Builders, youve outdone yourselves! This was one of the best Build-a-Room contests ever. The challenge? Create an escape room using at least three objects from The Artifact Pack. The results? Absolutely stunning! A massive thank you to everyone who participated. Your creativity, puzzle design, and storytelling blew us away. Special thanks to our guest judge, Wollo, for joining the Pine Studio team in evaluating all the incredible entries. Now, lets get to the winners! [previewyoutube=b6ZqGrgiEd8;full][/previewyoutube]

Experienced Builders Category

Rookie Builders Category

Honorable Mentions

• A Stone's Throw Away by Eureka Paprika
• Artefacts of our Past by apa-games
• No One Leaves by GG3L
• Temple of the Golden Monkey by Rogan
• The Price of Adventure by Tenaciousmc

One more thing

...or is it #4? Not sure, but here you go:

Fixes

• Cats in Time: Fixed a bug causing the pizza puzzle to stutter when solved.
• Cats in Time: Red batteries now display correctly as red in the inventory.
• Treasure Island: Implemented realistic digging mechanics specifically for VR gameplay.
• Treasure Island: Resolved an issue where only one part of a combined paper could be selected.
• Treasure Island: Digged-out markers now have colliders to prevent items from getting hidden inside them.
• Treasure Island: Chest turnables are now easier to control.

Mayan DLC Fixes

• Jaguars Gate: Fixed a bug where the golden ball could get desynced in certain situations.
• Jaguars Gate: Resolved an issue where a giant UI icon would appear when another VR player was using the metal detector.
• Serpents Crossing: Fixed a visual bug where pointing a flashlight at the sky would turn it black.

VR Updates

• Fixed an issue where voice chat volume wouldnt function properly on some platforms.
• Resolved a bug where pinned items could attempt to enter a slot while still pinned, leading to a glitched state.
• Improved the responsiveness of the "Walkthrough" button in community rooms, making it easier to interact with.
• Adjusted item sizes across multiple levels for better usability and readability.

Meta Quest Updates

• New Official Level: Cats in Time!
• New Community Level: King Tuts Tomb Escape!

Dear Builders, are you ready for the challenge? This time, were introducing a unique twist: all participants must incorporate objects from "The Artifact Pack" into their escape rooms. With this requirement, were excited to see how you creatively use these elements in puzzles, storytelling, and design. Will you craft a high-tech lab, an ancient vault, a futuristic bunker, or something completely unexpected? The choice is yours!
Also, for the first time, we have a guest judge! Wollo, one of the creators behind the Mystery Pack Community Contest, will be joining the Pine Studio team to evaluate your entries.

Prizes Galore!

Experienced Builders Category

• 1st place: $500 cash + 2 keys for the upcoming ES DLC
• 2nd place: $100 Steam gift card + 2 keys for the upcoming ES DLC

Rookie Builders Category

• 1st place: $500 cash + 2 keys for the upcoming ES DLC
• 2nd place: $100 Steam gift card + 2 keys for the upcoming ES DLC

Community Award

• Community Award: $100 Steam gift card + 2 keys for the upcoming ES DLC

Contest Requirements

• Use The Artifact Pack: Your room must feature at least 3 of the 10 objects from the pack. These should be integrated meaningfully (e.g., as part of puzzles or storytelling). You may resize or retexture objects, but their essence must remain recognizable.
• Using more than three objects is allowed, but will not score additional points.
• The objects can be resized and retextured as long as their essence is maintained (i.e., dont retexture or resize them to make them completely unrecognizable).
• The room must be started from scratch. Reusing existing rooms or parts thereof is not allowed. However, publicly available assets and scripts may be used.
• The room must include an in-game walkthrough covering the solution to each puzzle.
• Rooms must have a video walkthrough.
• Puzzles must be colorblind-friendly and hearing-impaired-friendly.
• The room must be submitted before February 17th, 8AM CET/2AM EST. Bug-fixing is allowed at any point after submission.

Rules

• You can only submit one room.
• Multiple builders can collaborate on a single entry, but only one prize will be awarded to the submitter.
• The room must be an escape room.
• Ideal playtime should be under 30 minutes, but longer experiences are allowed.
• The room can be as big as you wish.
• You are allowed to fix bugs after submission, but you cannot resubmit an entirely different room.
• All references to existing IPs must be edited, parodied, or modified to infer a likeness without directly copying the original IP. Use models, textures, sounds, and other assets that are either:
• Creative Commons (CC) with proper attribution
• From the Escape Simulator library
• Licensed content that you have legally acquired
• Give credit where needed.
• Copies of other players' rooms are not eligible.
• Keep it fun and clean! No profanity, racism, hate speech, sexually suggestive content, etc. Any offensive content will result in disqualification.
• AI-generated content is allowed, but its usage should not compromise originality or puzzle quality.
• The Pine team and guest moderator Wollo will judge the Experienced and Rookie Builder categories, while the Community Award will be decided by a community vote.

How to Enter

Judging Criteria

• Puzzle Design Logic, originality, and engagement of puzzles
• Room Design Theme, aesthetics, progression, and atmosphere
• Object Use Creative and meaningful integration of at least three Artifact Pack objects
• Playability Deductions for bugs, technical issues, or violations of contest rules (e.g., IP infringement, colorblind accessibility, incomplete walkthroughs)

• Keep it simple! Aim for a playtime of 15-30 minutes.
• Test thoroughly and get feedback from the community.
• Focus on quality over quantity A few great puzzles are better than many mediocre ones.
• Consider accessibility features like colorblind and hearing-impaired options.
• Most importantly, have fun! Creativity and enjoyment are what make great escape rooms.

Hey, Escapers! Were thrilled to share that the latest Escape Simulator update has just dropped! Heres whats new:

363 new props added to the Room Editor!

Build-a-Room Contest Alert!

Escape Simulator Sale 40% Off!

Escape Simulator 2 Announcement

Full Changelog for v35338r

• Added 273 Mayan DLC editor props
• Added 90 Talos room editor props
• A bunch of smaller fixes

• Fix a bug where items could sometimes disappear after assembling them in hand.

• Added brand new map - Leonardo's Workshop!
• Added ability to re-install any DLC level in case it gets corrupted during the initial download.

Hey escapers, The holiday season is here, and the Pine Team is gearing up for a well-earned winter break. catlooking

Whats Cooking in the Pine Studio Kitchen?

Escape Simulator 2 Demo Incoming!

Next Build-a-Room and Room Editor Props When?

Our Biggest Escape Simulator Sale Ever!

Oh...We just Dropped a Tiny Holiday Update

• Added 2 festive themes to boost your holiday spirit: Christmas and Frozen!
• Added music for all new and existing themes.

• Fixed a bug where VR players wouldnt see the celebration animation of non-VR players upon level completion.
• Optimized and fixed various aspects of the Mayan DLC.
• Prepared assets for the upcoming Mayan & Talos room editor props, launching in a few weeks!

Hi Escapers! Were so glad to see players having fun with the Mayan DLC and diving into the new rooms! Its always amazing to see how creative and engaged our community is. A big thank you to everyone who reported bugs and helped us improve the game. We also want to say how incredibly grateful we are for the warm welcome you've given to Escape Simulator 2. Seeing the community's excitement has been amazingit truly means the world to us. Thank you for your support! Now, onto the updates! Heres whats new with this hotfix:

Changelog:

• Resolved bugs in puzzles involving the feather, post-it notes, and plates.
• Adjusted running and walking speed for better pacing (You can also adjust walking speed in the options > advanced > movement speed)
• Resolved various out-of-bounds issues, including the snake model and upstairs areas.
• Fixed several checkpoint bugs across rooms for smoother progression.
• Updated multiple translations.
• Improved shader functionality: Added "FalloffMultiplier" to the "ProjectorTransparency" shader for adjustable falloff opacity.
• Enhanced main menu stability: Fixed issue where double-clicking tabs or packs could prematurely open levels.
• Fixed multiplayer puzzles not triggering in certain cases.
• Low-poly optimizations for rocks, foliage, statues, and interactive objects. (you can turn on additional optimizations in the options>graphics)
• Fixed radar stuck bug and controller issues with cages.
• Added new 4x4 white texture.
• Tweaked palm assets for consistency and visual improvements.

Dear escapers, Were thrilled to finally reveal Escape Simulator 2, the sequel to the game that youve helped make a tremendous success. Dive into stunning new environments, deeper puzzles, Room Editor 2.0, and exciting hidden secrets. [previewyoutube=Gsl4DvPyJs4;full][/previewyoutube] Wishlist it now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2879840/Escape_Simulator_2

Why a Sequel?

FAQ

Help Us Shape the Game

Well, the wait is officially over, folks - yes, Mayan DLC is OUT NOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2644890/Escape_Simulator_Mayan_DLC/ Mayan DLC is coming with four brand-new escape rooms, and, as always, each room is packed with challenging puzzles and ancient mysteries. Also, let's not forget, take a look at these new and shiny Mayan Adventurer outfits! Let's see what's coming your way: [previewyoutube=I1lf8T4m3fA;full][/previewyoutube] Escape Simulator is currently at its biggest discount yet. You can get it for only $9.99 / 8.49 / 7.49! The best value is the Collectors Edition, which includes the base game, all four DLCs, and the soundtrack. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/

Watch your step in the Mayan jungle! Quick, take this FAQ!

Full Changelog:

New Content

• Added the brand-new Mayan DLC with 4 new rooms!
• Introduced new Mayan-themed character customization options.

General Improvements

• Added support for Dial and Turnable in custom Lua scripts. Learn more here.
• Fixed an issue where the Dial sound would sometimes play indefinitely.
• Updated the Unity engine version for enhanced stability and performance.
• Added an optimization setting to improve performance on low-end devices. Details here.
• Adjusted sound behavior to pause when the Steam overlay is active in the main menu.
• Resolved an issue where chat messages would break when changing the in-game language.
• Added a Room Info button in the client UI for custom rooms.
• Added a mysterious countdown to the main menu.

VR Improvements

• Fixed a bug causing item interactions to glitch when handling multiple hinges in VR.

VR Improvements:

• The trashcan can now be opened from any distance, allowing for easier interaction from afar.
• The trashcan item bubble now scales with distance, making it simpler to grab items from a distance.

Level Fixes & Enhancements:

• Versus Mode: Fixed a bug where rooms would occasionally disappear when playing in VR.
• Versus: Beginner: Fixed an issue that allowed players to manually open doors in the final room.
• Versus: Expert: Enhanced interaction with the first rooms puzzle (shape connection puzzle) for a smoother experience.

Oculus Updates:

• Added two new official rooms: Versus: Beginner and Versus: Expert!
• Improved overall performance across all official rooms for a better Oculus experience.

General Updates:

• New Halloween Theme (Menu)
• Level Version in Lobby Now, see the current level version directly in the lobby for easier tracking.
• Multiplayer Fixes Resolved an issue with restarts in cross-platform multiplayer games.
• Cross-Platform Lobby Fix Fixed a bug where Steam Workshop would incorrectly appear in cross-platform lobbies.
• Character Fix Female western hairstyle no longer disappears on certain levels.

VR Updates:

• Improved Item Throwing New item throwing algorithm (Toggle in Options > VR > Other if youd like to switch it off).
• Larger Text for Easy Reading Version info in the main menu and lobby is now bigger and clearer.
• Floating Item Fix Resolved an issue where items would sometimes float if another player dropped them.

Level Fixes:

• The Graveyard Room Magic wand now registers drawing points accurately when drawing.
• Talos Level VR players will no longer see unintended papers in their inventory.

Meta Quest Updates:

• Graveyard room is now available Get ready for thrills with our brand-new Halloween-themed room!
• Community Room: The Letters Room Check out this fresh addition to our community room collection!

Hey everyone! Were back with another quest to find the brightest stars among the community rooms, and weve got some exciting new picks for you. This time, were kicking things off with the top three rooms from the Mystery Pack Community Challenge, the latest creative effort from our amazing Discord community.

The Top 3 from the Mystery Pack Community Challenge

The Human Institute of Having Hands

Miasma: The Cursed Amulet

King Tut's Tomb Escape

More Great Picks from the Community

The Mysterious Room

Artblocked

In Silence We Fall

Elemental Temple Escape

Calling all Pine Creators: Nominate Your Top Rooms!

New to building escape rooms?

Hey, we've released The Talos Principle free DLC and announced the next big DLC, Mayan DLC!

Thanks you for playing new The Talos Principle DLC! We've been working hard to address the issues you've reported and improve the experience. Here's what's new in this hotfix:

Level Updates

• "Missing Receiver in co-op" is not a buguse [spoiler]the power of friendship[/spoiler] to solve that puzzle!
• Versus mode on The Talos Principle now functions as intended.
• All puzzles in The Talos Principle now have their names displayed.
• Fixed texture issues and made minor color adjustments to text and textures on The Talos Principle.
• Various token-related fixes in The Talos Principle.
• Addressed a bug in The Talos Principle where items could be thrown out-of-bounds and become unreachable.

General Improvements

• Resolved an issue where certain level images would not load correctly in the level picker.

VR Enhancements

• You can now toss items into the trashcan from any distance by simply pointing at it and clicking the trigger while holding the item with the grip (and vice versa).
• Added vibration feedback when manually placing items into the trashcan for a more tactile experience.

Weve teamed up with the awesome folks at Croteam and Devolver Digital to bring you one of the best puzzle collaborations ever! The Talos Principle escape room is now available in Escape Simulator. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3193660/Escape_Simulator_The_Talos_Principle_DLC/ Dive into intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, and immerse yourself in the wonders of an ancient civilization.

cleankey Mayan DLC

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catintime FAQ

This weekend marks 3 incredible years of Escape Simulator, and with it, 5 years of hard work from our tiny Pine team. We couldnt be prouder of what weve accomplished, but none of it wouldve been possible without you, our amazing community! Just a few days ago, we revealed the upcoming The Talos Principle DLC (which is free and launching tomorrow). But weve got one more exciting announcement for this special birthday week: we're working on a brand-new escape room pack the Mayan DLC is coming December 5th! Wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2644890/Escape_Simulator_Mayan_DLC/ Get ready to be transported to a world filled with ancient secrets, treacherous traps, and awe-inspiring temples, where only the sharpest minds and bravest souls will emerge victorious. [previewyoutube=rlZBYlVI17M;full][/previewyoutube] Key Features of the Mayan DLC:

• Four New Escape Rooms: Dive into stunning Mayan environments with fresh puzzles designed to push your thinking to the limit.
• Mayan-themed Props: Room builders, weve got new Mayan-themed props to use in your next community room project.
• New Outfits: Explore in style with comfy, adventure-themed outfits that fit the Mayan setting perfectly.
• Brand-new Soundtrack: Immerse yourself in the mysteries of the Mayan world with an all-new soundtrack.
• Cross-platform Multiplayer: Grab your friends and tackle the challenges together, with cross-platform co-op for flat, Steam VR, and Meta Quest (standalone) VR players.

Hey everyone! We are excited to announce the release of The Talos Principle DLC, a new free room for Escape Simulator, created in collaboration with Croteam as a homage to the critically acclaimed The Talos Principle series! Prepare to explore, think deeply, and unlock new layers of meaning and discovery. Get ready to challenge your mind when the DLC becomes available for free on October 22. [previewyoutube=oRum0CDytOQ;full][/previewyoutube] As huge fans of the series here at Pine Studio, weve worked hard to capture the essence of its deep philosophical themes, mind-bending puzzles, and breathtaking environments. In this DLC, players will face a series of intricate puzzles and challenges inspired by The Talos Principle universe. Whether you are a veteran of Escape Simulator or a fan of The Talos Principle, we believe this room will offer a unique, engaging experience that bridges the gap between these two beloved puzzle game worlds. We cant wait to see how youll fare in this puzzling tribute to The Talos Principle. Join us and immerse yourself in the world of complex riddles and beautiful philosophical exploration!

