Hi everyone!

Today we’re excited to announce the Inmate Induction update, adding several new features and improvements to The Escapists 2 to improve the experience for new and existing players alike. These improvements are based on feedback from all of you, collected from both the Steam forums, surveys and social media. Your feedback has always been very important to us, and we do hope these changes make the game even better for everyone!

You can now toggle manual saves, if you want more control over when exactly the game saves. With manual saves, you simply walk over to your own bed to be prompted to save your game. This should allow you to try your daring escapes without risk of losing everything! Save settings can be toggled in the Help & Options menu.



Wondering how exactly to start your career as an escapists? We’ve added Robinson to Center Perks 2.0, who’s the 2nd most knowledgeable escapist in the world – just behind Jimmy Locke, of course. Robinson will now appear in the game with a red exclamation mark above his head, which indicates that he has very special quests available for you. These new quests will teach you the very basics of perimeter escapes, including how to dig your way to freedom. If you’re unfamiliar with the benefits of using the prison’s payphones, Robinson will also make sure you’re in the know!

Beyond adding Robinson, we’ve also added a bunch of “signposts” in the prisons, where fellow inmates have dropped hints in various locations that could help pinpoint the best places to attempt your escapes from. Seek them out if you want some tips.



If you’ve had troubles finding the items needed for your various escapes, you’ll be pleased to know that this update increases spawn rates for key quest items considerably. These items can now spawn in multiple locations at the same time, making it a lot easier to pull off that sweet, sweet escape!

We’ve improved the user interface to help make it easier to understand exactly how to play both local and online co-op the way you want to. This includes a clear description of the various online modes (Local, Private or Public), making it easier to understand exactly how to set up a game for just yourself and your friends. As a result, we’re hoping to only see Public games where the host intends for strangers to join the fun!



We’ve changed the way new prisons unlock in The Escapists 2. Previously unlocking a new prison was tied to collected keys from unique escapes, and you used to have to complete most prisons to get access to the later content. Now you’ll instead have access to ALL the prisons as soon as you’ve completed three unique escapes, which will let you fully explore the game a whole lot faster!

We’ve also added a number of additional improvements and fixes, that you can find in the patch notes below.

Patch notes:

• Improved item spawn rates based on player feedback.
  
• Fixed an issue with one of the multiplayer doors on Dungeons and Duct Tape.
  
• Fixed an issue with picking up makeshift ladders after placing them down.
  
• Fixed an issue with vent shadows not appearing properly on Santa's Shakedown.
  
• Fixed an issue with placing indoor tiles over the cutlery drawer item in the Prison Editor.

We’re continuously working to make The Escapists 2 the best it can be, and we hope these improvements make the game even better for all of you. As always, be sure to let us know what you think, and please continue reporting any issues in our Report a Problem forum.

See you on the inside!

Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… It’s time to save the world again!

Overcooked! 2 comes to Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 7th 2018, and you can pre-order now to get the ‘Too Many Cooks’ pack, which contains FIVE bonus chefs – for free!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zM7ZfonD-Q

So, if a fancy unicorn or a cheeky monkey are your spirit animal chefs, you’ll get them free with your pre-order (along with a calico cat, alien and walrus)!



Interested in pre-ordering Overcooked! 2 and getting some extra chefs before the game’s launch on August 7th? Head to the Steam store page!

Hey everyone!

The Escapists 2 is currently on Steam's Summer Sale, where you can save a massive 33% on the game. If you’ve yet to escape prison with your friends, now might be the time!

What's more, we've also discounted the Season Pass as well as most of the DLC prisons!

Also, in case you missed it, we’ve updated the Prison Editor with the zone tool, allowing you to create your very own custom rooms, ensuring an endless flow of new player-created prisons to play through via the Steam Workshop. There are currently about 20,000 prisons to check out!

If you already own The Escapists 2 but want to check out the game that started it all, we've discounted The Escapists alongside all its DLC. We've even discounted The Escapists: The Walking Dead if you’d like to check out a very different The Escapists experience.

You can also grab a ton of other Team17 games on sale right now, and you can find all offers right here.

See you on the inside!

Hey everyone!

The Escapists 2 is currently on Steam's MIDWEEK MADNESS, where you can save a massive 33% on the game. This is the biggest discount we've ever had, making this the best time ever to go to prison - only so you can escape again and again!

What's more, we've also discounted the Season Pass as well as all the DLC, including the latest Dungeons & Duct Tape prison!

Whether you've been waiting for a sale yourself, or just want to get some friends to come play with you, now's definitely the time to jump in. And in case you missed it, we updated the Prison Editor with the zone tool recently, allowing you to create your very own custom rooms, ensuring an endless flow of new player-created prisons to play through via the Steam Workshop.

If you already own The Escapists 2, but want to check out the game that started it all, we've discounted The Escapists alongside all its DLC. We've even discounted The Escapists: The Walking Dead, allowing you to check out the entire franchise at a hefty discount!

Check out the full sale here!

The sale ends on June 1st, 6 PM BST.

See you on the inside!

Hey everyone

You’ve been asking for it, and we’ve of course been working on it. Being able to make your very own rooms in The Escapists 2 is important to the creative process, and we’re very, very excited to be able to confirm that it’s coming. Oh, what’s that? Right, it’s actually AVAILABLE TODAY!!!



Just update your game at 5 PM BST today and jump into the updated editor. Those familiar with the Prison Editor from The Escapists will feel right at home here, as the updated editor for The Escapists 2 works much in the same way. You can still place pre-set rooms like before, but now you’re able to change absolutely everything about these rooms including walls, floors, objects, everything. You can also create rooms from scratch using the Zone Tool, allowing you to create any type of room any way you want. This includes the ability to now freely place a ton of new objects – like desks – anywhere you please! The editor will now also display potential issues with your prison, like being unable to get to your desk, make your way to roll call, or if a door has been blocked somewhere unintentionally.

