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Games like The Great Escape

If The Great Escape is your kind of game, the closest matches are Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt, Space storm and Ozone Guardian — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Great Escape: The Great Escape is a infinity runner where player guides a spaceship through a narrow tunnel filled with incoming obstacles. The more you advance harder the hazards become.

2016ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDMetacritic 54Windowsby XiNFiNiTY Games
The Great Escape — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Great Escape also play

Steam players who put hours into The Great Escape also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Great Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt Take control of your chosen fighter (either Scout or Grunt) in this side scrolling shooter.

    2016ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Space storm

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Great Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with The Great Escape.

    Steer a futuristic spaceship through 50 action-packed levels! Fight against enemy fleets, use teleportation, dodge fireballs and defeat the mothership. Precision and skill are required to survive increasingly difficult waves. Are you ready?

    2025ActionStrategyCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ozone Guardian

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Great Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    A new twist on the classic arcade shooter, with a variety of character choices and an upgrade system. Control your spaceship with your mouse & shoot with click - the only limitation is your hand speed! Face waves of creative enemy ships and stimulating bosses, and protect the ozone, Ozone Guardian.

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Bounce your Bullets!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Great Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    A small game where you cannot stop moving forward. Your bullets get stronger and stronger after they bounce enough times. Bounce your Bullets! is a casual yet increasingly difficult colorful shmup where you survive for as long as possible against growing waves of enemies.

    2022ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Crystal Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Great Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Defeat your enemies with super powerful charged shots! "Crystal Survivor" is a top-down roguelite arena shooter. Use the crystal's unique attack methods, various weapons, items, and relics to survive.

    2024ActionIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. War Birds: WW2 Air strike 1942

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Great Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    War Birds is a 2.5D World War 2 air combat game, with impressive 3D warplanes and beautiful 2D environments.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Altitude

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Great Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Now Available on PC, Mac and Linux!

    2009ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Let Them Come

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Great Escape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down.

    2017ActionIndie1.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Great Escape at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Great Escape on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Great Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Great Escape.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Great Escape on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with The Great Escape.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Great Escape on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Great Escape.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Great Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Great Escape.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Great Escape on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Great Escape on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Great Escape.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Great Escape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Great Escape.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Great Escape.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Great Escape.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from XiNFiNiTY Games

Other recommendable Steam games by XiNFiNiTY Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XiNFiNiTY Games, the studio behind The Great Escape. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt Take control of your chosen fighter (either Scout or Grunt) in this side scrolling shooter.

    2016ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lab 03 Yrinth

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XiNFiNiTY Games, the studio behind The Great Escape. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Lab 03 Yrinth is a challenging maze game in a sci-fi scary atmosphere. It will challenge your skill and patience. Its a game made for speedrunners, be a guinea pig and have a taste of what it feels like...

    2017ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Spinning Around

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XiNFiNiTY Games, the studio behind The Great Escape. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Are you up for the challenge? Spinning around is an arcade game that will test your reflexes in the simplest form. Guide your spaceship through the gates,be fast!

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Trigonometry

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XiNFiNiTY Games, the studio behind The Great Escape. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Trigonometry is a fun casual game, ​The rotating triangle in Trigonometry is the pivoting center of this exciting action game! Match colors to go further and try to beat your own score!

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Abscond

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XiNFiNiTY Games, the studio behind The Great Escape. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Avoiding all obstacles and collect points before they are destroyed. Watch out for projectiles and enemies stalking you! Will you the #1 highscore on leaderboard against your friends?

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Infinity Trip

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XiNFiNiTY Games, the studio behind The Great Escape. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Infinity Trip is a simple and addictive endless runner game. You control a little ship gliding through a beautiful exotic world, avoiding obstacles and collecting coins to unlock new cool spaceships.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Jump! Jump! Jump!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XiNFiNiTY Games, the studio behind The Great Escape. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Jump! Jump! Jump! is a score based platformer game, it required all your reflexes and concentration to beat the highest score and collect coins to unlock new character!

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Infinity Escape

    WHY THIS

    Another title from XiNFiNiTY Games, the studio behind The Great Escape. Shares Action and Indie with The Great Escape.

    Infinity Escape is a reflex based game that will push your gaming skills to the maximum in a world full of obstacles, only to get the best score!

    2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Great Escape

How much does The Great Escape cost?
The Great Escape is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Great Escape?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Great Escape are Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt, Space storm, Ozone Guardian.
Who developed The Great Escape?
The Great Escape was developed by XiNFiNiTY Games and published by OtakuMaker SARL.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Great Escape.

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