<s>
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Mouldy	O
Toof	O
Studios	O
and	O
following	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
release	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
containing	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
who	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
prisoner	O
,	O
must	O
escape	O
from	O
six	O
primary	O
prisons	O
ranging	O
from	O
very	O
easy	O
to	O
very	O
hard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
additional	O
prisons	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
by	O
Chris	O
Davis	O
 '	O
one	O
man	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team17	O
contributed	O
the	O
tutorial	O
and	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Unity	B-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1984	O
video	O
game	O
Skool	B-Application
Daze	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
Davis	O
's	O
favourite	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packages	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
Fhurst	O
Peak	O
Correctional	O
Facility	O
"	O
was	O
originally	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
prison	O
for	O
Early	O
Access	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
added	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
due	O
to	O
popular	O
demand	O
as	O
an	O
extra	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Alcatraz	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Alcatraz	O
Federal	O
Penitentiary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
2	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Escape	O
Team	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
package	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
June	O
2015	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Duct	O
Tapes	O
are	O
Forever	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
November	O
2015	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
4	O
November	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
DLC	B-Protocol
package	O
,	O
"	O
Santa	O
's	O
Sweatshop	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
8	O
December	O
2015	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
holding	O
scores	O
of	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
and	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
respectively	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
writer	O
Cameron	O
Woolsey	O
described	O
tunnelling	O
his	O
way	O
out	O
,	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
OXM	O
)	O
writer	O
Andy	O
Kelly	O
,	O
described	O
hiding	O
his	O
ventilation	O
system	O
escape	O
by	O
crafting	O
a	O
fake	O
papier-mâché	O
vent	O
cover	O
,	O
while	O
X-One	O
Dom	O
Peppiatt	O
straightforwardly	O
shivved	O
a	O
guard	O
and	O
stole	O
his	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Cobbett	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
how	O
despite	O
the	O
"	O
adorable	O
16-bit	B-Application
style	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
quickly	O
perceive	O
fellow	O
prison	O
inmates	O
without	O
empathy	O
as	O
"	O
pure	O
puzzle	O
game	O
piece[s]	O
 "	O
rather	O
than	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
"	O
As	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
sandbox	O
,	O
puzzle	O
and	O
open-world	O
action	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
offers	O
something	O
fresh	O
and	O
entertaining.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
Edition	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
spin-off	O
developed	O
by	O
Team17	O
released	O
2015	O
–	O
2016	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
merges	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
with	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
locations	O
and	O
theme	O
of	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
comic	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
spin-off	O
,	O
The	O
Survivalists	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
survive	O
on	O
an	O
abandoned	O
island	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
10	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Indie	O
World	O
showcase	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
2020	O
release	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Escapists	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
introduces	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
22	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
ports	O
on	O
31	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
