Released Sep 30, 2026 $0.99 Positive Not counted on Steam profiles yet

ESC ape, You died?

By Salt&Vinegar

Platformer Puzzle Platformer Escape Room Puzzle Detective 1990's 2D Platformer 1980s CasualPixel GraphicsArcadeIndie

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ESC ape, You died? is a game tagged Platformer, Puzzle Platformer and Escape Room by Salt&Vinegar, released Sep 30, 2026. It has 35 Steam reviews (Positive). The Steam games most like it include MadPug, Gordianaut and Box to the Box.

ESC ape, You died? started as a project to recreate a game that fits on a single floppy disk (1.44 MB): a platformer where you solve puzzles with the ESC (menu) settings UI and every other piece of UI.

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MadPug 72% match · Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, Puzzle
Gordianaut 70% match · Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, Puzzle
Box to the Box 69% match · Platformer, Puzzle Platformer, Puzzle
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for ESC ape, You died? · record updated 15 hours ago

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Overview

App ID5208240

Release dateSep 30, 2026

Last change number39855119

Last record update15 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Salt&Vinegar
Publisher: Salt&Vinegar
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 15 hours ago

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Single-playerFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$0.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$0.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked16 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Oct 15, 2026 v1.1.3 Patch Notes (2026-10-15)
SYS_ADMIN has exercised administrative privileges to patch out several systemic absurdities. (Including some of his own unscrupulous patterns.)STAGE 21 · GC.SYS (Final Boss)Boss Absenteeism Bug Fixed: If you beat him up in Phase 1 and retu…

Build	Branch	Updated
25956236	public	Oct 15, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
5208241	—	All	1.2 MB	1.1 MB	2879392542941432654

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25956236	Oct 15, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/ESC ape, You died

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
ESCAPE.exe		All

Achievements

Achievements267 hidden

Most unlocked89%YOU DIED?

Rarest1%Only the Necessary Deaths

YOU DIED? Die for the first time. It isn't the end. 89%
Lights On Raise the brightness and leave the dark room. 88.6%
Sound Garden Get through the garden unheard. 88.5%
Death Is Material Climb your own death out of the Death Room. 88.1%
Out of Frame Shrink the display and cross the edge of the frame. 86.7%
Checkpoint Break the five seals and get past the GATEKEEPER. 85%
Going Up Hidden achievement 82.8%
Bullet Defense Block the bullets with the settings window. 81%
USER // DELETED Defeat SYS_ADMIN — and get deleted. 76.3%
No Up or Down Get the INVERT module. 76.1%
It's Invincible Hidden achievement 76.1%
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V Get the COPY module. 73.9%
NO PERMISSIONS Hidden achievement 71.3%
Empty Recycle Bin Clear all twelve rooms of the Recycle Bin. 45.3%
Garbage Collected Defeat GC.SYS. 42.3%
Tower of Failure Take GC's final blow and climb the tower. 41.1%
YOU. Go home. 40.7%
GC // MINE. Hidden achievement 34%

All 26 achievements

Deaths Are the Score Die 100 times in a single run. 28.3%
No Hidden achievement 23.9%
Official Invitation Hidden achievement 16.6%
No Scrawls Finish the game on HARD or higher. 10.1%
The World Remembers Hidden achievement 8.3%
HELL Finish the game on HELL. 3.1%
Clean Bin Clear all twelve Recycle Bin rooms without dying. 1.2%
Only the Necessary Deaths Finish the game on NIGHTMARE. 1%

News

Oct 22, 2026 · Community Announcements won a Special Award at the 1.44MB Game Contest!
'ESC ape, you died?' won a Special Award at the 1.44MB Game Contest!
Oct 1, 2026 · Community Announcements Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements Based on Player Feedback
First of all, a huge thank-you to everyone who so kindly left a review on my little game.Based on your reviews, I've fixed bugs and adjusted the gameplay.There was still a little room left under the …

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ESC ape, You died?

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Europe 5

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