Hey everyone

Just in case you've yet to play the free Snow Way Out update, or just want to see how someone else made it out of the medium-difficulty prison, why not check out this video by DanTDM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzCSRVAze0g
Were you able to escape any quicker? Did you try another method? How do you like the update in general? We'd also love to know if you plan on jumping into Snow Way Out with family/friends over the holidays ːsteamhappyː

Also, if you've seen any other Snow Way Out videos, what's your favourite? We'd love to see them!

We'll be exploring the brand new (and totally free) 'Snow Way Out' update for The Escapists 2 as well as the free 'Kevin's Christmas Cracker' update for Overcooked! 2!

We hope to see you there!

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Hi everyone

Today we're excited to announce the brand new - and completely FREE - content update for The Escapists 2 called Snow Way Out. Just update your game and you can play it right away!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE2DGvA9Llo
Continuing the story from last year's free Santa's Shakedown update, Snow Way Out sees Santa trading his yearly gift-giving for a 24/7 year-round online retailer to maximize profits. Naughty or nice? No matter, anyone's free to buy from Billionaire Santa!

Take on the role as one of Santa's hardworking elves in the factory and warehouse in the North Pole. Outsmart and escape Santa's elf guards and robot workers and make your way to freedom either alone or with friends. Will you be able to make your escape?

We hope you enjoy Snow Way Out through the holidays and beyond!

See you on the inside!

One of the biggest events in the gaming calendar, The Game Awards, is fast approaching and we’re extremely proud to see that not just one but TWO Team17 releases have been nominated for awards this year!

First up, chaotic co-op cooking game Overcooked! 2 has been nominated for Best Family Game, while pinball-Metroidvania Yoku’s Island Express is up for Best Debut Indie Game!

It means so much to the hard-working people at the Team17 studio, as well as our Games Label partners at Ghost Town Games and Villa Gorilla to be recognised in these categories, but we’d be over the moon if they won. Maybe we’re biased, but we think they deserve it!

How you can help!
The Game Awards winners are decided by a mix of independent judges and fan votes, and in the case of Best Debut Indie Game – in which Yoku’s Island Express is running – the category is 100% decided by fans.

We want to spread the word about these two great games and encourage more people to play them, and we can’t do it without you! So if you’ve played either of these gems and would like to help out then please head to The Game Awards website and cast your vote!

Please note that it is possible to vote once per 24 hours (if you’re feeling super passionate about the awards) and doing so will increase the chances that your game of choice wins. So too will taking advantage of the option to share your choice to social media when prompted to do so.

Try the Yoku’s Island Express demo!
If you haven’t played Yoku’s Island Express and would like to try it before voting, there’s a free demo available on the Steam page. Why not give it a whirl and find out what all the fuss is about…

Thank you all for reading (and hopefully voting). We’ll see you all at The Game Awards on December 6th!

Hey everyone

If you've yet to take the plunge on The Escapists 2, you can currently save 50% in our Midweek Madness sale here on Steam, which is the cheapest it's ever been. If you've already mastered The Escapists 2 but not yet the game that started it all, you can save 75% on The Escapists during this sale as well!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/641990/The_Escapists_2/

Oh, you already own both games? How about some extra prisons then? We've discounted all the DLC prisons for both games, allowing you to expand your escapists adventure cheaper than ever before. The DLC for The Escapists 2 allows you to escape a medieval castle, a travelling circus, a haunted hospital and a maniacal dictator, all adding very unique additional experiences to the prison escaping adventure - now up to 50% off!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/701180/The_Escapists_2__Season_Pass/

You in? You've gotta be in, or you can't get out (of prison)!

Check out the full sale here

The offers ends on November 9th at 6pm BST.

With the release of PLANET ALPHA on 4th September 2018, Team17 will have released 100 games! This landmark includes games developed and/or published here at Team17, ranging from our early Amiga days with the likes of Alien Breed, Body Blows and Project X, through the explosion in popularity of the Worms series, our work-for-hire period on franchises like Lemmings and Leisure Suit Larry right through to the modern age and our indie games label featuring The Escapists, Overcooked and Yooka-Laylee!

https://youtu.be/CfGBMGPl_5s

Our celebration begins today with the retrospective video above, as well as a new trailer for PLANET ALPHA, available to pre-order now with a 10% discount!

There's more to come too! Keep an eye on Team17's Facebook and Twitter channels for more activities throughout the year, including behind-the-scenes retropspectives, competitions and fun with friends!

What's your favourite Team17 game of all time? Why not join us in the official Team17 Discord server and let us know?

