 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (18,254 of 19,447 positive).
Players praise the game's clever puzzles and cooperative fun. [1][2][3] Some note technical issues like broken physics or Linux problems. [4][5] The community workshop and regular updates add lasting value. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [5]
This game's clearly got a high production value, and is fun when it works... but it almost never works. The puzzles usually make sense, at least in hindsight. But the broken physics system means any clues not in your inventory could fall through the map at any time, or under another interactable, or behind a cabinet. It's telling where the developers' priorities lie when a game has 11 DLCs, but core systems still …
- [1]
If you love escape rooms, this game is a delightfully unhinged way to test both your puzzle‑solving skills and the stability of your relationship. I played with my husband, which mostly involved me yelling “MOVE!” while he rotated objects at the speed of a confused sloth. Strangely, it brought us closer together. Trauma bonding, I guess. Those cursed tokens, though. Some of them are hidden so well I’m convinced the …
- [2]
An awesome puzzle experience, clever rooms, great co-op, and tons of community content. I had so much fun with this one.
- [10]
Better than the sequel. The rooms are a bit claustrophobic, especially in multiplayer, but the puzzles are a lot of fun and the aesthetics and style are great. Most of the puzzles are fair with solutions that seem obvious once you've figured them out - little to no "How was I supposed to figure that out?" moments. The extra content and free DLCs range from okay to amazing. My friends and I were able to 100% …
- [3]
An awesome game to play in co-op. We've played for more than 20 hours and still haven't run out of rooms to play. The aesthetic is lovely, and the mechanics of the game are intuitive.
Summarised from 34 of the 297 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Escape Simulator talk about clever and satisfying puzzles with fresh ideas; those who didn't talk about broken physics can cause items to fall through maps. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Escape Simulator received "generally favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Screen Rant described it as a great way to experience an escape room digitally, calling it an "enjoyable experience" and giving it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. GameByte praised the cooperative gameplay, saying "Much of the fun comes from playing the escape rooms with your pals." The A.V. Club considered the game "genuinely thrilling" and the closest thing gaming has to an actual escape room. The Gamer named it as one of the best multiplayer games to play without a microphone. The Escape Room Artist team mentioned that it felt close to a real-life escape room game and listed it as one of…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 320 · most liked firstSomething uncommon, a sequence based on Escape Simulator, a favorite game of mine
positive · AI labelView post →Want to Escape With Daddy Wolfy & @teamjourney.bsky.social Game: Escape Simulator Time: 3pm-6pmET www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang
neutral · AI labelView post →Also: The latest fun game I’ve been playing on Steam is Escape Simulator. It’s what it sounds like — escape room type puzzles and figuring, without having to go anywhere or socialize. Some are VERY hard and I use the clues and/or walkthroughs. Others I can manage. But it’s diverting.
positive · AI labelView post →Daddy Detectives Are On The Case! W/ @jakeaptonx.bsky.social Game: Escape Simulator Time: 7pm-10pmEST www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang
neutral · AI labelView post →🔴 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙉𝙊𝙒 𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙒𝙄𝙏𝘾𝙃!!! #TwitchLeatherPride Day 3!! Game: Escape Simulator with @teamjourney.bsky.social ⏩️ www.twitch.tv/pellylicious #Twitch #Gaymer #LGBTQ #Gay
neutral · AI labelView post →Logan is going live NOW, on Patreon, playing Escape Simulator, including one inspired by the video game, Portal! Join us and puzzle-solve with us! www.patreon.com/posts/logan-...
