Escape Academy

4.3 out of 5
7 User Ratings
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87% | Very Positive
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About Escape Academy

About this game

You've just arrived at Escape Academy, a school where promising students train to become the ultimate Escapist.

Hand Crafted Puzzles

Play over a dozen masterfully hand crafted rooms, designed by experienced experts in the field of REAL LIFE escape rooms.

Local / Online Co-Op

Experience the entirety of Escape Academy alone in single player OR through two player co-operative play. Available in local or online splitscreen.

Meet the Faculty

Explore the campus of Escape Academy and get to know the faculty, a colorful cast of characters, each an expert in the art of Escape. And some with secrets yet to be uncovered...

Featuring Music and Sound Design by the one and only doseone (Gang Beasts, SLUDGE LIFE, Disc Room, Enter the Gungeon).

Escape Academy’s Respected Curriculum:

  • Attend a Tea 'N Tea Party - Can you defuse the bomb before your tranquil cup of tea gets cold? Your grade (and physical well being) depend on it!
  • Hack the Professor - Solve a quantifiably feverish series of challenges to prove to the Academy’s super A.I. that you’ve got the skills to become an Escapist.
  • Go for the Gold - Represent your class in everyone’s favorite sporting event, The Rival Room. Go toe-to-toe against your nemesis in a puzzle-race to prove who’s top of the class.
  • Do Not Drown! - Being at the bottom of a puzzle-tower that’s rapidly filling with water is NOT ideal. Scramble to the top for that sweet, sweet oxygen.
  • Spray Paint the Monument - Art class is no Easy-A at the Academy. Leave your mark on the historic Monument of Escape but uh… hurry up! The Headmaster didn’t exactly approve the lesson plan.


And this is just a portion of the wacky (and often lethal) curriculum!

Tournament of Puzzles

Hit the road with Coach Yoach in Escape Academy: The Tournament of Puzzles! Showdown against your friends in a head to head, globe-spanning series of puzzle competitions!

This major content update features three massive arenas, three new game modes, puzzle power-ups, additional achievements and lots and lots of puzzles.

Three Massive Arenas

Puzzle your way through giant, replayable arenas, complete with secret passages and alternate routes.

  • Tomb of the First Escapist - Deep in the heart of Egypt where Escape began, puzzle your way through the tomb's secret passages and make sure you don’t become a permanent resident!
  • Hackannery - Abandoned fish cannery turned hacker enclave, this rain soaked pier is overloaded with technological and aquatic themed puzzle surprises.
  • The Showman’s Studio - Step right up and prepare to be puzzled! The biggest theater in all of Escape boasts a plethora of magical challenges to confront!
  • Escape Race - Face off against your friends in a puzzle race to the finish.
  • Tic-Tac-Toe - The classic connect three where the X’s and O’s are all locked up.
  • Scavenger Hunt - Search for trophies while you hunt for solutions to tricky puzzles.




And if you thought things couldn’t get wackier, Tournament of Puzzles features exciting new Power-Ups! Deploy distracting traps against your opponents or or gain an advantage by utilizing assists and secure the win.

More of a solo solver? Not a problem! Coach Yoach is happy to let any Escapist solve their way through the courses in single player mode. Puzzle practice makes puzzle perfect!

And that’s just a portion of the zany (and occasionally lethal) surprises the tournament has in store for Escapists with the guts to enter. So what are you waiting for?

Hike up those puzzle pants and get ready to solve!

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
July 13, 2022
Developer:
Coin Crew Games
Publisher:
iam8bit Presents
Supported Languages:
English
Link:
Genres:
Puzzle
Casual

Adventure

Escape Room

Visual Novel

Story Rich
Themes:
Mystery
Colorful
Play Styles:
Co-op
Multiplayer

First-Person

Online Co-Op

Singleplayer

Local Multiplayer

Local Co-Op

3D

Split Screen

Controller

Team-Based
Features:
Singleplayer
Multiplayer

Pvp

Online pvp

Shared/split screen pvp

Co-op

Online co-op

Shared/split screen co-op

Shared/split screen

Cross platform multiplayer

Steam achievements

Full controller support

Steam trading cards

Camera comfort

Color alternatives

Custom volume controls

Playable without timed input

Stereo sound

Steam cloud

Remote play together

Family sharing

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS *: Windows 7
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space

Critic Reviews

79

NME

100 / 100
"Escape Academy is an awesome experience that turns escape room puzzles into short stories without sacrificing any mechanical depth. It sits in the Goldilocks zone of...

Gaming Age

91 / 100
"Overall, I thought Escape Academy was a great game, and does what it wants to serve you very well. The puzzle design is excellent and the wide array of environments keeps...

Inverse

90 / 100
"Escape Academy offers a truly unique experience that provides the player with a sense of discovery that’s difficult to compare to any other game. I have a new itch to scratch,...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

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Relax & enjoy! 68.75%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

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Completionist! 40%  of players have Conquered It

Escape Academy User Reviews

All our customer reviews are open and honest. We publish all reviews that are relevant and follow our guidelines.

User Rating

Average score from 7 ratings
75% of users would recommend this.
4.3

User Ratings Breakdown

5 Stars
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5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Would love to have more story, but really great for what it has!

Mx.Extra
Verified purchase
It is definitely an icon in the genre of escape room games. With great graphics, a well-done built-in hint system, and just enough story to keep you captivated, without being overwhelming. The puzzles are great and can really wrack your brain. It doesn't just feel like a simple "obtain key to get item to unlock next part and so on..." type of escape game. Only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because, if you are well-versed at escape games and fairly good at them, then it is over quickly. I would love to see more free story added someday. I'm hoping I can check out the DLC's soon!
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Recommended

Onewhoturns
Verified purchase
Heads up THIS GAME MAY GIVE YOU MOTION SICKNESS. If you’re prone to motion sickness (and even some who aren’t) you may have real difficulty with this game. Which is a shame, cause the puzzles are solid.
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Recommended

Tessa
Verified purchase
Very fun game to play with a friend, its challenging but not too hard. We did finish it pretty quickly which was sad but it was fun to try and get all the achievements afterwards!
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Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Pretty fun game. Contains a good amount of rooms/chapters. Generally good puzzles
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Frequently Asked Questions

Somewhere in the middle. 31% of GameFAQs users said Escape Academy is Simple or Easy. 69% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right.
Yes, Escape Academy is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Escape Academy is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 7 hours.
71% of critics on Metacritic recommend Escape Academy. The Metascore is 79 out of 100.
75% of Fanatical users recommend Escape Academy. The average review score is 4.3/5
Escape Academy was released on July 13, 2022
Escape Academy is published by iam8bit Presents
Escape Academy was developed by Coin Crew Games
Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as Puzzle, Casual, Adventure, and Escape Room
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as having Co-op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as having Multiplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as having Online Co-Op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as having Singleplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as having Local Multiplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as having Local Co-Op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as having Split Screen
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as Puzzle
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as Casual
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Escape Academy as Adventure

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