Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“This game is the ideal co-op game for playing over the internet. It's fun, like a real escape room”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Tales of Escape
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%OnSkull Games2017Horror · Puzzle · Adventure
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A free-to-download co-op escape room with one free map (The Mine) and paid DLC rooms. Fun with friends for an hour, but dark, glitchy and code-heavy; skip it if you dislike per-room paywalls.
Great for
Friend groups wanting a cheap, short co-op puzzle session, especially on the free map
Main risk
Only one free map; DLC is pricey and every player must own it
What players love
Free first map is worth trying
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Still the free 30 minutes - hour gameplay is worth being free.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Challenging, clever puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The riddles were challenging enough to give you that 'A-ha' moment.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Creepy atmosphere and scares
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The ambiance of the rooms are alluring and make you feel like you are there every heart pounding moment.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
VR and desktop play together
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“You can play with or without vr, I played on screen while my brother played on his quest.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Cheap compared to real escape rooms
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“for 5$ it's a bargain, "in real life" you would have to pay around 30$ for an hour inside an escape room”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Only one free map, rest is pricey DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This is nothing more than a launcher. Deceitful developers.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Too dark, bad lighting, no brightness option
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the darkness is eye-gouging”
Steam review · translated · 0.6 h played ↗
Bugs, glitches and broken multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Quest items are missing, doors won't open even though the password was entered correctly.”
Steam review · translated · 4.2 h played ↗
Clunky controls and poor VR support
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“WTF games do not allow Key Remapping now a days?”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Repetitive code-hunting puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“All the puzzles consist of finding passwords, and only 1 level is free.”
Steam review · translated · 2 h played ↗
Everyone must buy the DLC to play together
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“FOR CO-OP, ALL PARTICIPANTS NEED TO OWN THE ADD-ON!!”
Steam review · translated · 2.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7+ (64bit)
ProcessorIntel i3 / AMD FX series or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 210 / AMD equivalent
Storage3 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7+ (64bit)
ProcessorIntel i5 4650 / AMD FX-8320 or equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 970/AMD 390 or equivalent
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows 7+ (64bit)
ProcessorIntel i3 / AMD FX series or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 210 / AMD equivalent
Storage3 GB available space
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