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The Escapists player count chart
The Escapists has a small but active player base. 59 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 49% on the month before).
History from Jun 1, 2014
The Escapists monthly player count
| Month | Avg. players | % Gain | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | n/a | -49.69% | 81 |
| October 2026 | 84 | +71.43% | 161 |
| September 2026 | 49 | +8% | 108 |
| August 2026 | n/a | +16.28% | 100 |
| July 2026 | n/a | -7.53% | 86 |
| June 2026 | n/a | -13.08% | 93 |
| May 2026 | n/a | +55.07% | 107 |
| April 2026 | n/a | -21.59% | 69 |
| March 2026 | n/a | +3.53% | 88 |
| February 2026 | n/a | -18.27% | 85 |
| January 2026 | n/a | +10.64% | 104 |
| December 2025 | n/a | +4.44% | 94 |
| November 2025 | n/a | -3.23% | 90 |
| October 2025 | n/a | +1.09% | 93 |
| September 2025 | n/a | -16.36% | 92 |
| August 2025 | n/a | +6.8% | 110 |
| July 2025 | n/a | -3.74% | 103 |
| June 2025 | n/a | +9.18% | 107 |
| May 2025 | n/a | +7.69% | 98 |
| April 2025 | n/a | -67.03% | 91 |
| March 2025 | n/a | +58.62% | 276 |
| February 2025 | n/a | +46.22% | 174 |
| January 2025 | n/a | +7.21% | 119 |
| December 2024 | n/a | -4.31% | 111 |
| November 2024 | n/a | +50.65% | 116 |
| October 2024 | n/a | -75.48% | 77 |
| September 2024 | n/a | +20.77% | 314 |
| August 2024 | n/a | +126.09% | 260 |
| July 2024 | n/a | -22.82% | 115 |
| June 2024 | n/a | +96.05% | 149 |
| May 2024 | n/a | -26.92% | 76 |
| April 2024 | n/a | -9.57% | 104 |
| March 2024 | n/a | +18.56% | 115 |
| February 2024 | n/a | -23.02% | 97 |
| January 2024 | n/a | +43.18% | 126 |
| December 2023 | n/a | -18.52% | 88 |
| November 2023 | n/a | +1.89% | 108 |
| October 2023 | n/a | +11.58% | 106 |
| September 2023 | n/a | -14.41% | 95 |
| August 2023 | n/a | -34.71% | 111 |
| July 2023 | n/a | -56.52% | 170 |
| June 2023 | n/a | +225.83% | 391 |
| May 2023 | n/a | +30.43% | 120 |
| April 2023 | n/a | +6.98% | 92 |
| March 2023 | n/a | -4.44% | 86 |
| February 2023 | n/a | -16.67% | 90 |
| January 2023 | n/a | -14.96% | 108 |
| December 2022 | n/a | +29.59% | 127 |
| November 2022 | n/a | -42.69% | 98 |
| October 2022 | n/a | +44.92% | 171 |
| September 2022 | n/a | +21.65% | 118 |
| August 2022 | n/a | -9.35% | 97 |
| July 2022 | n/a | +3.88% | 107 |
| June 2022 | n/a | +3% | 103 |
| May 2022 | n/a | -9.91% | 100 |
| April 2022 | n/a | -28.39% | 111 |
| March 2022 | n/a | +82.35% | 155 |
| February 2022 | n/a | -26.09% | 85 |
| January 2022 | n/a | -8% | 115 |
| December 2021 | n/a | +31.58% | 125 |
| November 2021 | n/a | -9.52% | 95 |
| October 2021 | n/a | -17.32% | 105 |
| September 2021 | n/a | -49% | 127 |
| August 2021 | n/a | +91.54% | 249 |
| July 2021 | n/a | +17.12% | 130 |
| June 2021 | n/a | -36.57% | 111 |
| May 2021 | n/a | +86.17% | 175 |
| April 2021 | n/a | -45.98% | 94 |
| March 2021 | n/a | +62.62% | 174 |
| February 2021 | n/a | -43.39% | 107 |
| January 2021 | n/a | -20.59% | 189 |
| December 2020 | n/a | +91.94% | 238 |
