The Escapists Review | Hookedgamers

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The Shawshank Redemption was right, you know: escaping from prison is hard. I know because I spent a couple of days trying to escape from several of them. The Escapists is a game from Mouldy Toof Studios (in reality, just one man, Chris Davis), and published by Team 17. It’s a prison break game, but there are no set paths to follow; it’s a complete sandbox. You start in a cell, and then however you escape is up to you.

Luckily, there are plenty of ways to do so, and each of the six prisons in the game has separate tactics which you can employ. Center Perks is, as you might expect if you’ve ever visited Center Parcs in England, more like a holiday resort than a prison. The prisoners get nice meals, and they even get their own TV in their rooms. However, there’s nothing like the sweet taste of freedom. It’s the easiest prison to escape from, but that doesn’t mean it’s a walk in the Perk… Parc… park.