But, before you go, here's a small FAQ!

With the Meta Quest release, weve also updated the Steam version (v33780). This update includes new features like brightness adjustment, automatic language detection, better VR interactions, and plenty of bug fixes to improve your experience. General Improvements

• Meta Quest Version Released: The game is now available on Meta Quest 2 & 3!
• Brightness Adjustment: Added an option to customize game brightness.
• Automatic Language Detection: The game now automatically sets the language based on your system settings upon first launch.
• Steam Deck Support: You can now quit properly on Steam Deck when running on Linux Proton.
• Updated Steam SDK: Integrated the latest Steam SDK for improved compatibility.
• Improved Dark Mode: Enhanced dark mode with a new background video.
• Visual Enhancements: General theme improvements across the game.

• Fixed an issue where lobby codes were not displayed in the "Can't find lobby" pop-up.
• Resolved a bug where no button was selected when using a controller after failing to join a lobby.
• Fixed controller navigation for walkthrough buttons.
• Resolved an issue where the character in the main menu would incorrectly appear.
• Fixed item rotation freeze in multiplayer when taking an item from a slot filled by another player.
• Addressed a memory leak in Workshop rooms related to audio management.

• Customizable VR Hover Time: Added an option to adjust the hover time needed to show VR item info.
• Enhanced Manual Interaction: Improved manual interaction with joysticks.
• "Reconnecting" UI: Added a clear "Reconnecting" message when players disconnect during multiplayer.
• Precise Interactions: Interactions with slidables are now more accurate in VR.
• Improved Pop-up Messages: Enhanced clarity and added better animations to pop-up messages.
• Token Pickup: Improved positioning of the token pickup message in VR.
• Vignette Effect: Enhanced rendering of the VR vignette effect.

• Fixed an issue where changing game language didnt update item names in the VR trashcan.
• Resolved a black screen bug when failing to join a lobby in VR (e.g., when host puts down headset).
• Fixed a bug where slot object names would appear incorrectly when hovering with an item in community rooms.
• Resolved an issue with "Slot" gizmos being visible in mirrors and inventories in community rooms.
• Level Improvements
• Token Accessibility: Fixed tokens that were previously unobtainable in certain levels (Lost Spirits, The Underground Lab, Leonardo's Workshop).
• The Attic (Globe Puzzle): Improved UXnow displays the last pressed button to avoid confusion.
• The Top (Level Exit): Added a proper exit when finishing the level.
• Tutorial: Fixed localization issues.
• The Attic (VR): Enhanced Jack-in-the-box interaction.
• Space Walk (VR): Player helmet is now correctly positioned.
• Improved Readability in VR: Increased item sizes in certain levels (The Library, The Attic, The Lab, The Lobby) for easier reading.
• Adrift in Space (VR): Text on tablets is now enlarged in VR for better visibility.
• Special Interaction Hints (VR): Added clearer hints for special interactions in specific VR levels (e.g., rotating statues in "The Top," rotating pipes in "Space Walk").

Hey everyone! Weve got some exciting newsEscape Simulator is now live as a standalone release on Meta Quest 2 & 3! That means you can now jump into your favorite escape rooms directly on your Quest, no PC required! If youre on Quest, its time to grab your headset and start solving puzzles in VR. Escape Simulator on Meta Horizon Store Heres what you get:

• Single-player and Multiplayer Co-op: Enjoy Escape Simulator solo or gather your friends for an online co-op adventure for up to 10 players, though each level is ideally suited for groups of three.
• Cross-platform Co-op Multiplayer: Escape Simulator supports Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3 and Steam version (flat of VR) in multiplayer co-op, ensuring seamless fun across platforms.
• Full VR Integration: Experience intuitive movement with Meta Quests Touch Controllers, fully immersing yourself in the interactive environments.
• Varied Play Modes: Choose to play sitting, standing, or in roomscale mode, adapting the game to your preferred play style.
• Community-Created Content: Meta Quest users can also access a curated selection of the best community-created escape rooms, hand-picked by Pine Studio and ported to Meta Quest for VR.
• Downloadable Content & Updates: Internet connection is required to access downloadable content, which includes regularly added rooms and puzzles, providing ongoing updates to keep the experience fresh and exciting.

But wait! Take this FAQ before you go!

The much-anticipated sequel to The Collab: Museum, one of the most popular community-created rooms for Escape Simulator, has arrived! Click the link below and start downloading! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3318371149 [previewyoutube=JgAz6vepaCE;full][/previewyoutube]

A Journey Through History

• The Palace of Minos in Greece
• An Ancient Atrium in Rome, Italy
• A Quaint Town Square in Germany
• The Wat Arun Temple in Thailand

Crafted by a Talented Team

Accessible and Inclusive Gameplay

The team

• Germany: Built by Wollo
• Greece: Built by Dr. Krank
• Italy: Built by apa games
• Thailand: Built by namo-krub
• Home: Built by Brushstroke and Robin
• Story: Created and built by Robin
• Narration: Robin
• Soundtrack: Cryptic1
• Translations: Provided by Eureka Paprika, Robin, Wollo, and ChatGPT
• Project Management: Brushstroke, GG3L, and Zesty Mordant

Want to be a part of something great? Join our community!

Pine team

Today, we have the pleasure of chatting with Mihail (AKA GG3L), a full-stack developer from Romania, who has made a significant mark in the Escape Simulator community through his impressive modding and scripting skills. Mihail's journey into the world of Escape Simulator began with a casual YouTube discovery that quickly turned into a passion. Since then, he has become an integral part of the community, contributing innovative LUA scripts and room designs that enhance the gameplay experience for everyone. Join us as Mihail shares his insights, experiences, and the creative process behind his engaging and intricate escape room projects.
Enigmas of the Nile

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into playing Escape Simulator?

Modding in videogames in general is a pretty fun way to expand on what the developer originally envisioned. But we really want to know what made you say: Fine, Ill do it myself? :-)

Did you mod other games before, or Escape Simulator is the first one you started fiddling with?

How do you approach the creative process when starting a new LUA script or escape room project? Do you begin with a concept, a puzzle, or something else entirely?

How did you first discover the potential for creating LUA scripts for Escape Simulator?

What motivates you to continue developing and refining your LUA scripts for Escape Simulator? Are there specific feedback or experiences from our community that drive your work?

Besides your own creations, are there any other LUA scripts on the Steam Workshop that you think are total game-changers for the Escape Simulator community?

Were there any specific resources or tutorials that helped you learn LUA scripting for Escape Simulator?

Are there any specific game mechanics or features in Escape Simulator that you haven't explored yet but are interested in experimenting with through LUA scripting in the future?

Every creator faces hurdles. What are some valuable takeaways you've gained through your experiences as a creator for Escape Simulator, especially those that were hard-earned lessons?

If someone in the community is interested in getting started with LUA scripting for Escape Simulator, what advice would you give them?

Has your experience with LUA scripting in Escape Simulator influenced your approach to other games or activities outside of the game itself? Has it sparked an interest in programming or scripting in general?

Can you recount any funny moments, unexpected discoveries, or bursts of inspiration that happened while working on your projects for Escape Simulator?

Are there any upcoming projects or LUA scripts youre currently working on that you can share with us?

Do you have a favorite community room (or rooms) you've created so far?

And finally, can you name the 3 best rooms by other room builders?

Calling all Escape Simulator enthusiasts! Prepare to embark on a brand-new adventure as the beloved community-made room, The Collab returns for a thrilling sequel - The Collab World Tour Volume 1! Following the enormous success of the first and second community collaboration, this new collaborative effort promises to be even grander. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2812287004 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2985569031 Due to its epic scale, The Collab World Tour will be released in three volumes, with Volume 1 kicking off its beta testing phase in mid-July, and will be available to everyone on Steam Workshop this summer. To whet your appetite for this international escapade, be sure to check out the announcement video created by Robin from Pine Discord community! [previewyoutube=JgAz6vepaCE;full][/previewyoutube] The Collab World Tour Volume 1 is a testament to the incredible creativity of our community. A talented group of creators, including Zesty, GG3L, Eureka Paprika, Bartololomeo, Elkondo, Wollo, ChazzyB, Dr. Krank, APA games, namo-krub, k8sparrot, Robin, and more, have joined forces to craft this unforgettable experience. Mark your calendars, escape room fanatics The Collab World Tour Volume 1 is coming this summer! Get ready to join the adventure and see what treasures await you across the globe!

Want to be a part of something great? Join our community!

Pine team

Hey everyone! We are back! In our next quest of searching for the shiniest and the brightest stars among community rooms, here we have the newest picks. So let's dive in!

Quantum Quests, Inc.

Glitz, Jazz and Murder

Weasley's Wizard Wheezes

Cabin Riches V2

Lost in the Loo (Toilet Trap!)

The Secrets of Harriets Study

Cool Cash!

Black Beards Golden Treasure - Escape Room

Build-a-Room #6

Make sure to nominate your favorite community rooms on Pine Discord!

Wanna join our community?

Pine team

Here's a very tiny but very important hotfix:

• Fixed an issue where items wouldn't enter slots in custom rooms. Items were exiting the trigger before being processed by the update loop.
• Added the long-awaited Omega Pillar!

Escape Simulator isn't just a gameit's an ever-expanding universe of puzzles. With the recent releases of the PowerWash DLC and a vibrant community crafting endless puzzles, nows the perfect time to dive in. Take advantage of a huge 40% discount during the 2024 Summer Sale, and join us as we call all puzzle enthusiasts and escape room fanatics!

Why Choose Escape Simulator?

Massive Variety

VR Immersion

More Adventures

Community and Creativity

Engaging Challenges

What's Coming Next?

Here's a quick hotfix update for the PowerWash Update. Thank you all for playing and reporting!

• Fixed an issue where you could change the speed the game runs forever. Shoutout to apa-games for the report!
• Fixed a problem with the broken pipe item in the PowerWash room.
• Added two brand new rock songs to the PowerWash room! \m/
• Van lock fix: The reset button is now clickable after solving the puzzle.
• Added colliders to the closed-off part of the key maze.
• VR: Fixed the powerwasher gun not working correctly when triggered away from the cleaning surface and then turned to clean.
• VR: Fixed an issue where items would snap to a slot and automatically release, even if the grip button was still being held.
• VR - Victorian 4: Improved handling of the zoetrope device.
• Multiplayer: Both VR and flat version players can now take items that were pinned by a VR player to their hand/inventory.

Ever asked yourself if you could clean stuff in Escape Simulator? Well, grab your power washer because the wait is over! Grab it here, it's free: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2879620/Escape_Simulator_PowerWash_DLC/ We've joined forces with FuturLab, the brilliant minds behind PowerWash Simulator, to bring you PowerWash-themed room for Escape Simulator! Get ready to dive into the iconic PowerWash garage, transformed into a mind-bending escape room. Instead of sparkling surfaces, blast away grime to uncover hidden clues and conquer this all-new challenge. [previewyoutube=-1titjsVpYs;full][/previewyoutube]

• VR Mode: Fully playable in VR or flat version!
• New Editor Props: Use new 3D props to build your own garage or whatever your imagination creates.
• Rock and Roll Soundtrack: Enjoy a brand-new rock and roll soundtrack that amps up the excitement.

Hey Escape Simulator fans! Ever thought, "What if we had a simulator within a simulator?" Well, hold onto your power hoses because PowerWash Simulator is coming to Escape Simulator! Get ready to dive into the iconic PowerWash garage, now transformed into an exciting escape room. Thats right, its the ultimate Simulator Simulator experience! [previewyoutube=3mazUTyOvwQ;full][/previewyoutube] Read more about the new room here and wishlist (it's free!) so you get a reminder once it's live! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2879620/Escape_Simulator_PowerWash_DLC/ Mark your calendars it's coming out on June 20th and it's completely free!

Build-a-Room #6 Winners!

First Place: The Forever Party made by Kukelia & Frama. They won $1000!

Second Place: Wrong Party made by nemo_krub. They won Meta Quest 3 VR headset!

Third Place: Secret Party made by med1nh0 and he won $100 Steam gift card!

Rookie Category

First Place: The Birthday After made by apa-games and won Meta Quest 3 VR headset!

This time we decided to give out one more rookie prize to of $100 Steam gift card to Capybaras in the Club made by MilkyQueen! That song rocks!

The community vote

The winner of the community vote is Raise the Rooftop by Brush$troke. She's also getting a $100 Steam gift card!

We can't believe Pine Studio is already 10 years old! From over 40 flash games, SEUM, six Faraway sequels, and two Birdcage games, to Cats in Time and our dream project, Escape Simulator. We are proud of everything we've achieved in these 10 years. We are especially grateful to our team and all the incredible people with whom we work side by side doing what we love. Thank you for playing and being part of our journey! [previewyoutube=5UR6yykHXIQ;full][/previewyoutube]

It's our birthday...

Let's throw a Build-A-Room Party!!!

Prizes Galore!

Experienced Builders Category

• 1st place: $1,000 cash + a surprise gift
• 2nd place: Meta Quest 3 + a surprise gift
• 3rd place: $100 Steam gift card + a surprise gift

Rookie Builders Category

• You have a chance to win Meta Quest 3 + a surprise gift!

Community Award

• $100 Steam gift card and a surprise gift.

How to Enter

Rules

• You can only submit one room. Multiple submissions will not be counted.
• Multiple builders can work together on one room, but there will be only one prize for them.
• It has to be an escape room.
• The gameplay should ideally be under 30 minutes, but it can be longer.
• You can make your room as big as you wish.
• You need to record a video walkthrough and post it on YouTube or similar video sharing site.
• You are allowed to bug fix your room after submission, but can not resubmit an entirely different room.
• All references to existing IPs (including names, images, models and sounds) must be edited, parodied or otherwise modified to infer a likeness to the original IP without directly copying it.
• Use models, textures, sounds and other assets that are either Creative Commons (CC0) with attribution, that are from the ES library, or that you have paid the license for. Give credit if needed.
• Copies of other players' rooms are not eligible.
• Keep it fun/clean! No profanity, racism, hate speech, sexually suggestive content, etc.. Rooms that might be considered offensive in any way or form will be disqualified.
• The Pine team will choose the winners for the Rookie and Experienced Builder Categories this time! The Community prize will, naturally, be decided by community votes.

Some Useful Tips for Building the Perfect Party Room

• Keep it simple!
• Aim for a playtime of 15-30 minutes
• Test your room thoroughly and get feedback from the community
• Focus on quality over quantity a few great puzzles are better than many mediocre ones
• Consider accessibility features like color blindness and hearing impairment
• Most importantly, make it fun! At the end of the day, that's what matters most.

Hey adventurers, here's a third round of fixes and improvements for the VR Update! This brings our total to over 100 fixes and improvements since the release of VR mode! Check out what's new in v32852:

General Improvements:

• Added a confirmation window for "Exit To Menu" to prevent accidental exits during gameplay.
• Enhanced feedback upon pressing keys to join a lobby.
• Updated missing translations for various settings and textures.
• Resolved display issues of main menu news for Traditional Chinese.
• Fixed a double-trigger issue with the lobby code toggle button.
• Updated the theme color for the link button in the main menu.
• Fixed a display issue for the trophy icon in completed but uninstalled community rooms.
• Upgraded pop-up dialogs and interfaces to a dark theme.

