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The Escapists: The Walking Dead

Team17 Digital Ltd · 2015-09-30

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IndieStrategy

Franchise: The Walking Dead · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 30, 2015 (Mac), Sep 30, 2015 (Linux), Sep 30, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 16, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Sep 30, 2015 (Xbox One)

Merging the smash hit indie game The Escapists with the world wide phenomenon that is The Walking Dead, Team17 have taken the very best of both worlds and are now providing players with the opportunity to play Rick Grimes as he takes on hordes of zombies let loose upon the world.

The Escapists: The Walking Dead is an Indie, Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $3.99, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (64% of 898 reviews).

3
playing now
64%
positive of 898 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
3.93★
PlayStation Store rating (1,128 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 22k–54k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 898 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.59-80%
GamersGate$3.60-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.52 at Gamer Thor (2024-11-23) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 146 of 183 observed days · $3.07 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120172026Week of 2017-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.522015-09-112026-10-122015-09-11 — best price $17.992015-12-29 — best price $8.092016-05-02 — best price $17.992016-09-26 — best price $17.992017-03-13 — best price $17.992017-10-02 — best price $4.502018-04-19 — best price $5.002018-09-15 — best price $19.992019-01-07 — best price $13.752019-05-10 — best price $4.492019-09-14 — best price $19.992019-12-07 — best price $14.212020-03-31 — best price $17.992020-07-10 — best price $4.132020-10-09 — best price $17.992020-12-31 — best price $17.992021-03-22 — best price $4.492021-06-12 — best price $15.112021-09-25 — best price $17.992021-12-17 — best price $3.492022-03-23 — best price $17.992022-08-01 — best price $17.992022-11-23 — best price $3.492023-03-16 — best price $3.822023-06-29 — best price $15.832023-11-12 — best price $15.832024-02-14 — best price $1.792024-05-14 — best price $1.972024-08-15 — best price $1.792024-11-02 — best price $15.112025-01-18 — best price $17.992025-04-26 — best price $17.992025-07-31 — best price $14.862025-10-24 — best price $1.732026-02-09 — best price $3.142026-05-04 — best price $17.992026-07-31 — best price $3.152026-10-12 — best price $3.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
76.1%
earned "Back From The Dead"
4.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-09-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)5,1873%24
PS4 (PlayStation)3,8925%25
Steam (Steam)3,1432%24
Windows (Xbox)12030%19

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

Player tags

2DRPGGoreIndieActionHorrorShooterZombiesStrategySurvival

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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