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A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.

The Artful Escape is a adventure, music and indie game developed by Beethoven and Dinosaur and published by Annapurna Interactive.
Released on September 09th 2021 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 1,682 reviews of which 1,554 were positive and 128 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 18.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Artful Escape into these genres:

Adventure Music Indie Psychedelic Story Rich Singleplayer Sci-fi Stylized Narrative Atmospheric Colorful Action 2D Comedy Walking Simulator Exploration Platformer Third Person Interactive Fiction Funny

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i3-540 | AMD FX-4350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 7 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026

One of the most beautiful games I've ever played. I was stunned throughout. Quick synopsis: Young lad pressured to follow his late uncle's footsteps in folk music finds himself in a DMT trip like experience where he creates his own persona by shredding with aliens. It's a story driven game with light platformer and rhythm mechanics that can be completed in under 4 hours but delivers an unforgettable psychedelic adventure.

Dec. 2025

Not much gameplay but definitely a trip. The visuals were amazing and the music worthy of the glamourgonn

Dec. 2025

The Artful Escape starts off well enough as a rich neon-soaked story about self-discovery and ignoring what the world is telling you to be. All the while you're just riding this wave of psychedelic sound and light, with alien muppets popping up along the way. It's a fucking joy. What I wasn't expecting though, was how this game could speak to other people and how I felt like I got to take part in (and greatly enjoy) an experience that was meant for someone else. Unlike how there are brief moments where LGBTQ stuff can get a bit too on-the-nose, forced, and saccharine with certain dontnod games (not that it's the worst thing), well... this really felt like an experience that could speak to queer and trans kids who are struggling to get comfortable with themselves. If you told me that it was a game designed specifically for them, but not marketed that way to help sales, I'd 100% believe it (and support it if it was coming from a good place rather than a capitalist one). Look, I'm standard-issue cishet yt-guy, but the way everything flowed together was just so meaningful, impactful, and spoke to being genuine with yourself in such a way that I plan to recommend this to a few friends who are parenting kids who are struggling with their gender-identity specifically. When I do, I'll recommend the parents spend the time with their kids while they play (if they can convince the kiddos to let them stay). I kinda get annoyed how there's both voice and text, and you can't pick to disable the speech bubbles...but ultimately you know what you're getting at this point with Night School so it's not the worst. One last though: Lena Headey might be seriously underrated as an artist. Yeah, she was great in GoT and she even managed to make her episodes of Beacon 23 watchable, but experiencing her play a psychedelic space fish muppet and feeling like god is talking whenever she performs? TLDR: The lady has some fucking chops. A+ all around. The game might be short, but no need to wait for it to go on sale. It's worth every penny.

Nov. 2025

Short, but definitely interesting game that trucks almost entirely on its audio and visuals. Like a technicolor trip through the light fantastic; more art piece than game. The core gameplay "challenge" is a Simon-Says style game to play your notes, but it is generally an element that is few and far between. I would advise you grab this one on sale, and treat it like a vignette or movie about the pressures of living in the shadow of a famous family member, and the trouble that causes when trying to find oneself, and ones own interests. Best of luck!

July 2025

Caveat: I did not play this game sober. This is not a game I would find fulfilling or fun usually, but with the right frame of mind this walking simulator becomes a truly mind-numbing audio-visual delight. The plot is unencumbered. The characters are simple. The dialogue is uninspired. The design is, in multiple senses, out of this world. All of this plays into the blissful, empty-brained trance that allows the visuals to roll over and through you. This experience is more feature-length music video than game, and that's exactly what it needed to be as far as I'm concerned.

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The Artful Escape is currently priced at 18.49€ on Steam.

The Artful Escape is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 18.49€ on Steam.

The Artful Escape received 1,554 positive votes out of a total of 1,682 achieving a rating of 8.79.

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The Artful Escape was developed by Beethoven and Dinosaur and published by Annapurna Interactive.

The Artful Escape is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Artful Escape is not playable on MacOS.

The Artful Escape is not playable on Linux.

The Artful Escape is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for The Artful Escape. Explore additional content available for The Artful Escape on Steam.

The Artful Escape does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Artful Escape does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Artful Escape is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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