neutral · AI labelView post →The reason I was less active online lately was bcoz of a very important date approaching: Escape Simulator 2 releases TOMORROW! 🥳❤️ I've been incredibly lucky to join @pinestudio.bsky.social last year, working on this game has been a delight! store.steampowered.com/app/2879840/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape Simulator 2 is now LIVE!! Grab a friend and check it out! We've got a launch discount too 💃✨ store.steampowered.com/app/2879840/... Any shares are greatly appeciated, help me get the word out ❤️ #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Forza Horizon 6, Escape Simulator, Jurassic World Evolution 3, and more! news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Abiotic Factor has been really fun for my buddy and me. Especially with the new update that came out last week. It's a Half Life themed survival game. Others that get my vote: Valheim - Norse mythology themed survival game with Playstationesque graphics Phasmophobia - THE ghost hunting game(see also Ghost Exile, Ghost Exorcism Inc., Forewarned) Left 4 Dead - the original Zombie FPS series (see also Back 4 Blood, it's kinda alright) PILLS HERE! Risk of Rain - Pretty tough shooter series…
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape Simulator 2 is OUT NOW!! Grab your friends and start escaping today.🗝️ store.steampowered.com/app/2879840/...
neutral · AI labelView post →If you love escape rooms, this game is a delightfully unhinged way to test both your puzzle‑solving skills and the stability of your relationship. I played with my husband, which mostly involved me yelling “MOVE!” while he rotated objects at the speed of a confused sloth. Strangely, it brought us closer together. Trauma bonding, I guess. Those cursed tokens, though. Some of them are hidden so well I’m convinced the developers hate us personally. On the bright side, the game ran perfectly, no…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Frame] [Help] [Solved] Wireless Adapter Streaming Issues. I finally got my Wireless Adapter working on my PC by enabling wireless in Mint and changing my PC and Frame to the beta version of Steam. They must have made some fixes. Now I’m running into an issue where some games can stream from my PC and some can’t. I Expect You To Die can stream, but Beat Saber doesn’t have the option on the play button. Any idea why this would be? I’m hoping it’s not because my router doesn’t have enough…
neutral · AI labelView post →The follow-up to one of the best escape room puzzle games, Escape Simulator 2 is out now #EscapeSimulator2 #SteamDeck #Gaming #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Big Brain Time! For Best Puzzle Game: Escape Simulator 2 @pinestudiollc.bsky.social Seance of Blake Manor @spookydoorway.bsky.social @rawfury.bsky.social Blue Prince @dogubomb.bsky.social Whisper of the House @whisperofthehouse.bsky.social Is This Seat Taken? @potipoti.studio gameobserver.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Some more comfort games: - Powerwash/Escape Simulator - Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams - Final Profit: A Shop RPG - Mega Mosaic/Proverbs - Littlewood - Etrian Odyssey series - Dysmantle - House Flipper - Arcade Paradise - Islands of Insight (note: may want to find a fan patch) - Soul Blazer(yes the SNES game)
positive · AI labelView post →Mine & Vicky's Gamescom adventure game round-up for AGH is up! Including: The Séance of Blake Manor @spookydoorway.bsky.social Keeper @doublefine.com Call of the Elder Gods @coteggame.bsky.social Escape Simulator 2 @pinestudiollc.bsky.social adventuregamehotspot.com/preview/5024...
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape Simulator drops the Linux build to focus on supporting Proton #EscapeSimulator #Linux #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →This game's clearly got a high production value, and is fun when it works... but it almost never works. The puzzles usually make sense, at least in hindsight. But the broken physics system means any clues not in your inventory could fall through the map at any time, or under another interactable, or behind a cabinet. It's telling where the developers' priorities lie when a game has 11 DLCs, but core systems still don't work five years after release.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“Brand new devious puzzle rooms for groups to lose themselves in, better looking and harder than ever, with the promise of more to come”- Sean Parker reviews Escape Simulator 2 for AGH. adventuregamehotspot.com/review/6083/... #indiegame #adventuregame #CozyGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Spent 20 minutes trying to unlock a door with a rubber duck while the actual key was literally glowing in the corner
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Built with Photon Realtime + Photon Voice, Escape Simulator shows how multiplayer infrastructure supports shared puzzle solving, co-op sessions and in-game communication without becoming the focus of the player experience. #EscapeSimulator #GameDev #Multiplayer #IndieDev @pinestudio.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Recently got Escape Simulator 2 to play with my mom and we've been having a blast : ) tons of improvements over the first game and I love the graphics and included levels! Can't wait to see the community levels people have created. #indiegames
positive · AI labelView post →Got it with my partner thinking it would be a perfect game for just one date, but the community has sooo many well made escape rooms that we keep coming back. It doesn't have timers in the fan made levels, so you can take your time to explore. It normally loads well even for my 10 year old pc and there are like hundreds of amazing 30-45 min levels that are just so well made
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Escape Simulator has a Native Linux version again, devs still recommend Proton https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/escape-simulator-has-a-native-linux-version-again-devs-still-recommend-proton/ #EscapeSimulator #Linux #SteamDeck #LinuxGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape Simulator drops the Linux build to focus on supporting Proton https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/escape-simulator-drops-the-linux-build-to-focus-on-supporting-proton/ #EscapeSimulator #Linux #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →I see there’s a ‘Titanic Escape Simulator’ video game about to get released. I know it’s been over a hundred years since this tragedy but I can’t help but feeling ‘too soon, dude’ as an initial reaction.
