Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 460 player reviews · updated
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 complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay of Escape Goat 2 is phenomenal, calling upon both your reflexes and problem solving skills.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are fairly standard as far as modern 2D platformers go, but the characters are very smoothly animated and a lot of detail was put into the mechanisms and gears in the fortress.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
EG2 has all the fun, the puzzles that make you feel clever, and the excellent difficulty level of the first game, with better graphics and music.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is great too; I didn't find any of the tracks to be repetitive and didn't feel the need to use my own music while playing the game.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was pleased that it recognized and use my gamepad without any special setup.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay80 reviews
Graphics65 reviews
Difficulty36 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Controls16 reviews
Divided opinion
Linux compatibility100% still recommend
Performance100% still recommend
Players complain
Story92% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Includes level editor
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.
4 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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