VR Improvements:

• Added item information display (name and category icons) when hovering over items in VR.
• Improved the realism of player torso movements.
• Introduced settings for VR item hover pop-ups and hand visibility (options: hidden, transparent, opaque).
• Fixed bugs related to inappropriate item hints, unresponsive books in multiplayer, simultaneous grip and trigger presses, hit indicators passing through portals, disappearing hands in Versus mode.
• Enhanced visual effects for item sparkles and added sound for shoulder stashing items.
• Added a Halloween ghost character skin.
• Ensured correct orientation for player nameplates in multiplayer.

Level Improvements:

• "Tutorial": Fixed a visibility issue for VR players when flat version players pick up a book.
• "The Underground Lab": Improved item handling to prevent stuck items.
• "Leonardo's Workshop": Enhanced the VR paintbrush puzzle experience.
• "Decompression Chamber" & "Space Walk": Addressed VR helmet setup issues.
• "The Engine Room" (Steampunk DLC): Clarified fire extinguisher usage in VR tutorial.
• "Chronomancy Hall" (Magic DLC): Resolved a desync issue with the clock puzzle.

Hello Escapists and VR Enthusiasts! We heard you loud and clearyou wanted visible VR hands, and we've delivered! The VR Hands Update is now live, not only featuring those much-requested VR hands (It's not hand tracking. Other players now see your avatar move hands in multiplayer.) but also packed with over 40 fixes and improvements, all thanks to your feedback.
We've completely remade player models so you can finally see your partner grab objects, solve puzzles, and even high-five (virtually) in celebration. But that's not all! We've also added a brand new feature for managing your inventory in VR: over-the-shoulder item stashing! Quickly stow away items you're not using for easy access later, all with a natural over-the-shoulder motion. Here's what the VR Hands Update brings you:

• Visible and Interactive Partner Hands: Witness your co-op teammate's actions in VR for a more collaborative escape experience.
• Over-the-Shoulder Item Stashing: Manage your inventory seamlessly with a new, intuitive VR inventory system.
• Improved Player Models: We've revamped player models for a more natural and responsive VR experience for both you and your partner.
• General Bug Fixes and Optimizations: We've ironed out some wrinkles to ensure a smooth VR escape for everyone.
• Check the full changelog at the bottom of this article. It's HUUUGEEE!

Important announcement regarding the Escape Simulator VR Steam Page

Got questions? We have answers!

VR Improvements:

• Player characters now feature realistic head and hand movements and are fully integrated into multiplayer settings.
• Introducing a novel inventory addition method: simply hover and release items over your shoulder to store them.
• New movement option "Smooth With Turn" allows seamless movement and turning with a single thumbstick.
• For a more immersive experience, we've added the "Off" movement option, which disables thumbstick navigation.
• You can now customize the thumbstick deadzone under VR settings (VR -> Other -> Thumbstick Deadzone).
• Movement settings are now individually adjustable for each hand.
• Celebrate your victories with a dynamic confetti effect that surrounds you upon completing a level.
• Witness a visual "poof" effect when players add items to their inventory in multiplayer.
• Enhanced Room Editor now offers improved control over VR item sparkles, with settings for "Automatic," "Enabled," and "Disabled."
• Tools such as fire extinguishers, wands, and revolvers have been upgraded to project effects in the direction they face.
• Hands remain visible and turn transparent when holding items, enhancing realism.
• Weve removed obstructions caused by trigger colliders to the raycast hit indicator.
• Simplified the toggling between snap and smooth turning in the settings menu.
• Added a new tutorial step to guide you through changing settings anytime via the in-game menu.
• Smooth transitions between game and in-game menu with newly integrated post-processing effects.
• Fixed several bugs including issues with the level loading spinner, teleport marker visibility, and performance hiccups in community levels due to excessive colliders.

Level Fixes:

• Tutorial: Resolved an issue allowing players to access items from a locked chest in VR.
• Emergency Awakening: Enabled the collection of flying glass pieces.
• Hallway Accident: Addressed a glitch where the cable part could become stuck and uncollectible.
• Space Walk: Corrected a problem allowing item retrieval from sealed containers in VR.
• Chamber of Dead:
• Corrected the scaling issue with the slot, preventing the ball ghost from appearing egg-shaped.
• Improved the accessibility of the crowbar in VR to prevent unintended easy grabbing.
• Gold Chamber: Enhanced the interaction with the pickaxe to avoid unintentional easy grabbing in VR.
• Metaverse: Fixed a VR issue where players would not correctly spawn in metaverse rooms upon loading.
• Versus (Beginner and Expert): Eliminated an unwanted VR vignette effect visible in the final room.
• Among Us (DLC): Resolved a difficulty with activating the hint box, particularly in VR.
• The Engine Room (Steampunk DLC): Clarified the use of the fire extinguisher in VR instructions.
• The Helm Room (Steampunk DLC):
• Resolved a glitch where VR night goggles effects incorrectly applied to the in-game menu.
• Improved the readability of the note gear in VR.
• Fixed an issue with placing an opened container in the mailing tube in VR.
• Magic Shop (Magic DLC):
• Addressed a coloring issue with hints appearing pink.
• Fixed the orientation issue with the eye book in VR.
• The Saloon (Wild West DLC): Improved the readability of the deadbeat note in VR.
• Chronomancy Hall (Magic DLC): Enhanced the usability of turnables and slidables in VR.
• Potions Garden (Magic DLC): Fixed a VR-specific bug affecting player movement when carrying ladders.

Hey adventurers, we're back with another round of fixes and improvements! VR Update Hotfix #2 focuses on enhancing both the general and VR gameplay experience. Whats New:

General Fixes:

• No more freezing when picking up certain items.
• VR and flat players can now co-play in all community rooms.
• New default step sound for community rooms.

VR-Specific Fixes:

• Completed levels now save correctly.
• Closing zooms in VR is now a click away.
• Level complete UI has a new "Stay" button.
• Fixed level complete UI spawning issues.
• Community room rating now available in VR.
• Trigger function refined for better interaction: Trigger no longer grabs item from other hand (only grip does so), rather it is now used for interactions only.
• Improved press indicator for VR grip.
• Token and community rooms beta popups are more readable.

Level Adjustments:

• 'Emergency Awakening': Fixed disappearing zoomable in multiplayer.
• 'The Greenhouse' (Steampunk DLC): Enhanced turnable interaction.
• 'The Jail' (Wild West DLC): Fixed the VR bug with the picture on the table.
• 'Divination Towers' (Magic DLC): Fixed table turnable snapping issue.(could be set in-between 2 towers)

First off, a massive thank you to all who've been diving into our new VR mode and an extra shoutout to the 1171 supporters who've showed love by getting the Supporter Pack. Your support means the world to us! This week, we've been all ears and got down to squashing those pesky bugs to make your VR experience smoother. And yes, we're already on the case with some exciting updates in the pipeline like bringing your own arms to the multiplayer, an over-the-shoulder inventory, and polishing up the VR version of the amazing community-made rooms. And yes, we're working on a standalone Meta Quest version of the game! Heres whats new in v32311r:

General Fixes:

• No more double-clicking in-game menu buttons.
• Fixed non-referencing items for some zoomables.
• Smoother item grabbing.
• Enhanced room selection in the menu.
• Moved network protocol option to the Advanced tab.
• Extra checks before item respawns to keep things smooth.

VR Enhancements:

• Fixed camera spawn issues no more floor view when you start.
• Credits roll in the right place now.
• Zoomables and slots handling in VR got a major tune-up.
• Swappable slots and distance placing now work like a charm.
• Crouching into out-of-reach spaces? Fixed that.
• Level completion now comes with more confetti and no black UI squares.
• Flat version motion sickness settings won't mess with VR anymore.
• Meta Quest Pro controllers should work better now.

VR Custom Rooms & Editor:

• No more air-spawn in custom rooms.
• Zoomables in VR now stay put and only move with significant player motion.
• Picking up items in VR stops unnecessary animations.
• Fixed the VR trashcan duplication in custom rooms.

Level Adjustments:

• 'Among Us' room manual is now VR-friendly.
• 'Emergency Awakening' has its screw slots sorted for VR.
• 'Magic Shop's hungry book and hidden zoomables behave better.
• 'Versus Expert' chess puzzle is now VR ready.
• 'Gold Chamber' has improved gold slot interaction.

Here it is! Escape Simulator just leveled up! Weve seamlessly integrated VR mode into the game, and is now yours, absolutely FREE! [previewyoutube=fD5cxMeadws;full][/previewyoutube] Whether youre deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, escaping from haunted mansions, or solving intricate puzzles, you can do it all in a captivating VR environment. The adrenaline rush? Off the charts. The thrill? Unmatched. Immerse yourself and experience your favorite challenges like never before. Before you ask - yes, non-VR and VR players CAN play together!

Supporter DLC: Exclusive Goodies

Price Adjustment

Final Sale Alert: Grab It Before the Adjustment

More stuff to come!

• 12 Additional Rooms: Weve expanded the escape universe, adding twists, turns, and surprises galore.
• 3 Developed DLCs: New challenges, fresh mysteries, and brain-teasing conundrums await.
• 2 Free DLCs Released: Because we believe in giving back to our community.

• At Least One More DLC: Brace yourselves for mind-bending puzzles and heart-pounding escapes.
• 2 More Free DLCs: Yes, you read that right. More free content coming your way!

It's dangerous to go alone. Take this FAQ

• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Pine Studio\Escape Simulator\Player.log
• MacOS: ~/Library/Logs/Pine Studio/Escape Simulator/Player.log
• Linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Pine Studio/Escape Simulator/Player.log

Here's to new adventures!

We've got some exciting news and updates about Escape Simulator we want to share with you. First off, we're super grateful for all the support you've given us over the past 2.5 years. It's been an amazing journey, and we're not stopping yet. Its time for the new chapter of Escape Simulator!

In short (TL;DR):

• VR Update is coming out April 2nd and it will be FREE for all ES players!
• Supporter DLC also launches April 2nd with cool digital goodies.
• More DLCs (both free and paid) are coming out later this year!
• Escape Simulators price is going up on April 14th from $14.99 to $19.99.
• Youll have a chance to get it cheaper one last time before the increase during our last huge sale (April 2nd till April 14th)

Introducing ES:VR - A New Dimension of Escape

Supporter DLC - Get Exclusive Goodies

More Adventures on the Horizon

Upcoming Price Adjustment

Last Sale!

Patch for Hotfix #2 (v31785r)

• Fixed issue causing workshop rooms to get deleted

Hello everyone! We're diving back into the search for the cream of the crop in Community Rooms, and this time, it's even more excitingit marks the kickoff of the Community Room Picks in 2024! Also, a quick heads-up if you somehow missed it: Magic DLC has been released so make sure to check it out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419810/Escape_Simulator_Magic_DLC/ No time to waste! Let's find out who stood out the most!

The Aurora Treasure

The Eccentric Studio

The Immortal Legacy - Part 1 - The Philosopher's Stone

Lost Lines: A Sketch Odyssey

Got Games On Your Phone?

Extra

LUA scripts

The official Escape Simulator Wiki

Pine team

Patch for Hotfix #2 (v31705r)

• Fixed the issue preventing the game from running on Linux and Steam Deck.

Hey Escapers and Builders! Good news: our latest batch of magical props is here for ALL BUILDERS no Magic DLC needed! A huge thank you to everyone who has purchased and supported our work.
Get ready to elevate your magical room creations with our massive new prop pack, featuring over 240 items! From wands and books to crystals and hats, it's all you need for your wizarding escapades. Plus, the Magic DLC is still at a 10% launch discount, making it a great time to grab it if you haven't already. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419810/Escape_Simulator_Magic_DLC/ We've also rolled out hotfix #2 (v31704r) alongside the room editor enhancements, squashing some pesky bugs and smoothing out the experience. Here's the changelog:

• Fixed the bug with HUGE ladders.
• Versus mode is now fully operational in the Deviation Tower room.
• Fixed decimal point errors in the room editor for precise editing.
• Enhanced the save system to ensure more reliable updates.
• Resolved several translation errors.
• Fixed minor audio glitches.
• Eliminated the floating candy.

If you've missed it, our Magic DLC and an update for the base game were launched yesterday. You can read more about the DLC here. Thank you to everyone who has played the DLC and shared your thoughts. Your positive feedback has been overwhelming, and we're grateful for it! Following your reports, we've released a hotfix (v31630r) to address some issues. Here's the updated changelog:

Level Fixes:

• Fixed a player navigation bug in Chronomancy Hall.
• Fixed the mandrake drawer not working after a certain checkpoint in Potions Garden.
• Fixed the wrong collider in Potions Garden.
• General tweaks for the Magic DLC checkpoint system.

General Fixes:

• Improved sorting of custom levels in the community tab in level pickers.
• "Save And Exit" now displayed only on host and singleplayer games.
• Badge for completed custom rooms is now displayed properly.
• Added a Delete button for player-created rooms.
• Tokens for the Tutorial are now displayed correctly.
• Fixed game freeze when entering controller mode while in the workshop screen.
• Fixed some audio issues in Magic DLC.
• Fixed a room editor bug where decimal numbers would lose their decimal point, e.g., 0.25 turning into 25.

Hey everyone! Ready your wands and brew your potions, because the Magic DLC is finally here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419810/Escape_Simulator_Magic_DLC/ Embrace your magic potential, and follow in the footsteps of great witches and wizards! First, grab your equipment in the mysterious magic shop... From there go onward to the school of magic where three more classes await your mastery!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Full Changelog:

New Content

• Added brand new Magic DLC!
• Two new mystical outfits from the Magic DLC.
• Added bald haircut (not sure if it's consider a haircut, but it looks awesome!)
• Menu redesign, navigate more clearly in the new main menu.
• Options redesign, all of the options are in the same place, making it easier than ever to tweak.
• Saves (checkpoints) are now supported on all official levels (including all DLCs).
• You can now restart the level from the in-game menu.

General Fixes

• More stable networking.
• Fixed some hats not fading on other characters.
• Pinging can now also be performed in single-player (the only difference is that no chat message is shown).
• Fixed UI overlap bugs with the controller while using the trashcan.
• Connectable interactions are more clearly visualized.
• Optimized the code so the game is more performant.
• Level saves are now in JSON, which are now more modifiable.

Room Editor & Workshop

• Fixed menu slider not updating position properly.
• You can now input float values with a dot.
• Fixed some objects being repeated two times inside the same Theme but under different categories.
• Fixed .bin files being deleted when publishing rooms.
• Graveyard floor can now be deleted.

Level Fixes

• Fixed several interactions and translations in the Among Us DLC.
• Fixed several interactions and glitches in the Tutorial.
• Fixed portal gun where it doesn't play animation when the cores are inserted too quickly in Portal DLC.
• Fixed bad colliders in The Library.
• Fixed weird ghost token texture in 70's Room.
• Fixed unnatural badge animation in The Jail.
• Quieter drone in Hallway Accident.
• Fixed wrong Italian translations in The Saloon.
• Changed the turnable direction on the chess box in The Greenhouse.
• Better controller support for TV games in 70's Room.
• The robot controller in The Lab is now mounted on the wall.
• Fixed planets lost behind cupboard in Lost Spirits.
• Fixed floating batteries and wire interactions in Space Walk.
• Added more bugs so we can fix something in the future.

