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The Escapists 2

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The Escapists 2
The Escapists 2 cover
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
The Escapists 2 on HowLongToBeat
The Escapists 2 on IGDB
The Escapists 2 on MobyGames
The Escapists 2 on Wikipedia
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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
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM free when launched directly from executable
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Game of the Year Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Game of the Year Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass Includes Wicked Ward, Big Top Breakout, and Dungeons and Duct Tape.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Glorious Regime Prison
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wicked Ward
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Big Top Breakout
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Dungeons and Duct Tape
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

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

Video

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

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

Input

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 Native 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
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 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
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

  1. Unity engine build: 5.5.0p4[1]

References

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