Escape Academy

I am pleasantly surprised by this game. Lots of escape games you can play virtually have lots of complicated or elaborate puzzles and can feel very marathonish, which isn’t a bad thing at all to some. but this game gave me the first genuine feeling of playing an escape room that I’d almost forgot that it was a video game sometimes. puzzles were easy to follow, story added urgency and whimsy and the drama of the situations that you’re put in added that extra bit to the game that makes it stand out amongst in person rooms by placing you in situations that escape rooms can’t even attempt. plus the variation of each experience makes a large selection of moments that still stick to me when i think about escape rooms in general. this game has left me feeling better for playing it, which i can’t say for many escape video games. if you read this far, you should give this a try, get it while it’s in a steam sale! definitely going to try some of the DLC next!

Genuinely enjoyed this one! Having online escape experiences has been fantastic when we can’t make it to a physical room and this one has a lot of different locations and puzzle types in one. The art and humor are great. The only negatives were one unnecessarily confusing puzzle and some technical hiccups (though I believe those were due to the Steam interface, so not knocking the developers for it). Excited to try out the DLC, Escape from Anti-Escape Island.