Pine Team

February is all about spreading the LOVE! Looking for a fun activity this week? Look no further! Join us on Friday, February 16th, 2024, for the third installment of our Escape Simulator Date Night, this time called, Escape Simulator Friday Date Night! We'll pair you up with another player for a two-player session of Escape Simulator! To participate, simply hop onto our official Discord server, and reserve your spot by reacting to the latest message in the announcements channel. Registration for the event will remain open until February 16th at 9 AM CET, at which point we'll start pairing up players. All match-ups will be announced on Discord! Not sure which room to tackle? Here's a small guide:

• Rooms from the latest Community Challenge
• Rooms by Build-a-Room contest winners (Build-A-Room #1, Build-A-Room #2, Build-A-Thon 2022, Build-A-Room #3, Build-A-Room #4, Build-A-Room #5)
• Best of 2023 recommended by Pine's SuperJura
• or virtually any room crafted for two players

Calling all players!

Pine team

Hey everyone! Iggy here from Pine and I'm bringing some exciting news for y'all! Escape Simulator VR is taking a next step forward with the unveiling of VR Demo 2.0. This refined version has been shaped by the invaluable feedback we received from you guys! Were sincerely grateful for the suggestions and constructive criticism weve received so far.

So, what's new in Demo 2.0?

Support [for more VR devices] incoming!

Get ready for some VR magic!

Join us on Discord and Reddit!

Pine Studio

Full changelog:

• Added instant camera that autospawns in your inventory.
• Added new tutorial intro part where you can pick locomotion type and stance.
• Added VR band on both hands with the settings and inventory buttons for easier controls and imersion. The band has a screen to display the token count.
• Hide all VR control panels on the tutorial as controls are now shown directly on the hands.
• Fixed various issues with VR tutorial controller visuals, such as thinner lines, improved text positions, and binding mismatches.
• Removed bloom in the game menu in VR.
• Fixed a bug where sparkles would not spawn in VR.
• Updated the HTC Vive tutorial controller message to indicate the upper button is now the secondary button. Removed the background panel from VR tutorial controller texts for a cleaner look.
• Logged OpenXR device for easier Meta Quest 3 detection.
• Fixed a critical bug where non-VR and VR lobbies would not work.
• Refactored VR grabbing to make transferring items from one hand to another faster and cleaner, without weird resetting of scale for items that have hand scale defined.
• Disabled trigger actions if the VR picture camera is held to prevent unintended picture taking.
• Slightly offset the Meta Quest controller position to better match real-life hand positioning.
• The VR picture camera now has a 1-second cooldown to prevent spamming or accidental double clicks.
• Disabled VR picture camera rendering when no more pictures are left.
• VR pictures are set to always respawn.
• Added utility methods for easier manual addition of items to VR inventory and for visualizing drawing bounds.
• Improved VR watch button presses to be easier to trigger.
• Set proper offsets for HTC Vive and SteamVR Index controllers and improved the throwing mechanism.
• Added a shadow to VR inventory bubble icons for "key," "hint," and "container" items.
• Fixed a bug where the VR raycast indicator would not be shown in the main menu.
• Fixed a bug where VR watches would show in the main menu, causing confusion.
• VR performance and memory optimizations across several updates, focusing on reducing allocations and improving efficiency in raycasting, memory usage, and controller updates.
• Added the ability to disable VR item sparkles.
• Toy2 VR improvements included making drawer handles collidable and puzzle slots triggers in VR.
• If entering a wall (out-of-bounds) in VR and the menu is entered, the VR position is reset to the last valid position on the map.
• Improved VR locomotion prompts in Toy1 to ensure buttons are all the same size.
• VR button interaction improvements, including a new algorithm for calculating finger touch points and adding vibrations to VR button and finger interactions.
• Added feedback to all inputs for all VR devices in Toy1, ensuring a consistent experience across tutorials and gameplay.

Hello everyone! Iggy from Pine here! Following our Magic DLC announcement back in December 2023, we now have an official release date!

Magic DLC is coming on February 22nd, 2024

Pine Team

Welcome to our "Meet the Builders" series, where we delve into the creative minds behind some of the most remarkable room designers in Escape Simulator. In our previous conversations we had a fun chat with Zesty and Cico, and now it's time for (drumroll.....) - Duc! Duc stands out as one of the crme de la crme in the realm of room building for Escape Simulator. His creations, such as The Projectionist, Under the Sea, The Clockwork Games (and more), rank among the finest available on the Steam Workshop.
Under the Sea

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into playing Escape Simulator?

What inspired you to start designing rooms in the game?

Can you walk us through your process of creating a room? (you sketch on paper, what tools, how you start)

You were one of the winners during last years Build-A-Thon, for which you made a tiny room within only 48 hours. How was it to work under such pressure?

What are some of your favorite rooms you've created so far, and what makes them unique?

Aside from winning the Build-A-Thon, you also entered several other room-building contests. How does your room-building process differ when youre creating for a contest as opposed to rooms that you are building in your free time?

Most of your rooms contain a lot of animations, visuals, and environments that exist outside of the puzzle room itself. How do you go about making these environments feel alive?

How do you come up with the themes and puzzles for your rooms?

What do you think are the key elements to creating a challenging yet enjoyable escape room?

What are some tips and tricks you can share with players who want to try their hand at designing rooms in Escape Simulator?

What are some lessons youve learned the hard way as a creator for Escape Simulator?

Can you share any memorable experiences or funny stories that have happened while you were designing or playing your escape rooms?

What are some of the nicest reactions or interactions youve had with people who played one of your rooms?

What do you feel has been your greatest Escape Simulator accomplishment so far?

Are there any features you would like to see added to the room editor in future updates?

Are there any other room designers in the game whose work you admire or draw inspiration from?

What are your future plans for designing rooms in Escape Simulator? Do you have any big projects in the works? ;)

Do you often collaborate with other creators?

Thank you, Duc!

Pine team

Hello everyone! Iggy from Pine here! It's that time again! We're on the lookout for the top Community Rooms of the last month, and this time around, we're extending our search to cover the winter season. That means we'll be selecting outstanding rooms from both December and November! This is also the first time I'm doing Community Picks, so I would like to give a big shout-out to our Discord gang who helped me with putting this together. Hope I did well! Also, just a tiny reminder we've recently unveiled our latest addition to the Escape Simulator series: a Magic DLC! Don't forget to hit that wishlist button and stay in the loop! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419810/Escape_Simulator_Magic_DLC/ Now, let's get into it!

Our favorite picks this Winter

A Medieval Adventure

The Puzzler's Dungeon

Puzzles Galore 3: Sign Clutter

Tax Evasion

The Hacker: matrix meltdown

The Puppet Master

Secrets & Alibis

Happy New Year to our incredible community!

Pine team

Hi all! Today were announcing the winners of the final Build-A-Room contest of the year! Your goal was to channel all the cozy and comfy vibes into an escape room, worthy of the holiday season.Which, now we think of it, would just be a room you dont want to escape from at all! Weve had a total of 34 submissions, however, in the end there can only be one winner. Scrap that, twelve winners! So, without further ado, lets go to the winners!

Rookie Builders Category (RBC)

Community Award

Experienced Builders Category (EBC)

Whats Next?

Thats a wrap!

Winning Ceremony Recap

Pine Studio <3

Hello everyone! As our last announcement of the advent calendar were glad to announce a new Magic DLC will release for Escape Simulator in 2024! Always dreamt of embracing your magic potential, and follow in the footsteps of great witches and wizards? This is your chance! Grab your equipment in the magic shop and then go onward to the school of magic, where three magical classes await your mastery. [previewyoutube=QGwsySKsDxA;full][/previewyoutube] https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419810/Escape_Simulator_Magic_DLC/

Magic DLC

Magic Shop

Chronomancy Hall

Greenhouse

Divination Towers

Advent Calendar

Pine Studio <3

Dear players, Thank you so much for the positive feedback and reactions for the Among Us DLC! We heard your feedback and already addressed some of the issues in today's hotfix:

• Enabled tokens in the Among Us DLC. Good luck hunting!
• Simplified the circuit puzzle
• Changed the wording of the Specimen puzzle hint
• Fixed turnables in some community rooms
• Fixed minor alien hat issue
• Fixed some other minor issues

Attention Crewmates! Weve received an emergency call from The Mini Skeld! They seem to be running into some issues with the ship. Could there possibly be an Impostor amongst the crew? Time to board the ship and help the crew escape in this new official Among Us-inspired room, available now for everyone! [previewyoutube=ryIPx9awOzg;full][/previewyoutube] You and your Crewmates have to work together, solve puzzles and make your way out. However, now that youre stuck in space, the stakes may be even higher! Or, maybe you and your friends are all just hard-working, puzzle-solving, qualified space adventurers and you have absolutely nothing to worry about. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2644870/Escape_Simulator_Among_Us_DLC/

Lightning fast escape

Non-suspicious Steam Sale

No escape from the festive season

Join our dedicated community

<3 Pine Studio

Are you ready to get fully immersed?

VR When?

Escaping the simulator; for real!

Advent Month

Pine Studio <3

Introducing the Pine Festive Month!

Build-A-Room #5 - Will you build the coziest room of them all?

• Rookie Builders Category
• Experienced Builders Category
• Community Award

Prizes

Rookie Builders Category (RBC)

• BC first place winner gets a Meta Quest 3 + a surprise gift
• RBC second and third place get a 100$ Steam gift card + a surprise gift
• Fourth and fifth place get a surprise gift

Experienced Builders Category (EBC)

• First place winner earns 1000$ in cash + Meta Quest 3 + a surprise gift
• Second and third place get a 100$ Steam gift card + a surprise gift
• Fourth and fifth place get a surprise gift

Community Award

• The Community Award winner gets a 100$ Steam gift card + a surprise gift

Rules

• Create a cozy escape room that's worthy of the holiday season in the Room Editor.
• To submit a room for the competition, post a link to your room in the #challenges channel in the Pine Studio Discord.
• You can only submit one room. Multiple submissions will not be counted.
• Multiple builders can work together on one room, but there will be only one prize for them.
• It has to be an escape room.
• The gameplay should ideally be under 30 minutes, but it can be longer.
• You can make your room as big as you wish.
• You need to record a video walkthrough and post it on YouTube or similar video sharing site.
• You are allowed to bug fix your room after submission, but can not resubmit an entirely different
• All references to existing IPs (including names, images, models and sounds) must be edited, parodied or otherwise modified to infer a likeness to the original IP without directly copying it.
• Use models, textures, sounds and other assets that are either Creative Commons (CC0) with attribution, that are from the ES library, or that you have paid the license for.
• Copies of other players' rooms are not eligible.
• Keep it fun/clean! No profanity, racism, hate speech, sexually suggestive content, etc.. Rooms that might be considered offensive in any way or form will be disqualified.
• The Pine team will choose the winners for the Rookie and Experienced Builder Categories this time! The Community prize will, naturally, be decided by community votes.

Dates:

• Submissions are open until December 18th 8PM CEST / 2PM EST
• We'll play and review all the submissions before December 21, which is when we will host a stream to announce the winners. More info about the stream will follow later!

General guidelines for your submission

• Less is more. Keep the map short. 15 to 30 minutes is ideal. If you arent sure if a puzzle is good or not, redesign it, or even better, cut it from your room. Its better to have 3 amazing puzzles, than 10 mediocre ones.
• Test test and test. Join the community in discord. Share your room and test it before submission.
• Less is more considering size. Walking simulators arent preferred. This is a puzzle game after all. :)
• Try to gear your map towards the average audience.
• Dont forget to create a good looking thumbnail and room description.
• Ask for help on discord. Most builders are willing to help.
• Dont forget about color blindness and hearing impairment when designing your puzzles.
• Try to show what happens when you solve a puzzle in the immediate vicinity. If you solve a puzzle, and a door opens in the other room - thats bad design.
• In the end its all about fun. Your room can have the most complex puzzles, or the shiniest graphics and amazing sound design, but if its boring it wont work!
• These are only guidelines that might help to make your room better. You can choose to ignore them all and go with your own flow.

It's to time start building your cozy rooms!

Pine team

For your consideration!

Start escaping today!

Join our dedicated community!

Pine team

Even more monthly picks?

A mysterious talisman!

What a twist!

An insightful escape room

It's a cat-astrophe!

Don't let this sale escape!

See you next month!

Pine team

Spooky rooms galore!

This is Halloween!

Can somebody please turn on the light?

Can you break the witch's curse?

Ghosts like coffee too, you know!

Time to get your spooky on!

Pine team

Two years have truly flown by!

Ghosts, cowboys, artists, pirates, game show competitors AND scientists? What's next?!

...and there's still more where that came from!

Pine team

Who's ready to get spooky?

Escape artist or art escapist?

A mystery is afoot!

Time to relax!

Competitive grocery shopping!

Honorable mentions!

• Locked In 2 [An Among Us Map] by KingBaconTape
• House off the Highway by kirinokaku.ttv
• Brews & Cues and SWAT by brushstroke

And that's it for now!

Pine team

Meet Cico!

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into playing Escape Simulator?

What inspired you to start designing rooms in the game?

You are known to make some very spooky rooms and the name Emily even sends shivers down the spines of many Escape Simulator players. How do you manage to effectively scare people every time?

Out of all the people you managed to scare with your rooms, which one are you most proud of and why?

Can you walk us through your process of creating a room? (you sketch on paper, what tools, how you start)

Even though you are known for your spooky rooms, you also created a bunch of rooms that were more light-hearted in tone like Grandmas Kitty. In which ways does your process for these rooms differ from your scary rooms?

What are some of your favorite rooms you've created so far, and what makes them unique?

How do you come up with the themes and puzzles for your rooms?

What do you think are the key elements to creating a challenging yet enjoyable escape room?

What are some tips and tricks you can share with players who want to try their hand at designing rooms in Escape Simulator?

What are some lessons youve learned the hard way as a creator for Escape Simulator?

Can you share any memorable experiences or funny stories that have happened while you were designing or playing your escape rooms?

What are some of the nicest reactions or interactions youve had with people who played one of your rooms?

What do you feel has been your greatest Escape Simulator accomplishment so far?

Are there any features you would like to see added to the room editor in future updates?

Are there any other room designers in the game whose work you admire or draw inspiration from?

What are your future plans for designing rooms in Escape Simulator? Do you have any big projects in the works? ;)

Pine team

Attention all Aperture personnel, The day has finally come for you to (re-)enter the highly esteemed Aperture Science Laboratories! We expect you all to achieve many great things within these chambers, which are of course packed to the brim with all the resources necessary for you to [strike]escape[/strike] do science stuff. Of course, any and all major scientific breakthroughs will be duly celebrated with some scrumptious [strike]lab rat treats[/strike] cake. Not a lie! [previewyoutube=sfr0LCS67-U;full][/previewyoutube] We are thrilled to announce that the wait is finally over, because the Portal Escape Chamber DLC (approved by Valve!) is out now! This means that anyone who already owns a copy of Escape Simulator can now add this free DLC to their library on the official store page. Don't own a copy yet? You're in luck, because Escape Simulator is currently on the biggest sale ever with a 33% discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator

Science isn't about WHY, it's about WHY NOT!

So how are you holding up?

Pine team

Looks like my summer vacation is over...

Such a peaceful garden...

Are you up for a challenge?

This labyrinth is a-maze-ing!

All bets are off!

Have you been studying well?

A worthy tribute to a classic pirate game!

An enchanting garden!

