Escape from Ever After

Escape from Ever After

Steam Deck Verified

Sleepy Castle Studio · Story Rich · Jan 23, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $18.74.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 223 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
You use all your party members overworld abilities too having to flip around between characters and not just have mario "turn into a boat and he can fly and he has a hammer and he jumps" every party member has multiple uses and different puzzles to use them with.
223 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The combat is what you know but with added bonuses that make it fresh unique and have more replayability.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Colourful visuals, a good soundtrack, fun characters and writing: This is a must for fans of Paper Mario.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style lived up to what I'd hoped for - it's vibrant but smooth.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
+Runs likes a dream on the Steam Deck
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters223 reviews
Gameplay78 reviews
Audio49 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat121 reviews
98%
Difficulty79 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $18.74.

3 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
28
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.