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The Escapists
The Escapists	2015
The Escapists: The Walking Dead	2015
The Escapists 2	2017

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Developer Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Epic Games Store		DRM free when launched directly from executable
GamersGate

GOG.com		Game of the Year Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Game of the Year Edition also available.
Origin (unavailable)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass	Includes Wicked Ward, Big Top Breakout, and Dungeons and Duct Tape.
Glorious Regime Prison
Wicked Ward
Big Top Breakout
Dungeons and Duct Tape

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team 17 Digital ltd.\The Escapists 2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Team 17 Digital ltd_\The Escapists 2\Saves\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Team 17 Digital ltd_/The Escapists 2/Saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed.^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Select Mouse, Keyboard and Controller as the Control Input option.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound		7.0^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op, Versus
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op, Versus

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1, 10	8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz	Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 4650 Intel HD Graphics 4400 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 AMD Radeon R7 370

A 64-bit operating system is recommended.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 640M ATI Radeon HD 5750 Intel HD Graphics 6100

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 18.2
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS ATI Radeon HD 4650 Intel HD Graphics 6100

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.5.0p4^[1]

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-08
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-07-10
Tested at the native monitor resolution of 2560x1080.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-14
Tested with Special K.

[2] Unity engine build: 5.5.0p4^[1]

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-08

[3] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-07-10
Tested at the native monitor resolution of 2560x1080.

[4] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-14
Tested with Special K.

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

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Developers

	Team17
	Mouldy Toof Studios
Engines
	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	August 22, 2017
macOS (OS X)	August 22, 2017
Linux	August 22, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	75
OpenCritic	75
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control, Point and select
Genres	Simulation
Series	The Escapists