Ready to enter the Aperture Science Laboratories?

Pine team

Hey there Builders! The past few weeks have been incredibly exciting for us here at Pine. Your enthusiasm and participation in the Build-A-Room #4: Versus Challenge have been nothing short of amazing. It's been a wild ride full of creativity, jaw-dropping designs, and fierce competition. Now, the moment you've all been waiting for has arrivedthe winners are here!

First Place:

• Get Down, Get Down! by Franch

Second Place (It's a Three-Way Tie!):

• The Clockwork Games by Duc
• Pet The Cat by Bartololomeo
• Game Master Wanted! by Eureka Paprika

Winners #4-10

• Hungry Hungry Bovines! by Tim J
• Castle of Secrets: The King's Escape by GG3L
• TaskFaster by CeruleanK
• Stranded by Cl0mar
• The Labyrinth Race by BenignCyborg
• ROOM RUSH by Scrumpus

Dear test subjects, Your services are required in this new Portal Escape Chamber on September 7th. This chamber is approved by Valve and based on the Aperture Science Enrichment Center from the Portal games! We are of course incredibly thankful to the entire team at Valve for letting us create this new free DLC, which is truly a wish come true for all of us at Pine Studio! [previewyoutube=qQplViipOW4;full][/previewyoutube] In this free-to-play DLC for Escape Simulator, you and fellow [strike]subjects[/strike] scientists (up to nine) were part of a minor workplace incident, causing the place to go into a state of complete lockdown. Now that youre trapped in this laboratory, its up to you all to stay calm and escape.
Solve puzzles, repair the Personality Core, reunite with some familiar cube-shaped friends, and break the Aperture Laboratories safety protocols to gain your freedom. And to make your escape a little bit sweeter. we promise that there will be cake. No lie.
Read more and wishlist on the Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000170/Escape_Simulator_Portal_Escape_Chamber/

Build-a-Room contest is still going!

Join your fellow cake enjoyers

Pine team

We're packing our bags for a (well deserved) 2-week summer break, but not before delivering a sizzling hotfix packed with bunch of fixes! Don't forget to enter our Build-a-Room #4 challenge it's your chance to get creative and win a cool $2000!

Changelog:

Versus Core

• Fixed freeze if you are playing versus mode with a room that has an eject slot at the beginning of the map
• Removed "You Lost!" message if you are left alone in a versus map.
• Versus trophy screen is visually much more consistent across all maps.
• Fixing freeze at Versus rooms where the game would freeze if other players disconnect at the trophy screen.
• Fixed bug where versus leaderboards would display 1 instead 10.

Versus Rooms

• Adjusted lasers in "Versus Apprentice" room so its easier to see if you finished the puzzle
• Adjusted hints for "Versus Apprentice" room.
• Adjusted laser block time in "Versus Apprentice" so it's a more fluid feel.
• Adjusting Japanese translations in "Versus Apprentice".
• Fixing bug where rotating cubes could be rotated at a weird angle in "Versus Apprentice".

Random Lobby

• Adjusted random lobbies so they look for additional regions for a match.
• Searching for a random lobby now shows "Connecting" panel and disallows click spamming random matches.

Level Specific

• Fixing freeze in "The Elevator" in coop when picking up a key.
• Fixed wrong player spawn locations in "The Metaverse" in versus mode.

Other

• Removed token UI in rooms that have no tokens.
• Fixing soft lock if you leave a zoom
• Fixing bug where big items would clip through a player when entering a slot.
• Changed "Dynamic Walkthrough" Steam tag to "Versus".

Hello Room Builders! In case you missed it in yesterdays VS Update announcement, a new Build-A-Room has started! With only one condition, it needs to be a Versus room, perfect for our room escapers to put on their smarty pants and racing shoes! [previewyoutube=weeOjkY0Ais;full][/previewyoutube] You can submit your rooms until August 21st 8AM CEST / 2AM EST. The Pine Team will play and review all the submissions until August 31st. Like before, well host a winning ceremony stream and announce the winners. Once we have a date for that, well let you all know!

What are the prizes this time?

• The first place winner will earn themselves $2.000 in cash + an escape room board game by PostCurious!
• The second and third place winners get $100 Steam gift card + an escape room board game by PostCurious!
• Winner #4-10 get a $100 Steam gift card!

Rules

• To submit a room for the competition, post a link to your room in the "#challenges" channel in the Pine Studio Discord, or you can send a submission via this Steam thread.
• You can only submit one room. Multiple submissions will not be counted.
• Multiple builders can work together on one room,but there will be only one prize for them.
• It has to be a room escape.
• The gameplay should be ideally under 30 minutes, but it could be longer.
• You can make the room as big as you wish.
• You need to record a video walkthrough.
• You are allowed to bug fix your room after submission, but you cant resubmit an entirely different room.
• Copies of other players' rooms are not eligible.
• Keep it fun/clean! No profanity, racism, hate speech, sexually suggestive, etc. content. Rooms that might be considered offensive in any way or form will be disqualified.
• The Pine team will choose the winners this time!

Tips & Tricks

• Go to Escape Simulator, "Workshop" button, "Your Rooms," and press "Create". This creates an empty room, and you can start building.
• To get some help, you can look through "Tutorial Rooms" and learn the basics such as puzzles and animation.
• Watch our tutorial video.
• Finally, you can also join our dedicated Discord community to ask about anything you might need help with!
• Less is more sometimes! ;)

Pine Q&A Livestream

Pine team

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Are you ready for a battle of the brains?

But how does it work?

Back to the 80s!

Build-A-Room #4: Versus Challenge!

Prizes:

• The first place winner will earn themselves $2.000 in cash + an escape room board game by PostCurious!
• The second and third place winners get $100 Steam gift card + an escape room board game by PostCurious
• Winner #4-10 get a $100 Steam gift card!

Rules:

• To submit a room for the competition, post a link to your room in the "#challenges" channel in the Pine Studio Discord, or you can send a submission via this Steam thread.
• You can only submit one room. Multiple submissions will not be counted.
• Multiple builder can work together on one room together but there will be only one prize for them.
• It has to be a room escape.
• The gameplay should be ideally under 30 minutes, but it could be longer.
• You can make room as big as you wish.
• You need to record a video walkthrough.
• You are allowed to bug fix your room after submission, but not resubmit an entirely different room.
• Copies of other players' rooms are not eligible.
• Keep it fun/clean! No profanity, racism, hate speech, sexually suggestive, etc. content. Rooms that might be considered offensive in any way or form will be disqualified.
• Pine team will choose the winners this time!

Dates:

• This Thursday, August 3rd at 8PM CEST, we'll host a Steam stream with Q&A
• Submissions are open till August 21st 8AM CEST / 2AM EST
• We'll play and review all the submissions till August 31st when we will host a winning ceremony (stream) and announce the winners. More info about the stream later.

Another mystery solved!

Time to prove your worth!

Full Changelog

New Content

• 3, 2, 1, Race! Two Versus specific rooms just landed in the game.
• Immerse yourself in Versus mode with new customization options featuring 2 racer outfits.
• Try the new Random Game finder if you can't find players to play with.
• Use Versus props in room editor to create thrilling racing rooms.

Room Editor & Workshop

• New Roulette Logic Prop! Finally some randomness. Activate one random target from the Targets list!
• Camera movement speed setting! Now you can modify the camera movement speed setting while holding right click and scrolling. Use shift/ctrl while moving to temporarily modify the speed.
• Added tooltips for all targets. Now you can tell which target is which by setting its Descriptive name and checking the tooltip.
• Right click prop selection window UX fixes. Modified when the window is closed, how it reacts to other right clicks, right clicking over gizmo and more.
• No more double clicking after using the prop search field.
• Fixed highlighting hovered props behind tranform gizmo which cannot be selected.
• Fixed some props rotations.
• Fixed some props being in multiple groups.
• Fixed loading older rooms not opening due to wrong serialized data.

Tweaks

• Added a new Host screen with additional options.
• Added option to change lobby options while already in a lobby.
• Added option to choose game difficulty in lobby - Normal or Hard
• Added new a hover outline type that is less intrusive. You can change it in Options -> Hover Effect Type.
• Added interaction when clicking the dial that moves the dial for one step.
• Changed versioning system to one number, removing prefix 1.0. For example v1.0.27288n became v27288n.

Level Fixes

• Fixed game crash when spamming water turning on and off in "The Lab".
• Removed Steam Cats in Time popup in "Cats in time".
• Fixed not exiting zoom on specific locks in "Leonardo's Workshop".
• Fixed wrong lock click direction in "70's Room" and "Treasure Island".

Core Game Fixes

• Fixed flashing objects when selecting them in inventory.
• Fixed custom models changing size in certain conditions.
• Fixed invisible items when being dragged in zoom.
• Fixed bug where you could lose an item when spamming click on zoomed item while throwing it out.
• Items no longer shrink if you leave zoom while they animate.
• Fixed bug where you could duplicate item while spamming E and changing item via numpad.
• Fixed bug where you could end some interactions too soon if you click alt.
• Added error screen if you try to enter a lobby with corrupted data or the lobby doesn't exist anymore.

UI Fixes

• Fixed Steamdeck UI bugs in co-op screen.
• Fixed UI bug where some dropdowns would have extra white elements on edges.
• Fixed rare case of UI overlapping after finishing room ("Use" was behind room stats on the top right).
• Fixed buttons staying highlighted in the in-game menu when exiting the menu with ESC.

Pine team

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Versus Mode is coming to Escape Simulator!

The race is on!

Are you ready for your close-up?

1v1 me, bro!

Pine team

It belongs in a museum!

Subscribe here: The Collab: Museum

• ChazzyB
• Duc
• Elkondo
• Eureka Paprika
• Franch
• GetOffMyBeard
• Klemes
• klov3r
• Kusane
• LeoWolfbane
• Mumbo
• namo_krub
• Robin
• Thoroniul
• Wollo
• Zesty Mordant

Join our community!

Pine team

PS: New small update is live now!

Changelog:

• The Puzzle Logic prop has been updated and it had it's functionality changed to better suit general use and our next update!
• Fixed "The Train" totem freeze.

Quick Tutorial:

Changelog:

• Fixed Puzzle prop not saving properly
• Time scale of the water prop can now also be transitioned

Important note for builders!

How to fix your room if your puzzle props are empty:

Summer has arrived!

Fun at the laundromat!

Donut miss out on this tasty room!

or ?

Time to get spooked all over again!

It's a wrap!

Pine team

Join us for another Pine Studio livestream!

Pine team

General Fixes

• Fixing rare case where you couldn't use slot in tutorial
• Zoomables do not rotate weirdly in coop anymore
• Fixed item not entering correct slot if it enters 2 slots in the same frame
• Fixed parenting issue in Room Editor

Level Specific Fixes

• Reduced number of packets in "The Elevator"
• Fixed weird navigation hole in "The Elevator"
• Fixed badges puzzle in "The Saloon"

General

• Fixed token on "The Top"
• Fixed some sound issues in "Treasure Island"
• Fixed crash caused by pinning items
• Fixed crash in "Executive Office" caused by a screwdriver

Room Editor and Workshop

X marks the spot!

Avast, ye landlubbers!

• Shiny new room: Treasure Island
• New character customization options for Treasure Island
• New Puzzle logic prop for the room editor

• Saves are now in Json format.
• Fixed some RAM memory leaks
• Reduced size of the game
• Objects cannot enter two slots by throwing
• More performant Mirrors
• Mirrors work in zoom
• CJK Fonts now work on Steam deck
• Added zoom in hint on controller when possible to zoom in
• Internal rework of sliding puzzles so they are less error-prone
• Fixed all small UI input offsets in levels
• Added rounded corners where they were missing
• Next Level now works across all extra rooms
• Particles are now hidden in ghost placement objects
• Changed the way items are interacting with physics engine, resulting in more fluid collisions

• Every puzzle now has a name
• Every sent data packet is smaller, Coop should work better
• Rework of syncing object poses, the packets are much more smaller, bigger rooms are more smooth now
• Fixing crashing when interacting with items with weird parenting in custom rooms
• Items are now spawned into host's inventory when a player disconnects
• Items are now thrown from the hand resulting in smoother animation

• Audio crashes with sound props fixed
• Better handling of audio on large rooms
• Zoomables now with free camera position
• Walkthrough text cutting off and not saving fixed
• Editor Tutorial rooms - fixed teleport buttons
• Fixed Game freeze on dragging objects to slots
• Locks don't need to trigger sound props with a 1
• Open walkthrough with H for testing in room editor

• Fix "The Top" bug where multiple people would "solve" slider puzzle.
• Far objects in "The Top" are now pingable in coop
• Orange is more orange than ever in "Leonardo's Workshop"
• Fixed wrong syncing of balls in "Chamber of Danger"
• Better colliders in the clock of "The Underground Lab"
• Fixed keypad position in "The Lab"
• Fixed "Decompression Chamber" bug where tool would be fly in the air after using it.
• Reduced amount of net packets sent in "Space Walk", should be smoother
• Better controller handling of rope puzzle on "The Engine Room"
• Fixed disk syncing in "The Engine Room"
• Better controller handling of final puzzle on "The Helm"
• Better colliders in sink of "The Saloon"
• As always, we've added more bugs to fix later

[previewyoutube=Ty58-Uc-lyo;full][/previewyoutube]

Set sail for adventure!

Exploring in style!

A pirate's life for me!

Pine team

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VR WHEN?!?!

The Roadmap

Pine Studio <3

June has arrived!

Who wants to play pool?

An enigmatic escape!

Time to go back to school!

A remake of three classic rooms!

More awesome stuff coming up!

Pine team

Meet Zesty!

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into playing Escape Simulator?

What inspired you to start designing rooms in the game?

I wanted to continue building physical escape rooms but couldn't due to the COVID-19 lockdown, also they were very expensive to build. I briefly considered hosting them remotely with a body cam while everything was under lockdown, but it wasn't the same. I built my first Escape Simulator map (Perplexing Paintings) in January 2021 to see what the room editor was like and see what was possible with the game engine. I really enjoyed how intuitive the experience was and how quickly I could prototype new ideas.
I was stunned by the sheer volume of players I had access to through Steam workshop. With my physical rooms Id have ~50 players each season - now with Escape Simulator I had access to tens of thousands. I always had ideas that were too expensive or physically prohibitive to implement in real life but with Escape Simulator I could do anything I want so that was a big draw for me.

Can you walk us through your process of creating a room?

What are some of your favorite rooms you've created so far, and what makes them unique?

How do you come up with the themes and puzzles for your rooms?

What do you think are the key elements to creating a challenging yet enjoyable escape room?

What are some tips and tricks you can share with players who want to try their hand at designing rooms in Escape Simulator?

What are some lessons youve learned the hard way as a creator for Escape Simulator?

Can you share any memorable experiences or funny stories that have happened while you were designing or playing your escape rooms?

What are some of the nicest reactions or interactions youve had with people who played one of your rooms?

What do you feel has been your greatest Escape Simulator accomplishment so far?

Probably the Ominous Obelisk, I'm quite happy I managed to make it in 11 days (for the Escape Simulator Build-A-Room #2 contest) and it turned out as well as it did - normally I take a very long time to release maps.
Also very happy with the way The Collab: Boardgames turned out. It was tough coordinating a large group of creators (13 of us), but everyone pitched in great content and I got a ton of support, especially from Mumbo who was co-managing the project with me. He and Ich helped keep the project scope in check and Wollo and Franch provided lots of insight into project management. I learned a lot about when to step back and delegate work and also when to put my foot down. Everyone was awesome to work with and super enthusiastic.

