Escape Goat

Escape Goat

Steam Deck Verified

MagicalTimeBean · Puzzle Platformer · Oct 9, 2013

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $1.24.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
702 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 702 player reviews · updated 6 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
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The controls are perfect, the sound is perfect, the game is stable and never crashed, and the graphics are simple but fantastic.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The graphics are functional, the music is filled with retro vibes in a good way, the levels are well designed, you’re thrown straight to the gameplay with little ‘story’ getting in the way, the game auto-saves frequently and it doesn’t overstay its welcome.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The graphics are functional, the music is filled with retro vibes in a good way, the levels are well designed, you’re thrown straight to the gameplay with little ‘story’ getting in the way, the game auto-saves frequently and it doesn’t overstay its welcome.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The grapich and sound design is pretty charming, going for a retro style, but one that seems to be based on old PC games rather than NES games, which is a nice change of pace.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The game was designed to work best with a controller, but I used a keyboard and had no trouble.
20 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
Graphics48 reviews
Story and characters45 reviews
Gameplay32 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Controls20 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty58 reviews
95%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 2 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 $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.24.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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