Pine Studio has officially announced Escape Simulator 2, the sequel to the best-selling first-person escape room game, set to arrive on Steam on a date that has yet to be revealed. Promising darker themes, tougher puzzles, and a wealth of technical upgrades, the new title aims to expand on the success of its predecessor with a fresh take on the digital escape room experience.
With 12 all-new escape rooms to unravel, Escape Simulator 2 brings players to vividly crafted locations such as Count Dracula’s creepy castle, a pirate island hiding cursed treasure, and a stranded starship amidst a looming disaster. These rooms were designed in collaboration with real-life escape room experts and the Escape Simulator community’s top builders.
What’s New in Escape Simulator 2?
For starters, Escape Simulator 2 is ditching the bright whimsy of the original for a more mysterious (but not horrifying) vibe. Pine Studio’s co-founder Boris Barbir explained, “We were inspired to explore darker themes and experiment with new gameplay and puzzle mechanics (…) significant technical upgrades, including a new rendering engine, rewritten netcode, improved physics, and enhanced animations (…) it’s not a horror game—there are no jump scares or gore.”
Barbie added that the original Escape Simulator game would continue to be supported and promised to keep enhancing Escape Simulator 2 after launch.
Among the highlights are:
- Immersive Environments: Rooms packed with interactivity. Move, pick up, and examine objects, drive vehicles, and even wipe away dirt.
- Room Editor 2.0: A revamped builder allows players to craft their own escape rooms with multiple tools, like sequence animations, a new lighting engine, and stair-friendly building options.
- Enhanced Multiplayer: Solve mysteries solo or bring along up to seven friends—now with built-in voice and text chat.
- Technical Upgrades: Rewritten netcode, improved physics, and a shiny new rendering engine promise to make everything look and feel better.
When Can We Play?
No release date yet, but the game is already live for wishlisting on Steam. Meanwhile, until December 19, the original Escape Simulator is on sale for 50% off (for $9.99), so if you’re late to the party, now’s the perfect time to jump in.
The Escape Simulator Collector’s Edition, which includes the soundtrack, is on sale at 36% off for $35.21. The Escape Edition, with all four content DLCs, is 38% off at $27.31.
The individual DLCs are ach 20% off at $4.79, if you prefer to unbundle.
The original game has a Very Positive rating on Steam with over 13 thousand reviews.
Learn More and Stay Up-To-Date
For more updates, check out Pine Studio’s official website or join their Discord community—just don’t email them with your rants about Dracula being overdone. They’re already ahead of you.