negative · AI labelView post →Escaping prison wasn't enough: Karoline and I are back with ANOTHER collab stream on Twitch this Saturday at 2pm ET playing Escape Simulator!
neutral · AI labelView post →The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition and Escape Simulator are Now Available on Xbox Game Pass Premium, Ultimate and PC Game Pass. 🎮☁️🖥️ Console: www.xbox.com/m/p/9NM50L0D... PC: www.xbox.com/m/p/9NG2F1Q0... Escape Simulator: www.xbox.com/m/p/9NKBDN69...
neutral · AI labelView post →To me, this is the standard to which all other escape room games should be compared. It's truly the Portal of the escape room genre. Been playing it for years, and they're still updating it and adding new levels, which is great
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE BOYS BACK!!🥂 As biggest fans (self-proclaimed) of Escape Simulator 1, Leizu and I weren't going to pass up the opportunity to give the second game a try!☺️ See you tonight, kittens✨ ✨DATE&TIME November 11th at 7:30pm PST/10:30pm EST ✨LOCATION twitch.tv/hiiragiyuu
positive · AI labelView post →Steam next fest is amazing and our team has finally got some time to play games!! Watch us playing @pinestudio.bsky.social 's Escape Simulator 2 here! 👇 youtu.be/ztTIoF85OQY?... #steamnextfest #indiegames #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's our review for Escape Simulator and its first two pieces of DLC: The Talos Principle, and the Steampunk pack. "If you only buy one escape room game for VR, then make sure it’s this one." @pinestudiollc.bsky.social theeliteinstitute.net/2024/11/26/e...
neutral · AI labelView post →And the STREAM IS ALL DONE. Well Escape Simulator was hard...it BURNED my POOR BRAIN!!!! BIG THANK YOU to @yumitasty.gay for the game To @fireygaming01.bsky.social yprincess1 and @stief1.bsky.social for the RAIDS I then raided @/MamaMoooVT SEE YOU GUYS NEXT TIME
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm sorry but small sparks of good puzzle design can't save the overall quality here. There is lack of clarity about interactions in every corner. Some hints are confusing. Co-op is just an afterthought, it mostly feels like playing a singleplayer game with a friend. It is full of "let me wait while you do that" moments. Also the puzzles aren't interesting enough, especially if you play puzzles games often. Personally after playing the main game and free DLCs I wasn't interested in getting all…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forza Horizon 6 brings the festival to Japan on Game Pass today Playground Games finally delivers the long-requested Japanese setting for Forza Horizon 6, leading the mid-May Game Pass additions alongside Escape Simulator. #Retro #xboxgamepass #forzahorizon6 #pcgaming #escapesimulator
neutral · AI labelView post →Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out Digital Melody / Playway. Steam disclosure -y
neutral · AI labelView post →Well made, nice designed puzzles and art, and we have been enjoying it in coop mode. Linux note: The native Linux version (installed by default) it is completely broken. The windows version works flawlessly with compatability tools built into steam. Keep this in mind when installing the game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It would be a pretty okay escape simulator, but now they show ads every time you go to the main menu. Also the game doesn't save the progress you have on the collectibles, which is also annoying.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rotwood is a good one. Co-op Roguelite beat-em-up from the Don't Starve guys. Lethal Company is just lots of fun, we've gotten too much time out of that dumb game. Maybe check out Content Warning if you like LC but want a change. Outward is a fantastic old-school RPG for two people, has all the traits of a game from 2002 Palworld - haven't hopped back into this one since its launch but have been meaning to. But this type of game is definitely not underrepresented on the market. Escape…
neutral · AI labelView post →thumbs down cuz the dev is cringe. bros using ai art on the sequel and lying about it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Escape Simulator 2 is a fantastic evolution over the previous game in terms of puzzle creativity and visual fidelity, and it's a joy to play on the #SteamDeck. A copy was provided by Pine Studio for review. steamdeckhq.com/game-reviews...
