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Escape Simulator

Pine Studio · 2021-10-19

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Oct 19, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 19, 2021 (SteamVR), Oct 19, 2021 (Mac), Oct 19, 2021 (Linux), May 26, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), May 26, 2026 (Xbox One)

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

Escape Simulator is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (94% of 19363 reviews).

173
playing now
94%
positive of 19k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
100/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (47 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

173 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Trailer

Escape Simulator trailer thumbnail

Escape Simulator - Release Date Announcement Trailer

≈559,379 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 173 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 858 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~107/week).
  • · Review velocity down 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,808 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 389k–875k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,453 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2025-09-22) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 18 of 33 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20212026Week of 2021-10-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 769 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,380 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,056 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 593 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 453 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8911732026-09-15 12:00 — 239 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 429 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 191 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 431 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 560 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 321 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 257 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 576 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 339 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 595 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 595 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 238 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 213 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 550 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 524 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 319 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 550 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 378 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 214 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 453 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 558 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 236 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 173 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.2k317Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 843 · peak 1,652Dec 2021 — avg 2,177 · peak 6,616Feb 2022 — avg 1,196 · peak 2,570Apr 2022 — avg 955 · peak 3,106Jun 2022 — avg 1,266 · peak 3,179Aug 2022 — avg 754 · peak 1,921Oct 2022 — avg 691 · peak 1,745Dec 2022 — avg 1,114 · peak 2,601Feb 2023 — avg 599 · peak 1,166Apr 2023 — avg 747 · peak 1,988Jun 2023 — avg 667 · peak 1,962Aug 2023 — avg 712 · peak 1,424Oct 2023 — avg 583 · peak 1,180Dec 2023 — avg 715 · peak 1,495Feb 2024 — avg 774 · peak 3,165Apr 2024 — avg 629 · peak 1,404Jun 2024 — avg 593 · peak 1,472Aug 2024 — avg 530 · peak 992Oct 2024 — avg 554 · peak 1,567Dec 2024 — avg 1,158 · peak 3,023Feb 2025 — avg 594 · peak 1,625Apr 2025 — avg 582 · peak 1,424Jun 2025 — avg 669 · peak 1,754Aug 2025 — avg 542 · peak 1,198Oct 2025 — avg 765 · peak 2,248Dec 2025 — avg 518 · peak 1,156Feb 2026 — avg 386 · peak 959Apr 2026 — avg 435 · peak 1,209Jun 2026 — avg 378 · peak 907Aug 2026 — avg 380 · peak 934
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-222026-10-132026-09-22: 1 new positive2026-09-23: 7 new positive2026-09-24: 7 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 5 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-30: 5 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-06: 5 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 3 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 2 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 4 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$7.992021-10-192026-08-132021-10-19 — best price $13.492021-12-13 — best price $14.992022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-02-04 — best price $11.992022-05-06 — best price $11.992022-06-24 — best price $11.242022-09-06 — best price $14.992022-11-01 — best price $14.992022-12-02 — best price $14.992023-01-20 — best price $11.242023-05-01 — best price $14.992023-07-31 — best price $11.242023-09-07 — best price $10.042023-11-13 — best price $14.992023-12-11 — best price $14.992024-01-10 — best price $9.892024-02-22 — best price $9.892024-04-02 — best price $10.492024-05-03 — best price $13.992024-06-20 — best price $11.992024-07-27 — best price $13.992024-10-22 — best price $13.992024-12-02 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-13 — best price $11.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-04-24 — best price $19.992025-06-12 — best price $11.992025-07-18 — best price $11.992025-09-27 — best price $19.992025-11-06 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $11.992026-01-17 — best price $11.992026-03-10 — best price $19.992026-04-16 — best price $19.992026-06-04 — best price $11.992026-08-13 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

122122026-05-26 — 67 pageviews2026-05-30 — 78 pageviews2026-06-03 — 42 pageviews2026-06-07 — 70 pageviews2026-06-11 — 39 pageviews2026-06-15 — 37 pageviews2026-06-19 — 19 pageviews2026-06-23 — 17 pageviews2026-06-27 — 48 pageviews2026-07-01 — 25 pageviews2026-07-05 — 35 pageviews2026-07-09 — 28 pageviews2026-07-13 — 25 pageviews2026-07-17 — 20 pageviews2026-07-21 — 23 pageviews2026-07-25 — 32 pageviews2026-07-29 — 18 pageviews2026-08-02 — 35 pageviews2026-08-06 — 27 pageviews2026-08-10 — 29 pageviews2026-08-14 — 12 pageviews2026-08-18 — 22 pageviews2026-08-22 — 25 pageviews2026-08-26 — 15 pageviews2026-08-30 — 24 pageviews2026-09-03 — 17 pageviews2026-09-07 — 19 pageviews2026-09-11 — 26 pageviews2026-09-15 — 25 pageviews2026-09-19 — 33 pageviews2026-09-23 — 32 pageviews2026-09-27 — 46 pageviews2026-10-01 — 18 pageviews2026-10-05 — 23 pageviews2026-10-09 — 28 pageviews2026-10-12 — 20 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

28502026-10-01 00:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-02 22:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 285 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 69 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-13 22:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
95.6%
earned "First in Collection"
7.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller Support11 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish

Post-launch support: 11 DLC released, first 2021-10-23, latest 2025-09-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)38,9937%25
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)3,5076%24

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRCo-opIndieCasualPuzzleMysteryAdventureControllerSimulationEscape Room

Census log

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

Recent updates

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