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The Great Escape

XiNFiNiTY Games · OtakuMaker SARL · 2016-01-11

Steam

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 23, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 23, 2003 (PlayStation 2), Jul 23, 2003 (Xbox)

The Great Escape is a infinity runner where player guides a spaceship through a narrow tunnel filled with incoming obstacles. The more you advance harder the hazards become.

The Great Escape is an Action, Casual, Indie game released in 2016, priced at $2.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (55% of 29 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-07

55%
positive of 29 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
64/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
$2.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 65% of 27,625 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220162026Week of 2016-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Census log

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Similarity via IGDB.