positive · AI labelView post →🎉Escape Simulator 2 FREE DEMO IS OUT NOW!! 🎉 store.steampowered.com/app/3499320/...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is lots of fun if you like classic computer escape rooms. Best experience if you can play it with Steam VR with VR Headset. The puzzles are fun and challenging. Lots of levels to play as well!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →insane greed requiring all players to have the dlc to play them, just double the base game price
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you like puzzle games? Ones that can be played with friends? This game is probably for you! Plenty of content and no bugs makes this game worth buying
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So it looks like Escape Simulator 2 used AI generated content. We will not be continuing that game any longer on our streams. Thankfully we're doing Mercury Abbey later tonight instead :3
negative · AI labelView post →Jess recommends multiplayer puzzle game, Escape Simulator 2, by @pinestudiollc.bsky.social. Read our full review here: gameobserver.com/escape-simul... #EscapeSimulator2
neutral · AI labelView post →An awesome puzzle experience, clever rooms, great co-op, and tons of community content. I had so much fun with this one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's your standard, on the easier side, puzzle game. It has a lot of the "standard" puzzle game puzzles, and those that aren't are usually solved the moment you figure out how the puzzle's mechanics work instead of having to find a clever way to use said mechanics. What the puzzles are not is repetitive, and it's amazing with how much variety they've come up with to fit the puzzles into various room themes. As for the co-op element, it's there technically, but not really gameplaywise. I count…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We are incredibly grateful and happy that more than 100,000 players have already entered Escape Simulator 2, only five days since release! 🎉 The game has overwhelmingly positive review, and we can’t thank you enough for the amazing support! <3
neutral · AI labelView post →Good riddles, cute style and still challenging! Love this game and I'm excited for the 2nd game!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ooh this is a funun Game for username letters Barony Antichamber Library of Ruina Escape Simulator Nova Drift Aragami Reus A bundle of weird games you might not have heard of that I all recommend!(surprisingly don't actually have very many games starting with E)
positive · AI labelView post →Escape Simulator 2 is exactly what it says on the tin - a sequel to an already-great escape room puzzle game you can play alone or with friends. It's a second cake when the first was delicious, and this one looks even better and more atmospheric.
positive · AI labelView post →I didn't really like most of the puzzles; I kept solving them unintentionally.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid puzzle game, it's a shame this studio fell down the generative AI pipeline.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →finally finished up the base levels and as a whole enjoyed it, needed the in game hints just a few times, most of the puzzles were fairly intuitive, i got extremely confused in one of the space station rooms but other than that pretty good all around, might try DLC some time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Escape Simulator + Roottrees + Blockbuster Video = my indie game! #indiegames #escaperoom #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Forza Horizon 6, Escape Simulator, Jurassic World Evolution 3, and More buff.ly/QlydKFh
neutral · AI labelView post →An awesome game to play in co-op. We've played for more than 20 hours and still haven't run out of rooms to play. The aesthetic is lovely, and the mechanics of the game are intuitive.
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