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How 2 Escape

Breakfirst Games · Maximum Entertainment · 2023-08-31

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 31, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 31, 2023 (Xbox One), Aug 31, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 31, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Aug 31, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 31, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices. "Talk together. Help each other." will be your new motto to survive in How 2 Escape.

How 2 Escape is a $12.99 Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2023, estimated to have 100,000 .. 200,000 owners, with Mostly Positive (71% of 835 reviews) sentiment.

11
playing now
71%
positive of 835 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.63★
PlayStation Store rating (193 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 52 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 63% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 835 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.09 at GameBillet (2025-04-19) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 125 of 153 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
717120232026Week of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1702026-09-15 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 17 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
567Sep 2023Aug 2026Sep 2023 — avg 56 · peak 423Oct 2023 — avg 16 · peak 73Nov 2023 — avg 11 · peak 45Dec 2023 — avg 11 · peak 45Jan 2024 — avg 13 · peak 49Feb 2024 — avg 17 · peak 65Mar 2024 — avg 9 · peak 37Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 58May 2024 — avg 13 · peak 53Jun 2024 — avg 11 · peak 54Jul 2024 — avg 16 · peak 76Aug 2024 — avg 9 · peak 30Sep 2024 — avg 16 · peak 71Oct 2024 — avg 10 · peak 35Nov 2024 — avg 10 · peak 38Dec 2024 — avg 12 · peak 35Jan 2025 — avg 18 · peak 68Feb 2025 — avg 10 · peak 32Mar 2025 — avg 29 · peak 168Apr 2025 — avg 13 · peak 52May 2025 — avg 10 · peak 29Jun 2025 — avg 31 · peak 149Jul 2025 — avg 25 · peak 107Aug 2025 — avg 19 · peak 91Sep 2025 — avg 10 · peak 45Oct 2025 — avg 13 · peak 52Nov 2025 — avg 12 · peak 50Dec 2025 — avg 13 · peak 38Jan 2026 — avg 16 · peak 50Feb 2026 — avg 10 · peak 28Mar 2026 — avg 14 · peak 48Apr 2026 — avg 8 · peak 31May 2026 — avg 7 · peak 28Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 24Jul 2026 — avg 11 · peak 49Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 27
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$1.092023-08-312026-10-092023-08-31 — best price $10.192023-11-08 — best price $11.992023-12-21 — best price $7.492024-01-18 — best price $8.992024-02-16 — best price $19.192024-03-15 — best price $14.992024-04-15 — best price $14.992024-05-20 — best price $7.492024-06-20 — best price $6.742024-07-16 — best price $12.742024-08-20 — best price $13.182024-09-09 — best price $5.402024-10-02 — best price $5.542024-11-05 — best price $12.492024-12-20 — best price $3.702025-02-10 — best price $2.702025-03-31 — best price $11.512025-04-28 — best price $14.992025-05-30 — best price $12.992025-06-27 — best price $12.992025-07-17 — best price $14.992025-08-19 — best price $5.252025-09-12 — best price $3.002025-09-30 — best price $2.642025-10-23 — best price $2.992025-11-09 — best price $11.272025-11-22 — best price $1.812025-12-10 — best price $2.052026-01-06 — best price $11.012026-01-24 — best price $12.992026-02-18 — best price $14.992026-04-02 — best price $11.172026-04-25 — best price $11.012026-05-18 — best price $4.422026-06-01 — best price $2.252026-06-14 — best price $12.992026-06-30 — best price $3.492026-07-27 — best price $11.512026-08-21 — best price $11.222026-10-09 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
71.2%
earned "Escape Game Rookie"
14.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)60715%26
PS5 (PlayStation)44735%27
Xbox One (Xbox)12123%26
PS4 (PlayStation)6941%27
Switch (Nintendo)150%0

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

Player tags

Co-opLogicPuzzleTrainsMysteryStylizedTeam-BasedEscape RoomMultiplayerOnline Co-Op

Census log

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

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