| November 2020 | n/a | +27.84% | 124 |
| October 2020 | n/a | +0% | 97 |
| September 2020 | n/a | -61.51% | 97 |
| August 2020 | n/a | +60.51% | 252 |
| July 2020 | n/a | -29.28% | 157 |
| June 2020 | n/a | +7.25% | 222 |
| May 2020 | n/a | -6.76% | 207 |
| April 2020 | n/a | +13.85% | 222 |
| March 2020 | n/a | +52.34% | 195 |
| February 2020 | n/a | -32.98% | 128 |
| January 2020 | n/a | -4.98% | 191 |
| December 2019 | n/a | +23.31% | 201 |
| November 2019 | n/a | -12.83% | 163 |
| October 2019 | n/a | +49.6% | 187 |
| September 2019 | n/a | -35.9% | 125 |
| August 2019 | n/a | +15.38% | 195 |
| July 2019 | n/a | -32.4% | 169 |
| June 2019 | n/a | +45.35% | 250 |
| May 2019 | n/a | -32.55% | 172 |
| April 2019 | n/a | -4.49% | 255 |
| March 2019 | n/a | +8.98% | 267 |
| February 2019 | n/a | +9.87% | 245 |
| January 2019 | n/a | -17.41% | 223 |
| December 2018 | n/a | +0.75% | 270 |
| November 2018 | n/a | +48.07% | 268 |
| October 2018 | n/a | -8.59% | 181 |
| September 2018 | n/a | -41.94% | 198 |
| August 2018 | n/a | +3.96% | 341 |
| July 2018 | n/a | -27.43% | 328 |
| June 2018 | n/a | -20.28% | 452 |
| May 2018 | n/a | +150.88% | 567 |
| April 2018 | n/a | -2.16% | 226 |
| March 2018 | n/a | -25.24% | 231 |
| February 2018 | n/a | -29.93% | 309 |
| January 2018 | n/a | -2.65% | 441 |
| December 2017 | n/a | -51.13% | 453 |
| November 2017 | n/a | +119.15% | 927 |
| October 2017 | n/a | -22.24% | 423 |
| September 2017 | n/a | -81.99% | 544 |
| August 2017 | n/a | +157.33% | 3,021 |
| July 2017 | n/a | -62.2% | 1,174 |
| June 2017 | n/a | +582.64% | 3,106 |
| May 2017 | n/a | -7.33% | 455 |
| April 2017 | n/a | -19.9% | 491 |
| March 2017 | n/a | -56.46% | 613 |
| February 2017 | n/a | +30.49% | 1,408 |
| January 2017 | n/a | -17.88% | 1,079 |
| December 2016 | n/a | +86.65% | 1,314 |
| November 2016 | n/a | -21.16% | 704 |
| October 2016 | n/a | +103.88% | 893 |
| September 2016 | n/a | -3.95% | 438 |
| August 2016 | n/a | -48.42% | 456 |
| July 2016 | n/a | -59.21% | 884 |
| June 2016 | n/a | +305.05% | 2,167 |
| May 2016 | n/a | -31.5% | 535 |
| April 2016 | n/a | -61.64% | 781 |
| March 2016 | n/a | +38.32% | 2,036 |
| February 2016 | n/a | -42.16% | 1,472 |
| January 2016 | n/a | -14.85% | 2,545 |
| December 2015 | n/a | +134.62% | 2,989 |
| November 2015 | n/a | +32.99% | 1,274 |
| October 2015 | n/a | +50.39% | 958 |
| September 2015 | n/a | +4.26% | 637 |
| August 2015 | n/a | -32.26% | 611 |
| July 2015 | n/a | -39.63% | 902 |
| June 2015 | n/a | -24.85% | 1,494 |
| May 2015 | n/a | -25.9% | 1,988 |
| April 2015 | n/a | +1.21% | 2,683 |
| March 2015 | n/a | -19.54% | 2,651 |
| February 2015 | n/a | +1.92% | 3,295 |
| January 2015 | n/a | +108.58% | 3,233 |
| December 2014 | n/a | +122.06% | 1,550 |
| November 2014 | n/a | +91.23% | 698 |
| October 2014 | n/a | -53.62% | 365 |
| September 2014 | n/a | +19.06% | 787 |
| August 2014 | n/a | +16425% | 661 |
| July 2014 | n/a | -20% | 4 |
| June 2014 | n/a | n/a | 5 |
How many people are playing The Escapists?
