How 2 Escape

How 2 Escape

Released Aug 2023

How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices. "Talk together. Help each other." will be your new motto to survive in How 2 Escape.

70% positive · 834 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

How 2 Escape launched on August 31, 2023 as a complete, self-contained escape room co-op experience set on a train. Following launch, the developer shipped several patches in late 2023 focused on bug fixes, puzzle balance, and localization improvements, culminating in a version 2.0 update on November 15, 2023. A further quality-of-life patch improving the clue system was released on July 30, 2025. The developer's focus has clearly shifted to a sequel: in March 2025 they announced How 2 Escape: Lost Submarine, a new standalone game in the series, which launched on June 24, 2025 and received its own major update in August 2025. The recent activity on this original game's Steam page — the July 2025 patch and the August 2025 news post — relates to maintenance updates and cross-promotion for that sequel, not new content for this title. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced expansions, and no developer statements indicating additional content is planned for the original How 2 Escape. The game launched as a complete, finite escape experience and has received only maintenance updates since. The sequel's existence reinforces that the developer considers this game's content cycle complete.
Evidence
Developer announces How 2 Escape: Lost Submarine as a new, separate game in the series — indicating the original game's content cycle is considered complete and the studio has moved on.
news post · Mar 17, 2025 source development ending
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How 2 Escape launched as a complete co-op escape room game set on a train.
news post · Aug 31, 2023 source content shipped
high

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Details

Publisher
Maximum Entertainment
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer

About this game

How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices.

2 players, 2 ways to play.

First player on PC embodies the character trapped in the train, exploring and playing with the environment.

Second player will use the dedicated free companion app* to get various information and try to understand how to help the first player and be able to escape from this unfortunate travel…

*Read more on our website or get the free How 2 Escape Companion App on iOs and Android.

Each wagon is timed in different ways that you’ll discover. Running out of time means defeat.

The longer you wait, the more difficult it is to see clearly...

Both players will need to interact with each other and focus on their sense. Puzzles will require logic, coordination, observation and listening but most of all: communication!

No time to chitchat. Get out of the trapped train. Every second is counted.

Emy wakes up, trapped in a speeding train filled with traps and enigmatic puzzles. Her only way out? Reach the brake lever of the locomotive to stop the train. Her brother, Johann, on the other end of the phone, is the sole possessor of information that will aid Emy in navigating through the various carriages and escaping from this train. Will you be able to save Emy in time?

Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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