Are there any features you would like to see added to the room editor in future updates?

Are there any other room designers in the game whose work you admire or draw inspiration from?

What are your future plans for designing rooms in Escape Simulator? Do you have any big projects in the works? ;)

May has arrived!

A feast for the eyes and ears!

The hunt is on!

An unfinished masterpiece...

We all live in a yellow submarine!

Join our community!

Pine team

Astonishing Creations in the Build-A-Room Contest!

Place 4-15

Reward: 100$ Steam Gift Cards!

• The Escher Trap by Leo
• Mozart's Mind by Tommy_NL
• Still (in) Life by Eureka Paprika
• Artopia by med1nh0
• Artception by MelonVerse
• Mel N. Collie Museum of Art by JetSkiAttack
• Nifty Ways To Leave Your Louvre by CeruleanK
• The Legend of the Mysterious Meme Lisa by Bartololomeo
• Escape Museum Takeover by Mumbo
• Le Pretentiousse by Elkondo
• The Silhouettist by Wollo
• This End Up! by Franch

3rd Place: Houdini's Workshop by Cico

Reward: Steam Deck!!

2nd Place: Relativity by Duc

Reward: Meta Quest 2 VR headset!

1st Place: Immortal Canvas by Robin

Reward: A trip to Paris, France to see the real Mona Lisa!

Pine team

Who will be the big winner?

Pine team

Time marches on!

I'm a what?

So many letters!

Tomororow Never Spies

Mo' money, Motel?

That's all for now!

Pine team

Dear escapers, We are excited to announce a game-changing update to your favorite puzzle-solving experience! Get ready for the most cutting-edge AI-powered feature ever created: EscapeGPT! EscapeGPT offers you the ability to solve any escape room puzzle by simply clicking a button. Say goodbye to the frustration of being stuck, and embrace the future of puzzle-solving with EscapeGPT. Here's a video preview: [previewyoutube=l5_UGfut0KU;full][/previewyoutube] Have you ever found yourself stuck on a particularly challenging puzzle in Escape Simulator, wishing you had a super-intelligent AI to assist you? Our talented team of developers has been working hard to make that dream a reality. Coming soon to Escape Simulator! -Pine team <3 [spoiler]*This message was generated using AI.[/spoiler] [spoiler]*Also, today is April 1st!![/spoiler]

Are you ready for Da Vinci's NEXT challenge?

Prizes

Rules

• Create a masterpiece in the Room Editor that will earn you the title of grandmaster.
• To submit a room for the competition, you have to post a link to your room in the "#challenges" channel in the Pine Studio Discord, or you can send submission via this Steam thread.
• You can only submit one room. Multiple submissions will not be counted.
• Multiple builder can work together on one room together but there will be only one prize for them.
• It has to be a room escape.
• The gameplay should be ideally under 30 minutes, but it could be longer.
• You can make room as big as you wish.
• You need to record a video walkthrough.
• You are allowed to bug fix your room after submission, but not resubmit an entirely different room.
• Copies of other players' rooms are not eligible.
• Keep it fun/clean! No profanity, racism, hate speech, sexually suggestive, etc. content. Rooms that might be considered offensive in any way or form will be disqualified.
• Pine team will choose the winners this time!

Tips & Tricks

• Go to Escape Simulator, "Workshop" button, "Your Rooms," and press "Create". This creates an empty room, and you can start building.
• To get some help, you can look through "Tutorial Rooms" and learn the basics such as puzzles and animation.
• Or you can watch our tutorial video.
• Finally, you can also join our dedicated Discord community to ask about anything you might need help with!
• Less is more sometimes! ;)

How do I submit my entry?

Happy building, artists!

Pine team

Setting up the perfect workspace!

Pine team

New props!

• The Leonardo da Vinci room props
• Mirror logic prop
• Hint boxes

Fixes & features:

• No more auto focus on linked props! Use the [F] keyboard shortcut to focus on a selected prop or enable the old setting in the Room Configuration menu.
• Fixed Visibility Activators targeting renderers
• Added a new Steam Tag In-Game Walkthrough which is automatically added on publish to rooms with the new in-game walkthroughs
• Logic props (except for the Lock) can no longer exit zoom on unlock
• Fixed Tags and Walkthrough not saving on exit
• Controller slot interaction on pickable props fixed
• Open File/Folder fixed
• Ingame Walkthrough text can no longer go out of bounds
• Fixed importing display logic from other rooms
• Fixed preview screenshots ignoring some props
• Fixed prop deletion when targeting parent and child props

Greetings, Escape Simulator fans!

Room Editor Update!

Join us on Twitch tomorrow!

Announcing: The New Room Builders Challenge!

Pine team

Do you have the skills to beat this challenge?

Leonardo's Workshop is open for business!

Pine team

Full changelog:

New content

• New room. Find all secrets in Leonardo's Workshop!
• New language; Italian. Ciao!
• Expanding your fashion choices with new "Leonardo's Workshop" outfits.

General fixes

• Daily picks evolve in Trending. Displaying the top 6 rooms of the last week.
• Better RAM usage when loading rooms.
• Better handling of wiping systems in "The Office" and "The Elevator".
• Hovering over Slidable now shows a drag crosshair.
• Fixing bug where you couldn't throw some items in slots.
• Fixed some hairs so they are fading in coop mode.
• Better co-op syncing in "The Lab".
• The furnace gate in "The Engine Room" is disabled when opened the first time.

More fixes for the controller:

• General stability.
• Better Slidable handling.
• items popup work with both thumbsticks.

Workshop changes

• Better handling of Activator components in coop levels.
• Added Custom walkthrough for customs levels.
• Remade publish screen.

Get ready for the next big update!

Vikings await!

This house is haunted!

What a way to make a livin'!

A sinister story...

In the middle of the night

See you next week!

Pine team

Think you can crack THIS code?

Parli italiano?

Dress the part and become a true artist!

Pine team

It's a date!

I spy with my little eye...

Dating in space!

Light years apart

Ready for your date?

Pine team

Time for the first monthly picks of 2023!

They're creepy and they're kooky...

Something's hiding in the forest!

No talking in the library!

Fuzzy, but deadly!

The return of a veteran room builder!

Stay tuned for more!

Pine team

Happy New Year!

So many festive rooms!

Runaway train!

Explore an ancient castle!

This room will really lift your spirits!

Time for a challenge!

Pine team

The holidays are almost here!

Final update of the year!

• Hanging props spawning position fixed
• Added wild west lock numbers
• Chandelier material fix
• Some wild west prop icon fixes
• Several other small fixes

Pine Studio's Cozy Christmas Stream

Sneak peek 2023

Time for a small break!

Yee-haw! We're excited to announce that we've added a whole lasso of Wild West props and items to our Escape Simulator room editor. Now you can saddle up and create your very own saloon, bank heist, or dusty old western town. These new props are available to ALL players (with or without the DLC), so don't be a chicken and give 'em a try! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2175260/Escape_Simulator_Wild_West_DLC/ Get help with the room editor and send us your creations on Pine Discord!

Changelog:

• Added the Wild West props!
• Fixed the house not winning in The Saloon
• Fixed sound positioning for preset 3D sounds
• Added a plant category for props
• A few more smaller fixes

Wild West DLC has arrived!

A magical journey...

Past, present and future!

I spy with my little eye...

Stay out of the dark!

Happy holidays!

Pine team

We fixed multiple issues and bugs in Wild West DLC. Here's a list of most important ones:

• Fixed Chinese translation for the Faro table
• Changed token location for the safe one
• Fixed some physics issues
• Fixed hints in the Saloon
• More visible "dead bet" note in the Saloon room
• Fixed issues with colliders.
• Some important items now respawn if lost
• Added a few missing names
• Polished a few interactions

Full changelog:

Added Wild West DLC

Various Fixes

• Added rich presence for Graveyard and 70s Room
• Loading to the second Tutorial room shouldn't freeze the game
• Fixed UI glitches on Publish popup window
• Items should not appear on top of options anymore
• Turnable speed is now consistent on any FPS
• Several fixes for French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish
• Improve chat profanity filter: no longer as aggressive as before
• Added option to disable profanity filter
• Fixed turnable pieces and other pieces being pickupable
• Removed memory leak when loading multiple levels in one session
• Fixed bug where UI behind interactive object would take input
• Added more skin colors
• Fixed Santa's hat and Twitch's hat not being visible
• Added more bugs for later fixing ^^

Co-op

• Characters' colors in a co-op are much more consistent
• Fixed scales in co-op
• Fixed zoomable in co-op
• Stop the timer when disconnected in the co-op
• Voice beta tag removed

Level Fixes

• Redesigned zoetrope puzzle in Lost Spirits
• Fixed eraser in The Office
• Fixed mop in The Elevator
• Fixed hints on The Office, Executive Office, and Cats in Time
• Fixed throttle in The Helm
• Pipes eventually sync if they desync in Space Walk
• Fixed cannons staying open after firing in The Crew Quarters

Controller

• Fixed look achievements with controller
• Better dial handling on the controller
• Better joystick handling on the controller
• Fixing UX and UI for the controller
• Added trail when moving the cursor with the controller
• More solid interactions with "A" and "RT".
• Two thumbsticks are interchangeable in various interactions

Room Editor

• Fixed transparent plane repeats edge pixels
• Only one matryoshka doll
• Custom skybox seams fixed
• The download texture button no longer overwrites old images
• Fixed the 'Open UGC Folder' button for Mac
• There are no longer weird lit lines in workshop levels

Yeehaw! The new DLC is here!

All cleaned up!

Come hang out with us!

Stay up to date!

Pine team

Can we count on your vote?

Get cozy with Escape Simulator this Autumn!

Feeling creative?

Pine team

It's almost Christmas, y'all!

Giddy-up!

Pine team

It's about to get WILD!

Second nature

Trick or treat!

To the saloon!

Lost in the jungle

More Escape Simulator?

Pine team

Another update?

Build your own spooky room!

A groovy new outfit!

Even more coming up!

Pine team

Things are about to get spooky!

Pine team

Full changelog:

• Brand new haunted room: Graveyard.
• You have the option to be a ghost in multiplayer levels!

• 70's Room: Fixed polaroid flash.
• The Engine Room: Fixed using fire extinguisher with a controller.
• The Top: a rotating object should feel better in singleplayer and multiplayer.
• The Elevator: there is a reset button for the circular puzzle in case you get stuck.

• Better error handling, the log will show on what line the error occurred
• Added support for Slidables in Lua Lua fixed can't enter negative indexes for locks

• Introducing the all new prop behaviour The Slidable
• Added button to fix workshop item id in the publish room menu
• Controller slot interaction should work better
• Pickables now work on zoomables
• Fixed crashing on copy/duplicate and undo
• Unlock input on locks should now work for continuous and fixed locks
• Fixed importing a display prop with textures breaks the room
• Only the display logic prop needs the transparent order offset checkmark
• Custom models material fixes
• Fixed laser effect rendering on screen
• Sounds shouldn't continue on loading next episode
• Fixed finish screen exit room buttons
• Keypad prop reset button fixed

• There is a new news section. It will display important updates to the game.
• Better controller handling.
• Better controller slot interaction.
• Voice chat is now much more reliable.
• Proximity chat is now working properly.
• Fixed a bug where removing an item from inventory could crash the game.
• Fixed placement of the held item on all camera FOVs.
• filtered chat messages are no longer just ignored
• Item can no longer be pinned during animation.
• There are avatars in UI showing who is speaking in voice chat.
• Sliders have been improved across the game. They should feel better in singleplayer and are synced better in multiplayer.
• 617 commits of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements!

Happy birthday to us!

The journey so far...

...and what lies beyond!

Pine team

Trick or treat!

Too spooky for me!

Happy Halloween!

Pine team

Are you ready to explore and escape the Wild West? A new DLC is coming to Escape Simulator! This DLC will contain 4 new rooms, which will all sound familiar to any outlaw that plays the game; The Sheriff's Office, The Saloon, The Bank and Post Office and finally The Train. Sounds like you will be the star in your own Western movie with this DLC, so giddy up and get ready to escape the Wild West! [previewyoutube=vp8TCQFR0A0;full][/previewyoutube] The Wild West DLC will be available this December and will contain additional content besides the 4 new rooms! It will have 4 new tracks to accompany each room and youll have more outfit options as well! Do you wanna be a sleek sheriff or a rugged outlaw? The choice is yours! Of course for the room builders, this will mean that you can now make your own Western inspired room as well! We cant wait to see what you all make! Be sure to wishlist the DLC now so youll be notified when its out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2175260/Escape_Simulator_Wild_West_DLC Pine team

Congratulations, winners!

• The Legend of the Golden Bread by Bartololomeo
• Quantum Conundrum by Leo
• The Projectionist by Duc

Pine team

It's time for the Builders' Awards!

Pine team

Wrapping up September

Very underground

Check for prints!

An aquatic escape

A devilish sequel!

It's a wrap!

Pine team

Drum roll please!

• The Rotating Room by Mumbo
• The Projectionist by Duc
• The Box in the Basement by Not a Driller
• The Broken Device by Citron Vert
• The Legend of Golden Bread by Bartololomeo
• Toilet Escape by Asahi
• Quantum Conundrum by Leo
• The Big Reveal: Bastet Cat by Franch
• The Mystery Box by Elkondo
• Bastet Obelisk by namo_krub

But wait, now what?

Pine team

- 70's Room visual bug fixes - 70's Room translation fixes - Translation fixes on some levels in Steampunk DLC - More solid monitor selector option - Fixed transparency clipping issue for custom rooms - Better right click movement in the room editor

- Added missing textures for translations

Peace out!

More rooms to check out!

Pine team

Game

Room Editor

Features

Fixes

Don't forget to sign up for the Build-A-Thon!

Can you dig your way out?

It's a masterpiece!

The final frontier!

Whodunnit?

Ready to build?

Pine team

Ready, set, build!

The clock is ticking!

How do I sign up for the challenge?

Where do I submit my entry?

Prizes

Rules

• Room must be entirely new, no projects that were already in progress
• Room needs to be built between 17-09-2022 00:00 CEST and 18-09-2022 23:59 CEST. Any rooms published after 18-09-2022 23:59 CEST will not be considered.
• Builders must join the Pine Studio Discord theme will be assigned here!
• You can only submit one room. Multiple submissions will not be counted.
• You must upload a video walkthrough of your room and a workshop link.
• You are allowed to bug fix your room after submission, but not resubmit an entirely different room.
• Copies of other players' rooms are not eligible.
• Keep it fun/clean! Dont create anything that might be considered offensive in any way or form. No profanity, racism, hate speech etc.

Judging criteria

How to make a room

See you soon!

Pine team

Summer has arrived!

Lost at sea

Spyfall

It's about time!

Open the gate!

More Escape Simulator?

Pine team

Busy, busy, busy!

We heard you like updates!

But first, a short Summer break!

Pine team

It's been an exciting month!

Look who's inside again...

Get ready for more mind-bending puzzles!

Teamwork makes the dream work!

All the world's a stage...

Who's the best? You're the best!