It’s been a busy week here at Team17 Towers! Overcooked! 2 launched last Tuesday, Sword Legacy: Omen was released this Monday, Forged Battalion has just come out of Early Access and now… We’ve decided to put almost everything we have on Steam on sale! There’s even an extra game in there that we didn’t publish. How ace is that?

In total, you’ll find 75 items on sale from August 14th – 17th 2018 with discounts of up to 90% across the likes of Worms, Overcooked, The Escapists, Alien Breed, Yooka-Laylee and early access title My Time At Portia! In amongst these sales you’ll also find launch discounts for Sword Legacy: Omen and Forged Battalion as well as 10% off pre-orders on PLANET ALPHA Deluxe Edition!

Check out the full list of discounts below and make sure to check our Publisher Sale Page before August 17th to take advantage.

• Alien Breed 2: Assault - 80%
  
• Alien Breed 3: Descent - 80%
  
• Alien Breed Trilogy - 90%
  
• Alien Breed: Impact - 80%
  
• Aven Colony - 70%
  
• Aven Colony – Cerulean Vale - 50%
  
• Aven Colony – Soundtrack - 50%
  
• Beyond Eyes - 75%
  
• Dangerous Golf (Published by Three Fields Entertainment) - 75%
  
• Flockers - 90%
  
• Forged Battalion (Released from Early Access Discount) - 20%
  
• Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition - 75%
  
• LA Cops - 75%
  
• Lethal VR - 75%
  
• Light - 90%
  
• Mugsters - 25%
  
• My Time at Portia - 20%
  
• Overcooked - 75%
  
• Overcooked – The Lost Morsel - 75%
  
• Overruled! - 75%
  
• Overruled! (4 for the price of 3 Friends Pack) - 75%
  
• Penarium - 75%
  
• PLANET ALPHA (Pre-order Discount) - 10%
  
• RAGING JUSTICE - 40%
  
• Sheltered - 75%
  
• Sword Legacy: Omen (Launch Discount) - 20%
  
• The Escapists - 75%
  
• The Escapists + The Escapists: The Walking Dead Deluxe - 75%
  
• The Escapists – Alcatraz - 66%
  
• The Escapists – Duct Tapes are Forever - 66%
  
• The Escapists – Escape Team - 66%
  
• The Escapists – Fhurst Peak Correctional Facility - 66%
  
• The Escapists 2 - 45%
  
• The Escapists 2: Big Top Breakout - 25%
  
• The Escapists 2: Dungeons and Duct Tape - 25%
  
• The Escapists 2: Season Pass - 25%
  
• The Escapists 2: The Glorious Regime - 25%
  
• The Escapists 2: Wicked Ward - 25%
  
• The Escapists: The Walking Dead - 75%
  
• The Escapists: The Walking Dead Deluxe - 75%
  
• Worms - 75%
  
• Worms Armageddon - 80%
  
• Worms Blast - 75%
  
• Worms Clan Wars - 80%
  
• Worms Clan Wars 4-Pack - 80%
  
• Worms Crazy Golf - 75%
  
• Worms Pinball - 75%
  
• Worms Reloaded - 80%
  
• Worms Reloaded – GOTY - 80%
  
• Worms Reloaded – GOTY Upgrade - 75%
  
• Worms Reloaded Fort Booster Pack - 75%
  
• Worms Reloaded Puzzle Pack - 75%
  
• Worms Reloaded Retro Pack - 75%
  
• Worms Reloaded Time Attack Pack - 75%
  
• Worms Reloaded: The “Pre-order Forts and Hats” DLC Pack - 75%
  
• Worms Revolution - 80%
  
• Worms Revolution – Customization Pack - 75%
  
• Worms Revolution – Funfair - 75%
  
• Worms Revolution – Mars DLC - 75%
  
• Worms Revolution – Medieval Tales - 75%
  
• Worms Revolution – Season Pass - 75%
  
• Worms Revolution 4-pack - 80%
  
• Worms Revolution Gold - 80%
  
• Worms Ultimate Mayhem - 80%
  
• Worms Ultimate Mayhem – Customization Pack - 75%
  
• Worms Ultimate Mayhem – Deluxe Edition - 75%
  
• Worms Ultimate Mayhem – Four Pack - 75%
  
• Worms Ultimate Mayhem – Multiplayer Pack - 75%
  
• Worms W.M.D - 66%
  
• Worms World Party Remastered - 80%
  
• Yoku’s Island Express - 33%
  
• Yooka-Laylee - 70%
  
• Yooka-Laylee Digital Artbook - 66%
  
• Yooka-Laylee Digital Deluxe Edition - 70%
  
• Yooka-Laylee Soundtrack - 70%

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!