Underplayed Gems

How 2 Escape (2023)

How 2 Escape cover
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

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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Screenshots

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