Pine team

The Crew Quarters

• Fixed cannonballs
• Added water sounds

• Fixed sign and flower faces

• Fixed textures
• Fixed handles

• When changing behavior on a prop (button/animation) the prop no longer gets removed from the activator targets
• Dial value counts can no longer be set to 0
• Importing props fixes:
  • Custom models are now copied when imported (but they need some time to load in and the prop isn't refreshed when they load in)
  • Importing audio, scripts and custom model files is blocked if the room is not saved
• Fixed some models not loading paint-overs properly for custom models
• Fixed steampunk walls on new room
• Added a dropdown for the impostorClone update type: Never/OnChange/Always

• Fixed unable to unsubscribe from custom room when the files are deleted locally
• Male/Female character model colliders are now the same size
• Scrollbar snaps to the top when entering workshop rooms menu and when searching
• Fixed activator component desyncs in coop play

The Steampunk DLC is here!

There's no I in team work!

Pine team

Here's one more hotfix patch for the base game, Steampunk DLC and the Room Editor. We did a bunch of smaller fixes but here are the most important ones in 1.0.22752r version: General changelog

• Added an option to remove timers
• Fixed host can start a custom room before all players have installed it

• Fixed some hint/key item tags and item names
• Removed the trunk fruit from the tree
• S1 lighters can no longer be picked up before solving the puzzle

• Teleport - "change rotation on teleport" checkmark is no longer inverted
• Room title issue with some characters (like %) fixed
• Fixed loading steampunk walls when creating a new room
• Victorian key prop no longer has the unlocking audio when placed on the floor
• Steampunk props - fixed some pivot and collider issues

The Valor has arrived!

A towering achievement!

Cats can have lasagna, right?

Can you solve this mystery?

An epic conclusion!

Up for even more community rooms?

Pine team

Hello explorers! We've listened to your feedback and fixed all critical bugs and issues reported in the last few days. Also, we've added all Steampunk assets to the room editor for everyone to use! The update is now live, and here's a changelog of fixes that we can remember we did:

• Added new Steampunk props for Room Editor
• Loading custom model without images fixed
• Fixed cannon bug in Steampunk 1 (S1)
• Fixed Omega DDR3/PC bug
• Fix not seeing Steampunk image as a client if the DLC is not installed
• Fixed puzzle box bug in S1
• Added reset button sound in S1
• Added better spawn points
• The botanists should be happy with new updated plant names in S3
• Multiple texture fixes in all rooms
• Yellow crystals don't stack with bolts and screws anymore
• Fixed box clipping in S1
• The butterfly in the greenhouse now has a much better path
• The propellers are now ok in the helm room
• The radar doesn't have that one bright button anymore
• The labyrinth in the engine room should work every time!
• The seed shouldn't disappear from anyone!
• Multiple optimizations
• Added more bugs to fix later

PATCH NOTES

[previewyoutube=UbVeACVMOMY;full][/previewyoutube]

• NEW Steampunk DLC

  
  

• UPGRADE Room editor 2.0

  
  

• Added Light prop, now you can add custom lightning and it comes with better performance!
• Added post-processing prop, change the ambient of your rooms.
• Added zoomable behavior, no more zooming to locks
• Added scripting custom rooms using Lua - More flexible than current setup, but you Lua programming knowledge is required. - Added Custom Drag behavior specifically for scripting. It gives you more control over object interactions.
• Added loading custom models as props, you can create musical instruments using primitive objects or import one from .gltf file!
• UX tweak: Changed from behavior buttons to a dropdown (Button, Animation, Turnable,...)
• Menu UI scale fix for smaller screens
• Added Discord Rich Presence, show others what awesome rooms you are playing

• scripting props need to be enabled in the room config - only to view them in the menu, doesn't affect loading or saving
• exposed the Vector3 and Quaternion class for static methods
• now it's possible to lua functions to chat so players can trigger them
• access to player IDs + teleport specific players
• importing a lua object should now copy the lua file as well

• collider dropdown added - None/Box/ConvexMesh/ConcaveMesh
• shiny material issue fixed
• cross platform loading of custom models fixed

• new event: LuaCallType.ChatCommand when players write "/something"
• Vector/Quaternion exposed
• new functions for players: getAllPlayers, getLocalPlayer, getClosestPlayer, getMainPlayer
• new function for teleporting: teleportPlayer

* Fixed search in the in-game workshop not working * Fixed community rooms issue with teleport.

[previewyoutube=UbVeACVMOMY;full][/previewyoutube]

Four brand new rooms for you to escape from in style!

Bring your community rooms to the next level!

• New Light prop, now you can add custom lighting and it comes with better performance!
• New post-processing prop, allowing you to change the ambience of your rooms.
• New zoomable behavior, no more zooming to locks
• New scripting custom rooms using Lua
• More flexible than current setup, but Lua programming knowledge is required.
• New Custom Drag behavior specifically for scripting. It gives you more control over object interactions.
• New loading custom models as props, you can create musical instruments using primitive objects or import one from .gltf file!
• UX tweak: Changed from behavior buttons to a dropdown (Button, Animation, Turnable,...)
• Menu UI scale fix for smaller screens
• New Discord Rich Presence, show others which awesome rooms you are playing

So whats next for Escape Simulator?

Pine team

Explorers, are you ready to take to the skies? A brand new Steampunk DLC pack is coming to Escape Simulator next month! In this DLC pack, you will find yourself on the beautiful steampunk airship Valor. This airship is filled with tricky puzzles that will surely put your wits to the test. Youll have to make your way through four brand new rooms featuring all kinds of curious machines. Your adventure begins in your quarters, when you are suddenly awoken by an explosion on the lower decks. In order to prevent a disastrous event, you will need to repair your airship and make your way to the helm room. Will you be able to make it there in time to regain control of your ship?
The Steampunk DLC will be available on the 6th of June for only $4,99/ 4,99! In addition to the new rooms, it also features an exclusive steampunk skin for your character to wear. The estimated runtime for the DLC is around four hours, which means the size of each room is quite a bit larger than all of the rooms that are currently available. Please note that the rooms included in this DLC will only be playable online with players who also own the DLC. Make sure to keep an eye out on all of our channels for more teasers and information! And don't forget to add the DLC to your wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942100/Escape_Simulator_Steampunk_DLC Pine team

• Fixed Friends invite bug if invite code was not generated
• More optimal loading of large workshop rooms

Thanks for joining the HYPE!

here!

This seems vaguely familiar?

Nothing beats a good bowl of soup!

A E S T H E T I C

I find your lack of ESCAPE disturbing...

Still want more to play?

Pine team

• Lobby creation should now be much more reliable.
• Better voice volume in-game
• Push-to-talk button for controller (L2)
• Fixed issue with climbing on the walls in Corporation room #3
• Fixed missing tutorial image

To our 1,000,000 players, thank you!

Can you make it in time?

What else is new?

• Texture compression in custom rooms
• You can change the type of compression in options, if you select lower quality, custom rooms will run more smoothly
• Main Menu using less RAM

• Better disconnecting in coop games
• Offscreen ping indicators in coop games
• Added voice chat

• Brand new room config screen
• You can use better floor colliders option
• When using better floor colliders items respawn in inventory
• Change visibility of player and item nameplates in your rooms
• Added custom texture selection scrollbar
• More tooltips! Every option has a tooltip describing what it does
• Multiselect for everything. Yes, even locks!
• Fixed bug where you couldn't click on items after moving with arrow keys
• UX tweaks for large lists of targets

Get ready for your next challenge!

Pine team

And the winners are...

Honorable mentions!

• An Unprepared Forecast
• The Vanishing of Dr. Wraith
• Mad Gamer Hax
• The Institute of Classic Gaming, Vol. 2
• Streamer Saturday
• Virtual Intelligence

Maybe if you squint hard enough... (_ )

Pine team

It's time to announce some winners!

Join the livestream tomorrow on Tuesday April 26 at 8pm CEST/6pm GMT.

Vote in the Community Choice

Gotta keep building!

Stranger things have happened, right?

Can you save the world from impending doom?

Emily's back...

What time is it?

What's your favorite community room?

Pine team

1.0.20872 - Hotfix Release

• Fixed crash with wrong format workshop rooms (stuck on menu screen with % signs)
• Fixed download and unsubscribe buttons
• Egypt - Room #2 - Chamber of the Dead - fixed Scarab puzzle in multiplayer

THIS IS A RE-STREAM! This livestream on Steam is to celebrate our participation in the SimFest event on Steam and also to talk about the HyperX & OMEN campaign we announced today. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1435790/view/3111431264448532984 In the stream we will cover:

• Highlight the HyperX campaign. How the competition works, what people you can win!
• Show the HyperX assets in-game
• Explain the judging criteria
• Q&A
• If there's time left, play some of our favorite community rooms!

This livestream on Steam is to celebrate our participation in the SimFest event on Steam and also to talk about the HyperX & OMEN campaign we announced today. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1435790/view/3111431264448532984 In the stream we will cover:

• Highlight the HyperX campaign. How the competition works, what people you can win!
• Show the HyperX assets in-game
• Explain the judging criteria
• Q&A
• If there's time left, play some of our favorite community rooms!

CALLING ALL ROOM BUILDERS! Starting today, Escape Simulator will be collaborating with HyperX and OMEN for a VERY special room building challenge! The winners of this challenge will be rewarded with a variety of products provided by both brands. See the full list of prizes below!
To get a chance of winning these awesome prizes you will need to build the ultimate gaming escape room with Escape Simulators in-game room editor! In order to build this Ultimate Game Room, you will need to make use of a full set of assets that represent real-life HyperX and OMEN products. You can find these assets in the Room Editor. Submissions will be considered if they have been sent in before April 11, 2022 (6PM CEST / 9AM PT / 12PM ET) We aim to announce the winners on Monday, April 25! As we want to play every room thoroughly, depending on the amount of submissions the picking of winners might take longer than expected. We will communicate this in a timely manner if this happens!

Prizes*

• First Place: OMEN 16 laptop + HyperX peripheral range including Cloud Alpha Wireless headset, QuadCast S microphone, Alloy Origins 60 keyboard, Pulsefire Haste Wireless Black mouse, Pulsefire Mat RGB mousepad
• Second Place: Cloud Alpha Wireless headset
• Third Place: QuadCast S microphone
• Fourth Place: Alloy Origins 60 keyboard
• Fifth Place: Pulsefire Haste Wireless White
• Sixth Place: Pulsefire Haste Wireless Black
• Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Place: Pulsefire Mat RGB
• Community Choice: Cloud Alpha Wireless headset + Pulsefire Haste Wireless Black mouse + Pulsefire Mat RGB mousepad

Rules

• Create a game room using (at least one) provided HyperX and OMEN asset.
• To submit a room for the competition, you have to post a link to your room in the "#challenges" channel in the Pine Studio Discord.
• You can only submit one room. Multiple submissions will not be counted.
• You are allowed to bug fix your room after submission, but not resubmit an entirely different room.
• Copies of other players' rooms are not eligible.
• Keep it fun/clean! No profanity, racism, hate speech, sexually suggestive, etc content. Rooms that might be considered offensive in any way or form will be disqualified.

Judging Criteria

Tips & Tricks

• Go to Escape Simulator, "Workshop" button, "Your Rooms," and press "Create". This creates an empty room, and you can start building.
• To get some help, you can look through "Tutorial Rooms" and learn the basics such as puzzles and animation.
• Or you can watch our tutorial video.
• Need some more inspiration? Then you should definitely check out the winners from our first Build-a-room challenge!
• Finally, you can also join our dedicated Discord community to ask about anything you might need help with!

How do I submit my entry?

Join our livestream today!

Happy building!

Changelog:

• New Gaming assets for room editor featuring HyperX and Omen products
• Networking has more fail checks, which can result in error screens instead of game crashes
• Co-op fix where you could stay zoomed in but the item disappears
• Support for multiple controllers connecting and disconnecting
• "Metaverse" co-op fixes
• "Space Walk" translation fixes
• Room editor duplicate room bug fix when changing languages
• Room editor room renaming bug fix

New stuff in the game New Gaming assets Fixes Networking has more fail checks, you could get error screens instead of game crashes Coop fix where you could stay in zoom but the item disappears Support for multiple controllers connecting and disconnecting "Metaverse" coop fixes "Space Walk" translation fixes Room editor duplicate room bug fix when changing languages Room editor bug fix where you couldn't rename room

Merhaba! / Hola! / Ol!

New publishing options

Additional updates and tweaks (v1.0.20730r)

• New trigger option: Trigger when all players enter the trigger
• New lock option: Added parity XOR and exclusive XOR
• New hair options for Cori's dad
• New languages
• Game optimizations, should run more smoothly and take less memory
• Loop animations soft-lock in custom rooms fixed
• UX tweaks for controller and general feel of the game so it is more uniform

Pine team

Almost 4000 workshop entries!

Fortune awaits you!

Communication is key!

Double, double, toil and trouble!

All the colors of the rainbow!

Join our Discord community!

Did we miss anything?

Pine team

• Fixed freeze when some items enter trashcans

• Fixed missing assets in the existing community rooms (egyptian walls, boots)
• Halloween props can now be painted
• Trashcan issues fixed
• Removed tokens from props
• Fixed item rotations and names

The Alchemist has arrived!

Additional Room Editor updates

New assets:

New logic items:

Features:

But wait, there's more!

First, thanks to all of you!

Streaming

More Daily Picks Coming!

Join our Discord community

Get Escape Simulator for 20% off for a few more days

Pine team

We're happy to announce that we're taking part in the Big Adventure Event. It's a digital celebration and showcase of independently developed adventure games!
During the event we're running a 20% discount for the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/ Also, on Monday (Jan 23rd) at 11:00 AM (CET) we're going to hold an hour-long stream. We're going to be playing community-made rooms. See you then! - Pine

Small update, fixed some room editor and workshop room bugs.

Hello, this update addresses problems some players had:

• Wrong resolution set when the game was starting
• Fixed room editor problems with locks targeting locks
• Fixed room editor rooms rendering Logic items when it shouldn't
• Fixed token in Space Walk level
• More small fixes to the game

• New items! You will find new Omega corp. props
• You can set item name

• [Critical] Fixed controller bug that caused dragging puzzles not to be solvable if sensitivity was low.
• Translation graphics fixes in Santa's Workshop.
• Character no hair when wearing hats fixed.
• Controller switching fixes.

It's the holiday season in Escape Simulator! Our elves worked super hard to finish the last update of 2021. The update brings so many cool features!

New "Santa's Workshop" room

• New "Santa's Workshop" level.
• New "Daily Level" tab.
• Anti motion sickness options and "auto anti motion sickness" preset.
• Steam input with support for different controllers and controller rebinding options.
• More robust pins.
• New Christmas hats!
• More than 250 commits of fixes and tweaks to the game!

Room Editor:

• Smaller room file sizes when publishing rooms to the Workshop.
• New 3D viewport gizmo that can help you navigate around.
• Object importer - now you can import objects and object groups from other rooms!
• New animation options - now you can set pause for bounce and loop animations.

This is second quick fix for menu cursor issue. In case you still have issues after this update (v1.0.19610r), please send your logs to: feedback@pinestudio.com Logs are located here: Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Pine Studio\Escape Simulator\Player.log MacOS: ~/Library/Logs/Pine Studio/Escape Simulator/Player.log Linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Pine Studio/Escape Simulator/Player.log

v1.0.19577r fixes the issue for some players with not being able to do anything in the main menu.

Hello explorers! We have something special for you today. Omega Update is now LIVE! This is our biggest free update so far, and it brings a lot of new content.

• 3 new rooms that complete Omega Corp. theme
• French language
• German language
• Full gamepad support
• You can now add custom sounds to your workshop rooms
• New co-op hosting mode that should fix the connection problem that some of you have
• A lot of minor bug fixes

During the Steam Autumn Sale, you can nominate Escape Simulator for a Steam Awards category. We think the game is really cool when you play with your friends, so that's our suggested category! :)

100 000 players!

