The Escapists

The Escapists

by Mouldy Toof Studios·published by Team17

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment90

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

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Quick Stats

Reviews

10,428en

16,155 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

Feb 13, 2015

Price

$3.59

Velocity

2.2/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

580K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

$10.0M

Based on 16,155 reviews (all languages)

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Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 9,100 post-launch reviews
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0h
58%468 rev
<2h
70%381 rev
2-10h
87%3,076 rev
10-50h
94%3,923 rev
50-200h
96%1,078 rev
200h+
98%174 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+26pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 310 similar games in the Action genre released in 2015.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 8%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 1%

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