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The Escapists 2

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App ID 641990
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Team17
Franchise Team17 Digital, The Escapists Franchise
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 38923254
Last Record Update 16 September 2026 – 08:58:07 UTC ()
Release Date 21 August 2017 – 23:00:00 UTC ()
😎 88.81%
33k reviews
544
In-Game
+11
💡 Strategy 👾 Pixel Graphics 👥 Online Co-Op 🤝 Co-op 🖼️ 2D

Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?

Additional Information

Developer Team17
metacritic_name The Escapists 2
controller_support full
metacritic_score 75
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-escapists-2?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Team17
Store Release Date 21 August 2017 – 23:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/TheEscapistsGame/
https://www.twitch.tv/team17
https://x.com/Escapists_Game
https://www.youtube.com/team17ltd/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 21 August 2017 – 23:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 14 November 2022 – 21:41:18 UTC () (1668462078)
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Detected Technologies Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Mono SDK, Photon SDK, Wwise SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 19 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5292929
  • steam_machine_tests:
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  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
    requires_proton_soundfonts0
First seen on SteamDB 19 May 2017 – 13:28:36 UTC (), in changelist #2999281

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🕹️ Multiplayer 💡 Strategy 👾 Pixel Graphics 👥 Online Co-Op 🤝 Co-op 🖼️ 2D 👥 Local Co-Op 🔧 Crafting 🖥️ Simulation 👤 Singleplayer 🌱 Indie 🧱 Sandbox 🥷 Stealth 📺 Split Screen 🦹 Character Customization 🧩 Puzzle 😃 Funny 🌍 Open World 💥 Action 😓 Difficult

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Online Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Shared/Split Screen Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op PvP Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp16 September 2026 – 08:58:04 UTC

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
641992 Windows The Escapists 2 Windows 2.42 GiB 1.35 GiB
641993 macOS 64-bitThe Escapists 2 OSX 2.09 GiB 1.10 GiB
641994 Linux The Escapists 2 Linux 2.36 GiB 1.26 GiB
666350 UnusedDLC 666350The Escapists 2 - The Glorious Regime Prison (666350) Depot No size
795970 UnusedDLC 795970The Escapists 2 - Soundtrack (795970) Depot No size

Redistributables

ID Configuration Size DL.
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size

Total size on disk is 6.87 GiB and total download size is 3.72 GiB.

Total size on disk is 2.42 GiB and total download size is 1.35 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Built Time Updated
public 5292929 15 July 2020 – 18:30:59 UTC 22 July 2020 – 09:57:48 UTC

Other

Name Value
workshopdepot The Escapists 2 (641990)
baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian
privatebranches 1
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