New Official Room: The Office

Changelog v1.0.18958r

Features:

Fixes:

The first Build-a-Room competition is finished! We had to pick between 193 rooms, and there were so many interesting and creative ones. It was fun to play all of them, but the decision was really hard. In the end, it was up to the details. This Friday, we had a live stream where Tom and Jura played the top 10 rooms and announced the winners. If you've missed it, you can watch it here: [previewyoutube=A0gFgU2e4Pg;full][/previewyoutube] Without further ado, here are the winners: Deluxe Museum Heist by Deluxe - Prize $1000! 2 I Expect You To Escape by Elkondo - Prize $300 3 Edgar Allan Poe Creepy Stories by obvious - Prize $200! Popularity award won Seth's Tomb by Dachi - Prize $500 Here's a easy way to check and install the top 10 rooms from the competition: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2643826225 Due to popular demand, we've made a list of top 30 best rooms from this competition. Thank you all for making awesome rooms! Till the next competition... Pine team PS. New patch is out now! We've fixed the network issues and we have a couple of more tweaks and bug fixes. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1435790/view/3087774682037164716

Hi everyone, Today we have another update for Escape Simulator. One significant change in this patch is the new networking stack that fixes a lot of problems with the co-op play you had. In addition to that, we have a couple of more tweaks and bug fixes. Fixes:

• Fixed Reconnecting bug in co-op play
• Fixed triggers in co-op play
• Fixed rotation of some props in workshop rooms
• Fixing drone in Hallway Accident level
• Fixing The Lobby bugs in the first Omega Corporation level
• Better undo and redo functionality in Room Editor
• Better texture filtering on disk loaded textures

• New networking stack, co-op play should be much better and robust
• Room Editor has a new search bar. You can use it to filter items and find what you need quickly
• Room editor slots have a new On Remove field. It will be activated when an object is removed from the slot

Fixes for paint mode. Minor level fixes.

Time for a huge update!

New Official Room: The Lobby

Spooky season calls for spooky assets!

A Spooky room to go with spooky assets!

Full changelog (1.0.8618)

Game:

• Added Omega Corporation room #1.
• Custom rooms with textures on linux fixed!
• Trash sticky fix
• Net zoom fix
• Trashcan name
• Bug fixed where impostor is created on other player when one player takes item from the trash
• Fixing s3 keypad desync and mp zooms
• Fixed slot key scaling.
• Fixing net buffer errors when sending syncRigidbody, optimize net messages
• Space3 - storage room item positioning fixes
• Audio Egypt1 & Egypt2 removed some audio which caused errors
• Audio / removed sounds from hanging plants and chandeliers because of errors
• Egypt4 - pyramid slot added
• Trashcan duplication on zoom fixed
• Egypt2 - scarab puzzle mp other player couldn't continue dragging fixed
• Collection item stays selected on throw and drop.
• Better networking, fixed some reconnection issues.
• Victorian1 - large vase broke into extra pieces fix

Room Editor:

• Added effects
• Added Fog
• Added Crumpled Paper and texture
• Created new portal and placed old portal in obsolete props
• Created icons and generated meta
• Different footstep sound in custom levels
• Fixed Stove colliders, added Effects to the IgnoreTrigger Layer, and fixed effect colliders, Created new icons
• Fixed Toy closet colliders and V2Desk Colliders.
• Clean outline on room reset.
• Desk compound fix.
• Halloween props, scripts, colliders and icons.
• Added nav mesh obstacles to all props that were to big to move through. Added switches to chest-s and props that needed to be openable by default.
• Different ghost material.
• Trigger fixes.
• End screen does not teleport players in custom rooms, a bit different end screen
• Added new textures for basic shapes, fixed collider issues on v2desk, new Halloween prop icons.
• Triggers can be triggered by switches (with rigidbodies)
• Halloween walls
• Vector3 property z fix.
• Disable setting slot as a parent.
• Set Lock prefab collider to isTrigger.
• Autosave.
• Card material editor fixes.
• Teleport all players.
• Remove temp publish rooms on init
• Fixing duplicate workshop items
• Fixing sorting & editor rooms token UI removed
• Sorting workshop rooms
• Map editor fixing tags. Decor, carpets etc.

We have news to share about the "Build a Room Competition". We're extending the deadline for room submissions until Sunday, October 31st 11:59 pm CET. The first reason for changing the date is that some players have had issues uploading rooms to Workshop. Steam team updated a configuration on the backend, and those issues should now be fixed. The secondary reason is that we updated the game quite a bit since launch, which resulted in more assets and editor features. Today (Edit: Tomorrow!) we're launching one final feature update for this week. And finally, we checked with the Discord community, and overwhelmingly the vote was towards extending the deadline. Next, let's talk a little bit more in detail about how the competition will be judged. We've received over 100 submissions so far. And that's insane! We can't wait to play all the rooms. After the deadline, the rooms will be played in a randomized order by multiple groups in our studio. They will use the same system of scoring as described in the original news: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1435790/view/3047241030485493857 From that list, we will select the top 10 rooms. On Friday Nov 5th, 1 pm CET, we will do a live stream on Steam. At the start of the stream, we'll announce which ten rooms made it into the selection. Then we'll play the ten rooms live and score them. Finally, at the end of the stream, we'll announce who won the top 3 prizes and the popularity award. Looking forward to you joining us for the stream, and best of luck to all the contestants! - Pine team

Hello explorers! A week ago, we released Escape Simulator, and it was by far our best release! More than 50 000 players played it in the first week! (Well, 250 thousand if we count the pirates ) This success will help us invest more time in polishing the game and adding more content. We'd like to take the time to thank everyone for their support and involvement in Escape Simulator community. Since launch, we have been following your feedback closely, and it has been immensely helpful for our team. Even if we haven't been able to respond to everyone, we can assure you that we keep a close eye on the community discussions and will continue to do so. Since the launch, we deployed two updates with more than 200 fixes for the game. We are releasing one more update with various fixes and the first room from the "Omega Corp." series this week. We are also preparing something special for this Halloween season, but more on that later. Here are a few exciting stats from the first week:
Pine Studio team

Hi everyone, It was a busy weekend for the Pine team! We prepared and tested a new update with more than 140 fixes for the game and the room editor. The update is now live, and you can check the full changelog below.

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Changelog:

• Added chat option (can be used in SP as a note)
• Fixed teleport in MP
• Fixed notes in MP
• Key Bindings - support for the exclusion of KeyBindingAction
• Achievement fixes
• Wind puzzle lever in Chamber of Danger fixed
• Multiplayer optimizations and fixes
• Fixed mouse bug on Mac
• A lot of translation fixes
• A lot of small audio fixes

Room Editor changelog:

• New "House" props added
• Fixed player save
• Fix for zero duration & kinematics
• Prop button UI caching
• Workshop UI bug fixed
• Prop tags upgrade
• A lot of item fixes
• Triggers fixed
• New item icons added
• Cabinet prop animations fixed
• Moved starting camera position back a bit
• Add item now has consistent scale - need to test all levels
• Editor now start with a random room theme
• Expand room with same theme floor/wall/ceiling
• Consistent lighting on custom levels
• Fixed buttons parented to the animated stuff
• Disable autosave on play mode.
• Ctrl-S saves room
• Added option to delete room from UGC folder
• Collider fix
• Fixed card materials in editor that were glowing white

Build a Room Competition

Prizes

Prize pool is $2000 (USD)

$1000 (first place)

$300 (second place)

$200 (third place)

And: Popularity Award - $500.

Deadline (Friday 2pm CET, Oct 29th)

Rules

• To submit a room for the competition, you have to post a link to it in "#competition" of our Discord channel: Link.
• Rooms you already created are eligible to enter the challenge.
• You can submit multiple rooms but only win one prize.
• Copies of other players' rooms are not eligible.
• Developers and their families are not eligible for rewards.

Judging criteria

• How much fun did we have playing it? [1-10] - This one is worth the most points. It's going to be based on the experience we had playing the game.
• How good does it look? [1-5] - Does the room look esthetically pleasing. Does it have visual glitches or looks sloppy, or is it polished up? How well are puzzles integrated into the room?
• How unique were the puzzles? [1-5] - Were the puzzles we already seen a lot, or do they have a uniqueness to them?

How to make a Room

• Audio / Medieval Props / Audio fix
• RoomEditor - zoomable cleanup.
• Don't teleport all players in MP
• RoomEditor - trigger/slot fix when deleting linked objects.
• Character wardrobe auto select fixed
• Added Zoom on Z key, fixing text layout for coop code
• Fixing workshop UI subscribe bugs
• RoomEditor - cleaning props.
• Room Editor added walls doors, wall windows, textures and doors for Toy and Bank Theme.
• Egypt 2 - Compass update
• Multiplayer joining UI fixes
• Multiplayer lobby bug fixes
• RoomEditor - cleaning props.
• Not dropping items with shift in editor levels anymore.
• RoomEditor - escape opens Options popup if nothing else is cancelable.
• Changed basketball score sound in Toy1
• RoomEditor - new save backup system.

First of all, thanks to everyone who got the game! You rock!! This was an incredible launch for Pine, and the game is already a big success for us. We are working hard on fixing bugs and trying to make sure everyone has the best experience. Yesterday we published the first bug-fix build, and the next bug-fix was just launched! If you find an issue, get in touch via forums or Discord. What's next for the game?

This is what's coming to the game in the coming weeks:

We're going to be launching free levels from a new theme, "Operation Omega", throughout the coming weeks, starting with room #1 on Thursday (Oct 28th).

Adding many new assets to the room editor, and they will be available this week.

• Tutorial - Removed video because it crashed on some platforms.
• Correct labels in menu screen and end screen for workshop rooms
• Victorian - lightning audio glitch fix
• RoomEditor - fixed non-raycastable statue.
• Names for multiple editor objects
• Fix for audio playing after exiting the scene
• Added Toy and Bank Walls, Floors, Cielings.
• RoomEditor - fixed bug with hiding empty walls/floors/ceilings in play mode.
• RoomEditor - Mac textures removal when loading failed.
• Audio / Toy 1 / Added missing chair drag sound, lock open sound
• RoomEditor - fixed missing confirm button in screenshot mode.
• Showing gear in play icon while waiting for sync.
• More reliable Play button in coop mode
• Achievements fixes and review.
• Egypt 2 - fixed issue with the feather appearing before unlocking the floor panel
• Space 5 - fixed fuel can be solved without solving fuel panel and pipes solved but unable to pull final lever

Thanks to everyone for playing the game so far! We're pushing our first patch to fix some minor issues.

• Space 3 - Localization fix
• Space 5 - Battery will return if dropped to space
• Achievement fixes
• Editor floor graphics fix
• Editor wall editing fix

Hello explorers, After more than two years of working hard on our dream game, Escape Simulator is live on Steam! It features 15 rooms, co-op multiplayer, room editor, and Workshop integration. We'll continue to support and work on the game after the release. Apart from quick bug fixes, we want to add more languages and 5 new rooms, so stay tuned. ;)
We really hope that you'll like the game as much as we do! Have fun! Pine team PS. For all the questions about the game, check our official FAQ.. PPS. If you wish to report a bug or just chat with us about the game, visit our official Discord server.

Hello explorers! The release date (October 19th) is just around the corner, and we are working super hard to polish the game for all of you. We worked on the interface and controls, started working on a new level, and did a lot of work on the level editor. Hundreds of you already played the beta version and helped us fix the most stubborn bugs. Thank you for that! You can still join our Discord and help us with the final testing. We are so happy that more than 50000 of you already have Escape Simulator on your wishlist. If you don't, what are you waiting for?! See you soon, Pine team

Exciting news, everyone! Escape Simulator is coming out on October 19th!! Check out the new date reveal trailer: [previewyoutube=2VT7_tfRYV8;full][/previewyoutube] The whole team is excited about the game, and we are working hard to bring you the best possible experience. The game already looks fantastic, primarily because of the support of our testers, so thank you all for that! You can still join our community and testers on discord: https://discord.gg/WFvg55bzVh If you are someone from the press (or you know someone who is) you can get the official press release here! Thank you for sharing the news, and see you on the release!

Dr. Edgewood is a renowned psychiatrist, hypnotherapist, and surgeon who was always fascinated with the occult. You were invited to attend a special dinner with him at his mansion. But instead of eating great food, you'll be solving a victorian mystery.
Edgewood Mannor is the first room pack in Escape Simulator. Rooms in a pack are set in theme and follow the same underlying storyline. In this pack, you'll go through 5 rooms in a Victorian mansion: The Clinic, The Library, The Attic, Seance Room, and The Laboratory. When we first started working on the game in 2019, we started making a detective noir room.
2019 - Prototype With the prototype, we tested if we liked interactions and how the co-op would work. We thought it was fun and that we had to make this game :) Since the gameplay looked good, we decided that it was time to work on the graphics too. While doing that, the noir theme morphed into a victorian theme. Our main goal was to make a beautiful escape room game, and this is what we ended up in 2020:
2020 - Vertical Slice Even though it's much closer to how the game looks now, we still weren't happy with it. The style wasn't consistent, single objects looked good, but when put together, they were missing something. After endless iterations, this has finally led us to the final look for the first room:
2021 - Current Version ---- To give a quick update about the development - it's going very well! The target release in 2021 is still on. We also hope to make more "making of" posts like this. You can follow the development closely on our Discord. To get notified when the game will be out, you can wishlist the game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/

Escape Simulator is a part of the Indie Celebration hosted by Digital Dragons. To celebrate, we updated the demo! There is a Community Vote, and if you liked the game, we invite you to vote for us: VOTE HERE! Thanks! :)
Demo updates: The cool new thing is that we have our original characters (farewell John and Jane Wick). And to top it off, you can customize them!
There have been many fixes since the last demo, and we've spent a lot of time making the multiplayer experience stable.

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Fun news today - it's time for the first gameplay video for Escape Simulator. This time it's the first room in the "Labyrinth of Egypt" pack. The video shows of the controls and how you interact in the world. In this case the movement is WASD & mouse, at certain moments you get control the mouse fully when interacting with item in examine mode, or when you're using the item in the scene. The UI, as you can tell, is very minimal. An expanding inventory is on the bottom - and that's it :) [previewyoutube=BDWmr_rG7LE;full][/previewyoutube] What do you think? :) If you haven't already. It's prime time to wishlist the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/

This is the first post in Escape Simulator. We're so happy to finally share stuff about the game. It's been almost two years since the start of the development and we're heading to an exciting release. To show more of the game, just added a new teaser trailer. It shows the variety of the environments you'll get to explore. Any favorites? [previewyoutube=ruCs99We82I;full][/previewyoutube] Another thing we'd like to mention is that Escape Simulator is schedule for next year - 2021. So be sure to wishlist, as we'll be seeing you soon! ;) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790

Features:

• 15 Rooms - with puzzles designed by real-world escape room operators
  
• Simulation Based Gameplay - pick up and throw everything, drag furniture, break pots, all the fun stuff.
  
• Co-op Multiplayer - All rooms playable in easy to get into online co-op mode.
  
• Secret Tokens - 8 challenging secret tokens hidden in each level.
  
• Community - You get to pick the theme of the next pack!

Fifteen rooms are arranged into packs:

• OS: Linux <3
• Processor: 2 GhzMemory: 2 GB RAM
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: 2GB. Shader Model 2.0
• Storage: 2 GB available space