If you prefer prisons handcrafted by the team here at Team17, we’re also excited to announce our latest DLC prison – and the final prison included in the Season Pass – called “Dungeons & Duct Tape”! It’s a medieval prison set in Locke Castle, which has you utilising the Grappling Hook a lot more to get around the prison, as it’s a lot more vertical than our usual slammers.

Check out the launch trailer below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82WssLsf6mI
To celebrate the launch of Dungeons & Duct Tape, we’ll be livestreaming at 4 PM BST over on YouTube – come join us!

Do let us know what you think of today’s updates, and if you have any questions about custom rooms, or Dungeons & Duct Tape, sound off below or over on the Community Hub. We’d also love to see your prisons – with custom rooms, woohoo – over on our Discord server, where we’ve got a channel dedicated to it. We can’t wait to see what you all create!

Hey there, Escapists!

We’re looking for some more feedback for The Escapists 2! Whether you loved it, hated it, or just wanted to beat up fellow inmates for the hell of it, we'd love to know what you think! You might remember having done another survey already, but there are some additional things we'd really love to know about your experience!

We always like to reward Teamsters with special items. At the end of the survey, there will be an option for you to enter a prize draw where you can be in with a chance to win one of three cool Team17 loot items!

Q. I recently completed another The Escapists 2 survey for Team17. Is this the same one?
A. Nope, this is a completely different survey. Feel free to complete this survey as well if you like.

Q. What happens to my feedback?
A. All feedback will be passed on to the development team except your email address if you choose to enter the prize draw.

Q. I'm experiencing issues with the survey. How can I still give feedback?
A. Send an email to our Usability Lab and let us know about the problem - usability@team17.com.

Q. How long does the survey take to complete?
A. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete, but this also depends on whether you want to complete the optional comment boxes.

Q. What kinds of question will you ask?
A. The questions will ask you about your gameplay experiences with The Escapists 2 and consist mainly of 'Tick all that apply' or 'Choose one option' formats. There are also OPTIONAL comment boxes so if you want to provide more feedback, you can use these sections. Write as much or as little as you like.

ENTER SURVEY HERE

The survey will close on Tuesday, 24th April 2018, at 12.00 p.m. BST

Thanks for helping us out! Your feedback is helpful, and appreciated!

Hi everyone!

After two intensely competitive weeks of superb prison creation, our very first Prison Design Contest for The Escapists 2 has ended! It was very, very difficult to pick our two winners, but after much deliberation, we're excited to announce our two winning entries:

Brookside Acres - Created by Rellek - Download it here


Burglary Hills - Created by Savage Rex - Download it here


More than just eye candy, we wanted the winners to be easy to navigate, have a logical design and flow, be fun to play, have several ways to escape, and have some of that The Escapists 2 magic. While a lot of the entries certainly share these traits, the winning entries managed to strike just the right balance!

Congratulations to our winners on each receiving £20 Steam Wallet Top-Ups along with favour from the duct tape gods!

More than celebrating the winning entries, we also want to give some shout outs to some of the other amazing creations submitted for our competition. See some of them below, and check out all contest entries right here. 

MazeRunner - Created by Dinosaur - Download it here


TE, TN - Created by Hexoright - Download it here


X Factor Island - Created by Dragonlime - Download it here


POW Airways - Created by Calplus - Download it here


Secret Agent Confinement - Created by boyscoutwizard - Download it here


In case you missed the winner announcement livestream and want to check it out, it's available on YouTube below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXiri52tO_M
We want to thank everyone for taking the time to create some truly amazing prisons for the Prison Design Contest, and hope you had fun doing so. We certainly had fun playing them!

Hi everyone!

After two intensely competitive weeks of superb prison creation, our very first Prison Design Contest for The Escapists 2 has ended! It was very, very difficult to pick our two winners, but after much deliberation, we're excited to announce our two winning entries:

Brookside Acres - Created by Rellek - Download it here


Burglary Hills - Created by Savage Rex - Download it here


More than just eye candy, we wanted the winners to be easy to navigate, have a logical design and flow, be fun to play, have several ways to escape, and have some of that The Escapists 2 magic. While a lot of the entries certainly share these traits, the winning entries managed to strike just the right balance!

Congratulations to our winners on each receiving £20 Steam Wallet Top-Ups along with favour from the duct tape gods!

More than celebrating the winning entries, we also want to give some shout outs to some of the other amazing creations submitted for our competition. See some of them below, and check out all contest entries right here. 

MazeRunner - Created by Dinosaur - Download it here


TE, TN - Created by Hexoright - Download it here


X Factor Island - Created by Dragonlime - Download it here


POW Airways - Created by Calplus - Download it here


Secret Agent Confinement - Created by boyscoutwizard - Download it here


In case you missed the winner announcement livestream and want to check it out, it's available on YouTube below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXiri52tO_M
We want to thank everyone for taking the time to create some truly amazing prisons for the Prison Design Contest, and hope you had fun doing so. We certainly had fun playing them!

Hey prisoners,

We have just updated The Escapists 2 to version 1.1.5. This update will aid in your escapes from Air Force Con and custom prisons made by the community.

Changelist:

• Fixed an issue which prevented the 'Makeshift Harness' recipe from appearing on Air Force Con.
  
• Fixed an issue in the Editor where the grappling hook couldn't be used to access the roof level.

If you experience any issues, please get in touch with us on our Report a Problem forums

Thanks for your patience and continued support!