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Released Feb 13, 2015 $17.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Escapists

By Mouldy Toof Studios · published by Team17

Pixel GraphicsStrategyCraftingSingleplayer2DSimulationIndieActionDifficultSurvivalAdventurePuzzle
Track this game Steam page
Followers —
Reviews 14,335 Very Positive
Players yesterday 45 at the busiest moment
Owners 500K–1M estimated

About The Escapists

The Escapists is a game tagged Pixel Graphics, Strategy and Crafting by Mouldy Toof Studios, released Feb 13, 2015. It has 14,335 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 500K–1M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include The Escapists 2, The Escapists: The Walking Dead and Mouse Maze.

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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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Escapists · record updated 9 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID298630
Release dateFeb 13, 2015
Last change number37432709
Last record update9 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Mouldy Toof Studios
Publisher
Team17
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise
Team17, The Escapists Franchise
Metacritic
71
Links
DiscordWebsiteXFacebookTwitchYouTube

Languages

7 · 0 with full audio
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes

Platforms

Windows macOS Linux
Steam Deck
Playable

Features

7
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Related apps

  • FranchiseTeam17
  • FranchiseThe Escapists Franchise

Patches

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
1513201publicDec 12, 2016

Packages & DLC

Packages

7
IDNameGamesPrice (US)
60584 The Escapists 1 $17.99
80013 The Escapists + The Escapists: The Walking Dead Deluxe 2 $24.99
1537965 The Escapists - Complete Edition 1 $25.99
47712 Bundle Platinum Collection 3 $42.27
447 Bundle The Escapists: Complete The Set 0 $9.86
8202 Bundle The Escapists 1 & 2 Ultimate Collection 0 $24.22
50468 Bundle The Escapists Franchise Collection 1 $52.97

DLCs

6
IDNamePrice (US)
343680 Not on the store yet —
349310 Not on the store yet —
349350 Not on the store yet —
376700 Not on the store yet —
408730 Not on the store yet —
412990 Not on the store yet —

Depots

Depots

9
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
298631 — Windows 77.3 MB 57.8 MB 3705448727285462895
298632 — Linux 118.6 MB 86.5 MB 7521584516501617485
298633 — macOS 117.4 MB 83.9 MB 1012100071233032982
343680 — DLC 343680 All 77.5 MB 71.8 MB 4004397536525577982
349310 — DLC 349310 All 160.5 KB 90.9 KB 3685392368747036082
349350 — DLC 349350 All 2.8 MB 2.7 MB 3970956800506777810
376700 — DLC 376700 All 10.9 MB 10.7 MB 312259889671056474
408730 — DLC 408730 All 12.7 MB 11.9 MB 4112014082010754446
412990 — DLC 412990 All 12.7 MB 12.5 MB 755713797482290020

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 1513201 Dec 12, 2016 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Escapists

Launch options

5
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
TheEscapists.exe Windows Play The Escapists
run.sh Linux Play The Escapists
Map Editor/run.sh Linux Launch Map Editor
The Escapists.app macOS Play The Escapists
Map Editor.app macOS Launch Map Editor

Cloud saves

Space per player95.4 MB
Filesup to 500
Save locations12
RootPathPatternSystems
WinMyDocumentsThe Escapists\global.datWindows
WinMyDocumentsThe Escapists\save1*Windows
WinMyDocumentsThe Escapists\save2*Windows
WinMyDocumentsThe Escapists\save3*Windows
MacAppSupportThe Escapists/global.datMacOS
MacAppSupportThe Escapists/save1*MacOS
MacAppSupportThe Escapists/save2*MacOS
MacAppSupportThe Escapists/save3*MacOS
LinuxHomeThe Escapists/global.datLinux
LinuxHomeThe Escapists/save1*Linux
LinuxHomeThe Escapists/save2*Linux
LinuxHomeThe Escapists/save3*Linux

Achievements

Achievements3719 hidden
Most unlocked22.8%Grey Matters
Rarest1.2%Spy Hard

Global unlock rate

share of players who have it
  • Grey Matters Reach 100 intellect 22.8%
  • I Present To You Give away 50 items 17.8%
  • Master Craftsman Fill 13 or more pages in your crafting journal 11.1%
  • Punch Drunk Knocked out 50 inmates 10.3%
  • Favour Fave Complete 100 favours 10.1%
  • Let's Get Physical Get your Strength and Speed stat to 100 9.2%
  • Disrespect My Authority Knocked out 50 guards 6.6%
  • Strip Searched Strip 50 outfits from floored opponents 5.3%
  • The Monopoly Guy Have $1000 or over on hand 5%
  • Day One Escape a prison on the first day 4.9%
  • Butter Fingers Hidden achievement 4.8%
  • Digging It! Cleared a total of 50 tiles 4.3%
  • Thug Life Recruit 5+ buddies 4.1%
  • Clean Getaway Escape a prison with 0% average heat 3.4%
  • Getting Your Hands Dirty Hidden achievement 3.3%
  • Santa's Lap Hidden achievement 3.2%
  • Way of the Dragon Initiate a prison takeover using nunchuks 2.4%
  • The Great Escapist! Successfully escaped from all six prisons 2.2%
All 37 achievements
  • Tinsel Town Hidden achievement 1.8%
  • Jobsworth Complete quota on every job 1.7%
  • Getting Noticed Hidden achievement 1.6%
  • The Wet Bandit Flood 30 toilets 1.5%
  • Cage's Buddy Hidden achievement 1.5%
  • My Gifts To You Hidden achievement 1.5%
  • Wrapped Up Hidden achievement 1.5%
  • Northern Lights Hidden achievement 1.5%
  • Ladies' Man Hidden achievement 1.4%
  • The Mad Man Hidden achievement 1.4%
  • Tanked Up Hidden achievement 1.4%
  • Soldiers Of Fortune Hidden achievement 1.4%
  • Never Be Alone Again Attended 50 prison visits 1.3%
  • The Key to Success Hidden achievement 1.3%
  • Loved Up Hidden achievement 1.2%
  • The Voice of Reason Hidden achievement 1.2%
  • Finger of Blame Hidden achievement 1.2%
  • On Top of the World Hidden achievement 1.2%
  • Spy Hard Hidden achievement 1.2%

Screenshots

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