1000 days to escape
Released Jul 2019
Only 1000 days left until the end of the world. You have to realize the largest space program ever to save as many people as you can. Explore planets, colonize them, help people find a new home.
84% positive · 405 reviews
Done
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
1000 Days to Escape launched on July 25, 2019. In the weeks following launch, the developer shipped two patches addressing bugs and adding features (July 31 and August 13, 2019), then added Steam Trading Cards on August 21, 2019. A Brazilian Portuguese localization was added on May 27, 2020 — the last update ever made to this game.
By early 2021, Lemon Squeezy had shifted their attention entirely to a new project called Elementowers, announcing it on March 14, 2021, hosting a live stream for it on June 16, 2021, and launching it into Early Access on September 23, 2021. None of these posts reference any future plans for 1000 Days to Escape. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmaps, and no developer statements indicating further content is planned. The developer's last communication relating to this game was the May 2020 localization update, and their post-2020 activity has been entirely focused on their next title.
The game launched as a complete, self-contained product and received only maintenance-level updates before the developer moved on. No further content is expected.
Evidence
Developer's new game Elementowers launched into Early Access, confirming the studio's full pivot to a new project.
Developer announced a new game (Elementowers), indicating their development focus had moved on from 1000 Days to Escape.
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Developer
Publisher
Lemon Squeezy
Achievements
42
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
1000 days to escape is a space arcade simulator. This game covers serious issues in an ironic form.
Life on the Earth is going to disappear. Due to huge temps of population growth and global development of human civilization, irreversible climate change and disturbance of stable processes in the biosphere of our planet occur. Calculations has shown that oxygen remains for 1000 days.
At the World Summit on the Global Security you've got a carte blanche to realize the largest space program ever. The main goal is to save as many people as you can.
Don't worry, all modern technologies are at your disposal.
But remember. This is space. It does not cooperate.
Life on the Earth is going to disappear. Due to huge temps of population growth and global development of human civilization, irreversible climate change and disturbance of stable processes in the biosphere of our planet occur. Calculations has shown that oxygen remains for 1000 days.
At the World Summit on the Global Security you've got a carte blanche to realize the largest space program ever. The main goal is to save as many people as you can.
Don't worry, all modern technologies are at your disposal.
Gameplay
- Find new planets in the outer space with a telescope.
- Explore them using a scout satellite. Just put it into a rocket, fill up the tank and launch to the selected planet.
- Each world has its own characteristics. There is no atmosphere suitable for people? Too cold? Bring a specific generator. Mission will be successful if all the conditions of human life are met.
- During space exploration, discover new technologies, earn science points and pimp your spaceport.
Features
- Creative approach to space flights and the transportation of people.
- The star system is randomly generated at the start of each game.
- Over 25 planets with different characteristics.
- Some planets are inhabited by alien civilizations. To wage war or cooperate, it's up to you.
- There are many different events. Triumphed an alien civilization? Use received resources for technological development or convert them to science points. Scientists said they are ready to reveal a series of innovations? Keep them or bargain with enemies is one of the difficult decisions you have to make.
But remember. This is space. It does not cooperate.
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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