The Escapists

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• Christmas video game
• strategy video game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• role-playing video game^*

• stealth game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Localized titles

• The Escapists

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*
• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Polish^*
• Russian^*
• Italian^*

Community tags · historical

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  1,078^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  911^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  829^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  792^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  697^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  684^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  573^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  474^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  455^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  455^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  420^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  397^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  335^*

• Top-Down^*

  Votes · historical

  323^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  309^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  309^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  308^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  189^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  153^*

• Rogue-like^*

  Votes · historical

  101^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion^*

  Processor alternatives

  2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce 9400M or equivalent^*

  Storage

  2 GB available space^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual Core CPU 2.4 gHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD Graphics 4000, Nvidia GeForce GT 8000, ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series^*

  Storage

  2 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  Linux Compatible Card^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual Core CPU 2.4 gHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD Graphics 4000, Nvidia GeForce 8000, ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series^*

  Storage

  2 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  Windows Compatible Card^*

  Conditions

  We recommend updating your PC's hardware drivers before playing. If your PC is no longer supported by your manufacturer and your hardware drivers are very old, you may experience difficulty running the game. Please check with your PC manufacturer for more details.^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Silver^*

  Reports

  24^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Mouldy Toof Studios^*

Publishers

• Team17
• Xbox Game Studios

• 2014-08-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2015-02-13

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2015-02-12 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2015-02-12^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 13, 2015^*

Detailed specifications