The Artful Escape
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2021
Genres
- adventure video game
- adventure game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Localized titles
- The Artful Escape
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Indie*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Dutch*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Turkish*
Audio languages
- English*
- Turkish*
Community tags · historical
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 149*
- Music*
- Votes · historical
- 144*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 143*
- Psychedelic*
- Votes · historical
- 137*
- Story Rich*
- Votes · historical
- 134*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 128*
- Sci-fi*
- Votes · historical
- 124*
- Stylized*
- Votes · historical
- 120*
- Narrative*
- Votes · historical
- 116*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 107*
- Colorful*
- Votes · historical
- 104*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 96*
- 2D*
- Votes · historical
- 95*
- Comedy*
- Votes · historical
- 93*
- Walking Simulator*
- Votes · historical
- 93*
- Exploration*
- Votes · historical
- 83*
- Platformer*
- Votes · historical
- 82*
- Third Person*
- Votes · historical
- 81*
- Interactive Fiction*
- Votes · historical
- 78*
- Funny*
- Votes · historical
- 76*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 10*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3-540 | AMD FX-4350*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0c*
- Storage
- 7 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, 8 GB | AMD Radeon RX 580, 4 GB*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD FX-8350*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 12*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Beethoven and Dinosaur
Publishers
- Annapurna Interactive*
Release history
- 2021-09-09
- Date precision
- Exact date
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- 2021-09-09
- Date precision
- Exact date
- Platform
- Xbox Series X and Series S
- 2021-09-09 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2021-09-09*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Sep 9, 2021*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Intel Core i3-540 | AMD FX-4350*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 4* GB
- Name
- The Artful Escape*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD FX-8350*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, 8 GB | AMD Radeon RX 580, 4 GB*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Release year
- 2,021*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3-540 | AMD FX-4350*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 4 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD FX-8350*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, 8 GB | AMD Radeon RX 580, 4 GB*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Beethoven and Dinosaur
- Beethoven and Dinosaur*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- adventure game
- adventure game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Annapurna Interactive
- Annapurna Interactive*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2021-09-09 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2021-09-09*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 12*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 303* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Beethoven and Dinosaur*
- DLC count · historical
- 1*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100000 - 200000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Turkish*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 313* min
- Metacritic score
- 80*
- Name
- The Artful Escape*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 128*
- Peak ccu
- 1*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,554*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 6.99*
- Publishers
- Annapurna Interactive*
- Recommendations
- 1,614*
- Store release date · historical
- Sep 9, 2021*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Dutch*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Turkish*
- Game website · historical
- https://theartfulescape.com/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Beethoven and Dinosaur
- Beethoven and Dinosaur*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Turkish*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Annapurna Interactive
- Annapurna Interactive*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Sep 9, 2021*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Dutch*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Turkish*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 295* min
- Ccu
- 1*
- Developer
- Beethoven and Dinosaur*
- Historical discount
- 65* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Dutch*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Turkish*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 361* min
- Name
- The Artful Escape*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 128*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100,000 .. 200,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,554*
- Historical US price
- 699* US cents
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive*
- Community tags · historical
- Adventure*
- Music*
- Indie*
- Psychedelic*
- Story Rich*
- Singleplayer*
- Sci-fi*
- Stylized*
- Narrative*
- Atmospheric*
- Colorful*
- Action*
- 2D*
- Comedy*
- Walking Simulator*
- Exploration*
- Platformer*
- Third Person*
- Interactive Fiction*
- Funny*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Dutch*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Turkish*
- Community tags · historical
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Music
- Music*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Psychedelic
- Psychedelic*
- Story Rich
- Story Rich*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Sci-fi
- Sci-fi*
- Stylized
- Stylized*
- Narrative
- Narrative*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Colorful
- Colorful*
- Action
- Action*
- 2D
- 2D*
- Comedy
- Comedy*
- Walking Simulator
- Walking Simulator*
- Exploration
- Exploration*
- Platformer
- Platformer*
- Third Person
- Third Person*
- Interactive Fiction
- Interactive Fiction*
- Funny
- Funny*
- Tags votes
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 149*
- Music
- Votes · historical
- 144*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 143*
- Psychedelic
- Votes · historical
- 137*
- Story Rich
- Votes · historical
- 134*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 128*
- Sci-fi
- Votes · historical
- 124*
- Stylized
- Votes · historical
- 120*
- Narrative
- Votes · historical
- 116*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 107*
- Colorful
- Votes · historical
- 104*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 96*
- 2D
- Votes · historical
- 95*
- Comedy
- Votes · historical
- 93*
- Walking Simulator
- Votes · historical
- 93*
- Exploration
- Votes · historical
- 83*
- Platformer
- Votes · historical
- 82*
- Third Person
- Votes · historical
- 81*
- Interactive Fiction
- Votes · historical
- 78*
- Funny
- Votes · historical
- 76*
Specifications 5 · 27 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Beethoven and Dinosaur*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- Minimum: *
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: *
- Metacritic score
- 80*
- Name
- The Artful Escape*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-540 | AMD FX-4350 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 7 GB available space *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $19.99*
- Publishers
- Annapurna Interactive*
- Recommendations total
- 1,587*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Sep 9, 2021*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Beethoven and Dinosaur
- Beethoven and Dinosaur*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 10*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3-540 | AMD FX-4350*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0c*
- Storage
- 7 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Annapurna Interactive
- Annapurna Interactive*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Sep 9, 2021*
- Interface languages
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Dutch*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Turkish*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- unsupported*
- Store genres
- Action|Adventure|Indie*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 8,594*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- moderate*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 12*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- platinum*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 8* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,021*
- Title
- The Artful Escape*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 12*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 8 GB*
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