Escape The Mad Empire

Buy89%

Very Positive · 428 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

XperimentalZ Games · Party-Based RPG · Apr 22, 2025

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$17.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
53
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Escape The Mad Empire?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 202 sampled reviews

Based on 428 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 202 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
52 of 202 sampled reviews raised it
SUMMARY: An Early Access tactical RPG with a lot of depth, fund grind, crafting, and pretty much the whole deal.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
38 of 202 sampled reviews raised it
On a side note, never really been too interested in combat logs but for this game I always have it on, feels so rewarding.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
13 of 202 sampled reviews raised it
Roster is pretty good, you start with 12 slots but you can expand that.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 202 sampled reviews raised it
Lots of customization options so far, and a tunable level of difficulty built in as a game mechanic.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 202 sampled reviews raised it
Only small note: the pixel art is solid, though I'd still prefer higher-fidelity graphics.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay52 reviews
Combat38 reviews
Characters13 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
91% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$17.99

The lowest we've tracked is $11.69.

7 points recordedtoday · $17.99

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