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Escape Academy

Coin Crew Games · iam8bit Presents · 2022-07-13

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Adventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 14, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Jul 14, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 13, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 14, 2022 (Xbox One), Jul 14, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

Welcome to Escape Academy. Train to become the ultimate Escapist. Solve Puzzles. Hack Servers. Meet the Faculty. Brew the perfect cup of tea. Escape Rooms in single player or co-op with a friend - local or online!

Escape Academy is a 2022 Adventure game priced at $2.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 1419 reviews).

47
playing now
87%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (45 ratings)
4.44★
PlayStation Store rating (618 ratings)
5.3h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

47 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 47 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 118 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 29,241 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–64k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,419 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%
Humble Store$3.99-80%
Microsoft Store$3.99-80%
WinGameStore$4.99-75%
GamersGate$5.00-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2026-08-21) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 81 of 106 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13213220222026Week of 2022-07-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

18682026-09-15 18:00 — 78 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 52 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 21 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 67 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 40 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 14 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 32 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 23 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 15 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 50 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 30 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 28 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 80 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 48 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 40 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 105 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 65 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 43 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 186 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 122 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 49 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 98 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 47 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7911Jul 2022Aug 2026Jul 2022 — avg 77 · peak 247Sep 2022 — avg 18 · peak 57Nov 2022 — avg 31 · peak 127Jan 2023 — avg 20 · peak 70Mar 2023 — avg 14 · peak 45May 2023 — avg 15 · peak 69Jul 2023 — avg 29 · peak 108Sep 2023 — avg 12 · peak 32Nov 2023 — avg 11 · peak 40Jan 2024 — avg 23 · peak 104Mar 2024 — avg 16 · peak 67May 2024 — avg 20 · peak 59Jul 2024 — avg 21 · peak 69Sep 2024 — avg 43 · peak 191Nov 2024 — avg 24 · peak 80Jan 2025 — avg 30 · peak 105Mar 2025 — avg 24 · peak 85May 2025 — avg 16 · peak 90Jul 2025 — avg 32 · peak 107Sep 2025 — avg 18 · peak 77Nov 2025 — avg 19 · peak 77Jan 2026 — avg 37 · peak 144Mar 2026 — avg 28 · peak 128May 2026 — avg 22 · peak 98Jul 2026 — avg 52 · peak 164Aug 2026 — avg 79 · peak 484
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002022-07-142026-10-152022-07-14 — best price $19.992022-11-15 — best price $11.852022-12-08 — best price $16.592023-01-04 — best price $15.892023-02-19 — best price $19.992023-03-31 — best price $13.392023-05-05 — best price $12.792023-06-15 — best price $15.892023-07-03 — best price $12.892023-08-11 — best price $19.992023-10-23 — best price $12.992023-12-11 — best price $15.892024-02-13 — best price $15.892024-04-22 — best price $15.892024-06-05 — best price $15.892024-07-15 — best price $15.892024-09-05 — best price $18.592024-10-08 — best price $14.692024-11-27 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-05-21 — best price $19.992025-08-25 — best price $7.992025-10-14 — best price $19.992025-12-08 — best price $6.992026-01-26 — best price $19.992026-03-16 — best price $19.992026-04-20 — best price $5.992026-05-08 — best price $16.782026-06-26 — best price $5.002026-07-13 — best price $4.992026-08-01 — best price $16.782026-08-23 — best price $2.992026-08-31 — best price $2.992026-09-14 — best price $4.132026-10-05 — best price $2.992026-10-13 — best price $1.992026-10-15 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4782026-05-30 — 18 pageviews2026-06-03 — 16 pageviews2026-06-07 — 26 pageviews2026-06-11 — 16 pageviews2026-06-15 — 18 pageviews2026-06-19 — 15 pageviews2026-06-23 — 20 pageviews2026-06-27 — 19 pageviews2026-07-01 — 23 pageviews2026-07-05 — 26 pageviews2026-07-09 — 9 pageviews2026-07-13 — 14 pageviews2026-07-17 — 31 pageviews2026-07-21 — 21 pageviews2026-07-25 — 18 pageviews2026-07-29 — 21 pageviews2026-08-02 — 17 pageviews2026-08-06 — 12 pageviews2026-08-10 — 17 pageviews2026-08-14 — 27 pageviews2026-08-18 — 19 pageviews2026-08-22 — 47 pageviews2026-08-26 — 23 pageviews2026-08-30 — 34 pageviews2026-09-03 — 18 pageviews2026-09-07 — 27 pageviews2026-09-11 — 8 pageviews2026-09-15 — 12 pageviews2026-09-19 — 10 pageviews2026-09-23 — 24 pageviews2026-09-27 — 20 pageviews2026-10-01 — 13 pageviews2026-10-05 — 14 pageviews2026-10-09 — 23 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
89.9%
earned "Next Stop: Escape Academy"
44.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform Multiplayer3 DLC

3 supported languages: English, French, German

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2022-07-14, latest 2023-06-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)23,8203%40
Steam (Steam)3,4834%40
PS5 (PlayStation)1,6889%41
PS4 (PlayStation)24611%41
PS4 (PlayStation)17012%41
Switch (Nintendo)270%0
PS4 (PlayStation)933%41
PS4 (PlayStation)838%41

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DCo-opCasualPuzzleMysteryCartoonyColorfulAdventureStory RichEscape Room

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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