Escapists 2: Pocket Breakout

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Escapists 2: Pocket Breakout is a single player casual strategy game with a business theme. It was developed by Team17 Digital Limited and was released on January 31, 2019. It received positive reviews from players.

Prison Escape Simulator

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80%

Audience ScoreBased on 2,374 reviews

graphics45 positive mentions

stability37 negative mentions

Engaging gameplay with strategic depth and multiple ways to escape each prison
Smooth controls and faithful port of the PC/console version to mobile
Character customization and variety of maps provide replayability and fun
No ads or in-app purchases, offering a fair priced experience
Multiplayer supports local co-op adding to the enjoyment with friends

Multiplayer limited to LAN only, lacking online/global multiplayer support
Game often freezes or gets stuck on loading screens on various devices
Inconsistent save system causing loss of progress and data corruption issues
Sound system sometimes breaks or cuts out after extended playtime
Limited number of maps and missing DLC content compared to other platforms

graphics
60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive widespread praise for their charming pixel art style, improved visuals from the previous installment, and smooth performance across platforms. While many appreciate the detailed, retro-inspired design and animations, some players wish for options like toggling to the original art style or enhanced graphics on mobile. Overall, the visuals complement the gameplay well, though a few note differences between PC and mobile versions and desire further graphical customization.
- “Amazing game and the graphics are incredible.”
- “Love the graphics and the attention to detail with all of the interactions and tasks.”
- “Brilliant game, it's got perfect control and graphics.”
- “Not like the original, the layouts down to the graphics aren't like the first Escapist.”
- “The graphics are worse and the crafting is different in a bad way.”
- “Nothing like the first at all, very confusing / weird art style.”
gameplay
55 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
28%
5%
The gameplay is widely praised for its challenging yet fun mechanics, variety of prisons with unique escape methods, and strategic depth that keeps it engaging. Controls are generally well-received, though some players note bugs, sound issues, and limited multiplayer (mostly local only) as drawbacks. Overall, it offers a rewarding experience reminiscent of the PC version, with desires for more maps, enhanced multiplayer, and full controller support.
- “There are hours of gameplay for each prison, and multiplayer is supported, allowing escapes you couldn't get otherwise. There are three methods to escape each regular prison and four for timed travel prisons.”
- “I would say that the gameplay mechanics are well thought-out and offer a good balance of challenge and fun.”
- “The game's various prisons are all unique and offer a good variety of environments to explore and escape from, which keeps the gameplay fresh and interesting.”
- “The gameplay feels equally overwhelming to the point I don't even play long.”
- “The dropping mechanic is unforgivable.”
- “Was looking more for a prison sim with breakout mechanics rather than an escape sim with some prison mechanics.”
stability
39 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
5%
95%
Stability is a significant issue for many users, with frequent freezes, crashes, and loading screen hangs reported across various devices, especially on mobile. While some players experience few bugs and enjoy smooth gameplay, the game’s buggy performance—particularly in multiplayer and load times—prevents consistent play and leads to occasional data loss. Overall, stability problems greatly detract from the experience despite the game's enjoyable content.
- “I have the first Escapists game and it runs great.”
- “It's an amazing game; I have a low-end phone and it runs great.”
- “Buggy sometimes my game just freezes, the audio just mutes for no reason, the leaderboards don't even work, and not to mention the tons of content that you miss out on if you play this version.”
- “For some reason the game keeps telling me that my data is corrupted and tells me to delete it and whenever I click to delete the data it just freezes. I reinstalled and deleted my progress multiple times but it still crashes.”
- “Crashes and freezes anytime you try to open it on a phone.”
story
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
61%
17%
The story is generally praised for its engaging and cinematic qualities, featuring diverse paths and challenging escape puzzles. However, some users find quests unclear or frustrating due to item confiscation risks and difficult tracking of storylines. Overall, the narrative is viewed as fun and immersive despite occasional complexity and control challenges.
- “It's a full on movie with a different path of the story and I like part 2 because it has more options that I can't walk sometimes but I rate this a 5 star.”
- “I love the pixel characters and the whole story of escaping prison >:d”
- “Fun and good story.”
- “Whenever it is a fetch quest or a quest that requires use of a particular item, there is risk of it being confiscated by guards and lost during early game.”
- “Controls are difficult, tracking storylines is impossible.”
- “With a weird storyline.”
humor
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
93%
7%
The game is widely praised for its humor, featuring funny prison names, hilarious bugs, and a humorous depiction of inmate life that keeps players entertained. Its random, quirky moments and enjoyable local co-op gameplay contribute to a consistently fun and laugh-inducing experience.
- “Amazing all round, the controls are easy to grasp, great concept, very unique locations, humorous depiction of life as an inmate.”
- “Overall really enjoying it so far, pretty cool, definitely hilarious and cracks me up.”
- “Its a really fun and funny prison game but I would love to have more prisons though, but this game is still great.”
monetization
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The game is praised for its absence of ads and in-app purchases, providing a full experience without monetization interruptions. Users appreciate the pure gameplay focus, highlighting it as a rare and refreshing alternative to cash-grab games.
- “Uhfreaking-mazing (side note) I'm only doing this so it will stop asking me to rate but other than that there are no ads, pretty fun and definitely worth the money if this is the type of game you're into; if not, you could always refund.”
- “Amazing, no ads, no in-app purchases, it's perfect. Keep up the good work ❤️”
- “No ads.”
- “Just a cash grab”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers generally good optimization with smooth performance on higher-end smartphones and a 30fps cap that benefits battery life. However, there are significant lag issues on certain maps causing sound cuts and screen blacks, and touch screen controls remain poorly optimized. Users request updates to fix these problems and further improve performance.
- “One of the best PC to mobile ports of a game I've ever played. They improved the UI, movement, and performance from the previous entry.”
- “The 30fps cap is ideal for mobile gaming for better battery performance!”
- “Runs smoothly on higher-end smartphones.”
- “Touch screen controls are not optimized.”
- “Please update, we need new update DLC and improved performance.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
Users appreciate the game's music and sound design, finding it enjoyable and well-integrated with gameplay. However, technical issues such as long loading times and freezes during startup diminish the overall experience despite the background music playing continuously.
- “The game takes forever to load to the main screen; when you click on the jail to start the game, it starts loading, then it freezes and starts playing the game music, but the game is still frozen.”
- “Game won't load properly when I start a new game; you can only see the loading screen while the background music plays.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers a challenging experience with engaging brain-teasing activities, providing enjoyable but intensive grinding elements.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is described as enjoyable and offers good replayability, encouraging players to return for multiple playthroughs.

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Escapists 2: Pocket Breakout is a casual strategy game with business theme.

Escapists 2: Pocket Breakout is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

Escapists 2: Pocket Breakout was released on January 31, 2019.

Escapists 2: Pocket Breakout was developed by Team17 Digital Limited.

Escapists 2: Pocket Breakout has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Escapists 2: Pocket Breakout for its graphics but disliked it for its stability.

Escapists 2: Pocket Breakout is a single player game.

Similar games include The Escapists: Prison Escape, Human Fall Flat, ARK: Survival Evolved, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Don't Starve: Pocket Edition and others.

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