The perfect game for Puzzle fans.
Escape Academy has the player go to a magic Hogwarts-style school where every class is learning how to solve escape rooms and become a Master Escapist, and no that’s seriously the story here. The levels do have some variety, rather than a standard Escape room, you might be trying to assist someone on a video feed who is breaking someone out of jail, but in the end, it’s all about solving puzzles and exploring the space you’re in and it’s consistently solid in that.
This brings the bad, and there’s one issue here, there are only a little over 10 levels, and the game takes about three hours. This is such a good game that it’s criminal how long it is. There’s not even a way to extend the length here. Maybe if you struggle, you can replay a level but there is a pretty bad problem, the solution to the puzzles is always the same. That’s understandable but man I want more because every single puzzle here is well designed.
Pick this up if you love puzzle games. Each level here is well designed, giving an intense feeling, and a clock that is ever counting down, but it has reasonable puzzles, and you’ll consistently find revelations as you play. This is an easy recommendation for Game Pass, however, I'm not sure if you're considering buying the game yourself. I want to support the developers but I beat the entire game in 3 hours, and they’re asking 20 dollars for it, which feels a bit high. Still, I had a great time so maybe grab this one on sale.
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4.5