Escape Simulator 2 review

Escape Simulator 2 takes first place because it does the most to recreate a real escape room on a screen. Pine Studio says the rooms were built with the help of escape room experts and community builders, and each room pack holds four rooms, from Dracula's Castle to a stranded spaceship and a pirate island. Almost everything is interactive: you can pick up and examine objects, wipe away dirt, drive vehicles and move anything that is not bolted down. Up to 8 players can join online with built-in voice and text chat, which makes it the best choice for a remote group night. Room Editor 2.0 adds a lighting engine, a Building Editor with working stairs and Sequence animations, so the community can keep adding rooms. Steam lists Windows and Mac versions, VR support and full controller support. The trade-offs are a Windows requirement of 8 GB of RAM and fewer official rooms than the first game had by now. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

Players who want the closest thing to a real escape room on a PC, alone or with a group of friends online.

Price

$19.99 on Steam (regular US price).

$19.99 normally
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Room packs of four rooms each, including Dracula's Castle, Starship EOS and The Cursed Treasure
• Online play for up to 8 players with built-in voice and text chat
• Fully interactive rooms: pick up, wipe, sit on and move objects
• Room Editor 2.0 with a new lighting engine, Building Editor and Sequence animations
• Cross-platform multiplayer and full controller support

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Rooms made with the help of escape room experts and community builders
• Strength: Largest online group size on this list, up to 8 players
• Strength: Editor lets you build and share your own rooms
• Weakness: Needs a 64-bit PC with 8 GB of RAM on Windows
• Weakness: Fewer official rooms than the first game at launch
• Weakness: No mobile version listed on Steam

Key facts

• Released: October 27, 2025
• Developer: Pine Studio
• Languages: 15
• Minimum memory: 8 GB RAM

Where it ranks

Escape Simulator 2 is No. 2 in our Best Escape Room Games verdict.