Escape Academy

This is a video game experience! Can be played with 2 players. One of the best escape room games I've played with a story.

One of the best virtual escape room video games I’ve ever played! Escape Academy is a collection of about a dozen escape rooms tied together with a charming story about an escape room school. (enroll me now!) The game stands out with its excellent 1st-person controls that are a step above typical point-and-click gameplay. The rooms are all colorful, well-designed, filled with humor and personality, and include elements that would not be feasible in real-life escape rooms. The puzzles are in the easier side for enthusiasts, and the lower time limits reflect that. But there are some good stumpers that took a while, and made me feel proud to solve. There is a built-in hint system for those who need more assistance. You can play co-op too with local and online with optional split screen! Really felt like I was in an actual escape room with a group! Also worth noting there’s DLC packs that add extra escape rooms and storylines. The game is frequently cheap, and I highly recommend it for newcomers and veterans alike, especially for those days where you just can’t make it out to a real room! Passing marks A+!

I'm not a gamer by any means, but I honestly loved this game so much. The puzzles felt like I was solving an actual escape room, rather than the typical point-and-click games. It was complex but made sense and was entertaining. If I could forget the puzzles and play again, I definitely would.

I am pleasantly surprised by this game. Lots of escape games you can play virtually have lots of complicated or elaborate puzzles and can feel very marathonish, which isn’t a bad thing at all to some. but this game gave me the first genuine feeling of playing an escape room that I’d almost forgot that it was a video game sometimes. puzzles were easy to follow, story added urgency and whimsy and the drama of the situations that you’re put in added that extra bit to the game that makes it stand out amongst in person rooms by placing you in situations that escape rooms can’t even attempt. plus the variation of each experience makes a large selection of moments that still stick to me when i think about escape rooms in general. this game has left me feeling better for playing it, which i can’t say for many escape video games. if you read this far, you should give this a try, get it while it’s in a steam sale! definitely going to try some of the DLC next!

Genuinely enjoyed this one! Having online escape experiences has been fantastic when we can’t make it to a physical room and this one has a lot of different locations and puzzle types in one. The art and humor are great. The only negatives were one unnecessarily confusing puzzle and some technical hiccups (though I believe those were due to the Steam interface, so not knocking the developers for it). Excited to try out the DLC, Escape from Anti-Escape Island.