# Games like The Escapists

> The closest matches to The Escapists: The Escapists 2, The Escapists: The Walking Dead, Sheltered, Don't Starve, and Terraria. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Escapists 2](https://imho.run/games/641990/the-escapists-2) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 11,196 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/641990/)
2. [The Escapists: The Walking Dead](https://imho.run/games/388060/the-escapists-the-walking-dead) — Same immersive mood as The Escapists. 336 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388060/)
3. [Sheltered](https://imho.run/games/356040/sheltered) — A frequent pick in The Escapists players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,429 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356040/)
4. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — A frequent pick in The Escapists players' libraries, and another Indie. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
5. [Terraria](https://imho.run/games/105600/terraria) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 590,217 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/)
6. [Crashlands](https://imho.run/games/391730/crashlands) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 1,596 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391730/)
7. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — A frequent pick in The Escapists players' libraries, and another Strategy. 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
8. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)
9. [Forager](https://imho.run/games/751780/forager) — A frequent pick in The Escapists players' libraries, and another Action. 13,308 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/751780/)
10. [The Survivalists](https://imho.run/games/897450/the-survivalists) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 2,979 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/897450/)
11. [Core Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1621690/core-keeper) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 22,806 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/)
12. [Monster Sanctuary](https://imho.run/games/814370/monster-sanctuary) — Same immersive mood as The Escapists. 4,878 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/814370/)
13. [Necesse](https://imho.run/games/1169040/necesse) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 11,720 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1169040/)
14. [ZERO Sievert](https://imho.run/games/1782120/zero-sievert) — Same immersive mood as The Escapists. 7,696 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782120/)
15. [Magicite](https://imho.run/games/268750/magicite) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 3,674 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268750/)
16. [Super Magbot](https://imho.run/games/1205170/super-magbot) — Same whimsical mood as The Escapists. 114 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205170/)
17. [Party Hard 2](https://imho.run/games/572430/party-hard-2) — A frequent pick in The Escapists players' libraries, and another Action. 591 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/572430/)
18. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
19. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
20. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
21. [Surviving Titan](https://imho.run/games/1239440/surviving-titan) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 113 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239440/)
22. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
23. [Tinkerlands](https://imho.run/games/2617700/tinkerlands) — Also Crafting, like The Escapists. 727 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617700/)
24. [Enter the Gungeon](https://imho.run/games/311690/enter-the-gungeon) — Same challenging mood as The Escapists. 38,640 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311690/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=298630&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=298630
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/298630
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Escapists

The Escapists is a strategy-focused indie game released in 2015 that tasks players with planning and executing prison escapes. Set across multiple distinct correctional facilities, the core gameplay loop revolves around collecting materials, crafting useful items from junk, forging documents, and exploiting guard patrol routines through careful observation and timing. Players hide contraband in their cells, dig tunnels, and construct elaborate schemes to overcome security measures. Reviewers highlight how each prison feels like a layered puzzle requiring methodical planning, and players describe the satisfaction of crafting something genuinely useful from random scraps. The game supports online cooperative play, adding coordination challenges to the escape-planning formula. Currently priced around $3.59 USD and marked as playable on Steam Deck, it holds a 90% positive rating from over 9,300 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 298630
- **Developer:** Mouldy Toof Studios
- **Publisher:** Team17
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 13, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 71
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/298630/the-escapists)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=298630&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298630/)
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