The Escapists 2

    Work as a team of up to four to craft tools and plan prison breaks.

    Team17, Mouldy Toof Studios · published by Team17

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Sources disagree
    Online versus
    1 source
    Players in online co-op
    1 source
    How co-op works
    Confirmed
    Local co-op
    Confirmed
    Free to play
    1 source
    Plays like
    Not known yet
    Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, Crossplay, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 91% positive from 33,963 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 75/100 from 9 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 30748Total negative: 3215Total reviews: 33963{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":30748,"total_negative":3215,"total_reviews":33963}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 25653Name: The Escapists 2Url: https://www.igdb.com/games/the-escapists-2Created at: 1478617955First release date: 1503360000Total rating: 71.60693834017067Total rating count: 96Aggregated rating: 75.44444444444444Aggregated rating count: 9Hypes: 13Release dates: [{"id":93186,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"},{"id":131617,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"},{"id":93185,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"},{"id":93187,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"},{"id":131616,"date":1515628800,"human":"Jan 11, 2018"},{"id":131618,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":16437,"name":"Team17"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":5792,"name":"Mouldy Toof Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]{"id":25653,"name":"The Escapists 2","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/the-escapists-2","created_at":1478617955,"first_release_date":1503360000,"total_rating":71.60693834017067,"total_rating_count":96,"aggregated_rating":75.44444444444444,"aggregated_rating_count":9,"hypes":13,"release_dates":[{"id":93186,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"},{"id":131617,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"},{"id":93185,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"},{"id":93187,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"},{"id":131616,"date":1515628800,"human":"Jan 11, 2018"},{"id":131618,"date":1503360000,"human":"Aug 22, 2017"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":16437,"name":"Team17"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":5792,"name":"Mouldy Toof Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.