How 2 Escape (2023)

Developer: Breakfirst Games
Publisher: Maximum Entertainment
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 3.6 of 5, 820 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.9 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A cooperative race against time where two players must communicate and solve puzzles together to escape a train, blending tension with teamwork.

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What players say

Players are split on this asymmetric co-op escape room. Many enjoy it as a couple's activity and find early puzzles engaging, but a recurring complaint is that later puzzles, especially the final level, rely on leaps in logic or broken mechanics. The experience depends heavily on a companion app, which some find awkward to set up or feel causes an uneven workload between players.

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