
Much of the fun in The Escapists is discovering new combinations of items, but some of the things you can craft include various types of tools, makeshift weapons, disguises, and concealment devices to hide your illicit activities. It’s your choice whether to try to play it smart and build your own items or become a hulking brute who just takes what he wants from others.Ībove: Search desks in other cells to find useful items. If you use a computer or read a book to raise your intellect, you gain the ability to craft more complicated items. Using the yoga mat or the speed bag increases your speed attribute, which increases the frequency of your attacks. Improving your strength by lifting weights increases how much damage you both take and deal out to others. The game also tracks several statistics for your character: strength, speed, and intellect.
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Otherwise, you’re free to follow your own path and create your own narrative. Each time you start a scenario, your game will be slightly different, and you’ll have to tailor your strategy to what’s currently available to you. Randomized object placement and job assignments give you diverse experiences every time you play. Inmates will give you a variety of tasks (quests if you will) that you can complete to earn money, which other prisoners will be happy to take from you in exchange for both mundane and contraband objects. It’s up to you to follow these directions or not, but be prepared to suffer the consequences if the guards catch you outside of where you’re supposed to be. You’ll go through roll calls, meals, work details, exercise time, free periods, and lights out. Messages pop up telling you where the guards expect you to go, and helpful yellow arrows point you in the right direction.

What you’ll likeĪfter selecting an inmate and one of the different prison scenarios, The Escapists summarily drops you right into your cell and starts your first day. Your goals adventure/puzzle title are simple: Move your inmate around, search for and craft useful objects, and survive the daily grind of incarceration long enough to escape. While this foray into life behind bars may appear superficially cute, it offers a surprisingly deep and puzzling experience. Don’t be fooled by the retro-style graphics from developer Mouldy Toof, however.
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13 on PC and Xbox One (I reviewed the PC version), is a fun, clever look into a setting not often explored in video games: life inside a prison. Don't be fooled by this rather unassuming title screen.
