THE ESCAPISTS

Platforms: PlayStation 4
Developers: Team17, Mouldy Toof Studios
Initial release date: August 20, 2014
Genres: Indie game, Adventure game, Strategy Video Game, Role-playing Video Game, Adventure, Strategy
Engine: Unity, Clickteam Fusion
Mode: Single-player video game
Publisher: Team17

The Escapists is a strategy game played from a top-down perspective. The game was developed by Mouldy Toof Studios and following a Steam Early Access release in 2014, was released in 2015 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It was released on iOS and Android in 2017. A Nintendo Switch version of the game containing all downloadable content was released in 2018. The game was launched on the Epic Games Store on 23 September 2021, with the weekly free game campaign of Epic Games. Players assume the role of an inmate and must escape from prisons of increasing difficulty.

Reviewers praised the freedom of approach the game offered players, yet some were frustrated by the trial-and-error approach required to learn its systems. A sequel, The Escapists 2, was released in 2017.