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Escape Simulator 2

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.

What works

  • Challenging and well-designed puzzles
  • Large, immersive maps with great graphics
  • Strong co-op and community content support
  • Robust level editor for creativity
  • Excellent value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bugs and occasional desync issues
  • Limited character customization
  • Performance issues on some platforms
  • Few rooms currently available
  • Some puzzles can be confusing or frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • KeyWe

  • Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

  • Schrodinger's Cat Burglar

  • Degrees of Separation

  • We Were Here Forever

  • Viscera Cleanup Detail

Less social

Games that feels like Escape Simulator 2 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • The Room Three

  • The House of Da Vinci 3

  • Dimhaven - The Lost Source

  • Quern - Undying Thoughts

  • Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Collector's Edition

  • Tricky Doors

Less expressive

Games that feels like Escape Simulator 2 but with less self-expression and customization

  • Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist

  • Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories

  • Last Will

  • In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure

  • In Sink: A Co-Op Escape Prologue

  • Together: Moon Escape

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Escape Simulator 2 but with a stronger survival pressure

  • How 2 Escape

  • We Were Here Together

  • Goblin Cleanup

  • We Escaped a Twisted Game

  • We Were Here Too

  • Portal 2

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Escape Simulator 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Escape Simulator 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026