The Great Escape overview

Overview

The Great Escape comes from Ocean Software and is published by Ziggurat. It arrived on Steam on Apr 13, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Great Escape's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 17 October 2026 - 12:45:50 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 48% positive across 33 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Great Escape is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Great Escape has sold up to 1,084 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,905. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Great Escape overview details

The Great Escape combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Year: 1942 The Place: Heldentod P.O.W. Camp The Mission: Escape. Captured, but not defeated, you are being held in the notorious Heldentod camp. This small, converted castle in the middle of nowhere will be your home for the rest of the war—unless you can escape to rejoin the Allied Armies. Planning, patience, skill, and courage will be necessary as you gather your resources, make your plans, and finally, make your great escape. Features: •Dynamic Scrolling 3D Isometric Graphics •Multiple escape paths with multiple solutions •Guards, the Commandant, and fellow prisoners to hinder and help your plans •Action, danger, excitement, logic and cunning combined in a unforgettable experience The Great Escape is an isometric action-adventure game. Controlling a prisoner of war in a German camp, your goal is to break out undetected. There are numerous ways to freedom – back doors, cracked fences, even underground tunnels. However, you have to plan your escape while obeying the strict rules of the camp. Rule number one: follow the daily program. You have to attend two roll calls a day, one meal, one exercise, and stay in bed at night. Failure to appear at any of these events will result in the alarm being rung. When you do not touch the controls, your protagonist will move automatically, going to all important events. You have to detect and use gaps in the time-table to explore the camp. Rule number two: guard rooms are off limits. If a soldier catches you in a room that is forbidden, you will be placed in solitary confinement. Of course, you have to enter restricted parts of th…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Great Escape is listed as a game with $0.83 (79% off from $3.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 17 October 2026 - 12:45:50 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 48% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ActionStrategyAdventureSimulation

Support and legal notes

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