Right now, 59 players are in The Escapists on Steam. That makes it the #3,803 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 59 players. Today's peak is 47% below its 30-day average daily peak of 112.
The Escapists player count trend
Over the last 30 days The Escapists averaged a daily peak of 112 players, up 49% compared with the 30 days before (75). Its highest point this month (161) is 79% above the same period last year (90). In its first month after release (Jun 1, 2014) it peaked at 5 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 3,295, set on Feb 1, 2015.
Best time to play The Escapists
Based on the last 14 days, The Escapists is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York), when about 64% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.
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The Escapists players by hour and weekday
When The Escapists has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.
Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.
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About The Escapists
The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!
- Developer
- Mouldy Toof Studios
- Publisher
- Team17
- Released
- Jun 1, 2014
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Languages
- 7 languages
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The Escapists price history
Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. The Escapists is at its full price of $17.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $3.60), and the lowest we have recorded is $2.59.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown
US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.
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The Escapists reviews over time
Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.
The Escapists achievements
The Escapists has 37 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 4.3% of them; the rarest, Spy Hard, is held by 1.2% of players.
Grey MattersReach 100 intellect22.8%
I Present To YouGive away 50 items17.8%
Master CraftsmanFill 13 or more pages in your crafting journal11.1%
Punch DrunkKnocked out 50 inmates10.3%
Favour FaveComplete 100 favours10.1%
Let's Get PhysicalGet your Strength and Speed stat to 1009.2%
Disrespect My AuthorityKnocked out 50 guards6.6%
Strip SearchedStrip 50 outfits from floored opponents5.3%
The Monopoly GuyHave $1000 or over on hand5.0%
Day OneEscape a prison on the first day4.9%
Butter FingersHidden achievement4.8%
Digging It!Cleared a total of 50 tiles4.3%
Thug LifeRecruit 5+ buddies4.1%
Clean GetawayEscape a prison with 0% average heat3.4%
Getting Your Hands DirtyHidden achievement3.3%
Santa's LapHidden achievement3.2%
Way of the DragonInitiate a prison takeover using nunchuks2.4%
The Great Escapist!Successfully escaped from all six prisons2.2%
Tinsel TownHidden achievement1.8%
JobsworthComplete quota on every job1.7%
Getting NoticedHidden achievement1.6%
The Wet BanditFlood 30 toilets1.5%
Cage's BuddyHidden achievement1.5%
My Gifts To YouHidden achievement1.5%
Wrapped UpHidden achievement1.5%
Northern LightsHidden achievement1.5%
Ladies' ManHidden achievement1.4%
The Mad ManHidden achievement1.4%
Tanked UpHidden achievement1.4%
Soldiers Of FortuneHidden achievement1.4%
Never Be Alone AgainAttended 50 prison visits1.3%
The Key to SuccessHidden achievement1.3%
Loved UpHidden achievement1.2%
The Voice of ReasonHidden achievement1.2%
Finger of BlameHidden achievement1.2%
On Top of the WorldHidden achievement1.2%
Spy HardHidden achievement1.2%
Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.
The Escapists DLC
The Escapists has 5 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.
The Escapists FAQ
Is The Escapists dead?
The Escapists has a small but active player base. 59 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 49% on the month before).
How many people play The Escapists?
59 people are playing The Escapists on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 59 concurrent players.
What is the all-time peak player count for The Escapists?
The Escapists reached its all-time Steam peak of 3,295 concurrent players on Feb 1, 2015.
Is The Escapists growing or declining?
The Escapists is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 112, up 49% compared with the previous 30 days.
When is The Escapists most active?
The Escapists usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York).
How much does The Escapists cost?
The Escapists costs $17.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.
What is the lowest price The Escapists has been on Steam?
The lowest US price we have recorded for The Escapists on Steam is $2.59 (90% off), on Oct 13, 2026. It costs $17.99 right now.
Is The Escapists on sale right now?
No, The Escapists is at its full price of $17.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 90%.
Is The Escapists good?
Steam players rate The Escapists Very Positive: 90% of 16,050 reviews are positive.
When did The Escapists come out?
The Escapists was released on Steam on Jun 1, 2014.
Who made The Escapists?
The Escapists was developed by Mouldy Toof Studios and published by Team17.
Is The Escapists still worth playing?
The Escapists has a smaller but active community on Steam today (59 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).
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