The Escapists: The Walking Dead

Wait64%

Mixed · 899 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Team17 Digital Ltd · Zombies · Sep 30, 2015

Player review score
64%
Mixed
Price
$1.79−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
24
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio0 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy The Escapists: The Walking Dead?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 899 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
16% of themes are praise42% are divided42% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This crossover brings a fresh perspective to both franchises by merging the survival and resource management mechanics with familiar characters and settings, wrapped in a retro-inspired pixel art style that gives the game a distinctive aesthetic appeal.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The audio complements this with ambient sounds and an eerie soundtrack that heightens the tension without overwhelming the player, reinforcing the sense of isolation and danger that pervades the game’s world.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Graphics14 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
50% still recommend
Co-op
50% still recommend
Multiplayer
75% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Controls
33% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
40% still recommend
Story
62% still recommend
Combat
33% still recommend
Bugs
64% still recommend
Interface
29% 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
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.79$17.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $1.79

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