Escape Simulator News

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 escape do science stuff. Of course, any and all major scientific breakthroughs will be duly celebrated with some scrumptious lab rat treats cake. Not a lie!
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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

[h2]Science isn't about WHY, it's about WHY NOT! 👨‍🔬[/h2]

Picture this: a minor workplace mishap has led to a complete lockdown within the Aperture facility, and you and your fellow scientists find yourselves trapped within the labs. When life gives you lemons… you strap on your thinking caps, lace up those metaphorical puzzle-solving shoes, and dive into a maze of mind-bending puzzles. Safety protocols be damned!

Team up with up to nine other scientists to strategize, and put your ingenuity to the test as you navigate through meticulously crafted puzzles and intricately designed test chambers lab rooms. Who knows, maybe you’ll even be rewarded with a flour-based confection for all your efforts!🎂

With the new Portal DLC out, we’re looking forward to our next major milestone, Escape Simulator VR! In this VR version, you will be able to play all the rooms from the base game as well as all the community-created rooms. So wishlist it now as it helps us greatly!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2440240/Escape_Simulator_VR

Of course we still have a lot of additional updates and much more exciting news planned for Escape Simulator, so we hope you'll continue to look forward to that! In the meantime, have a quick look at our updated roadmap for 2023. What could possibly be hiding behind those last two images? 👀



[h2]So how are you holding up? 🥔[/h2]

There’s a lot more exciting news on the way, so keep those portals primed, and those cubes cuddled, and be sure to keep in touch on our channels for more updates! Love the game and want to talk to other players and room builders? Then please consider joining our official Discord or subreddit! In the meantime, we’d like to thank you all again for your unwavering support. We hope you enjoy this update as much as we do, and we cannot wait to hear what you think about it!

[h3]Pine team 💟[/h3]


[h2]Full changelog:[/h2]
New Content:

• New DLC: Play Escape Chamber for free!
  
• Portal themed outfit in character customization
  
• Added preview save system for Escape Chamber
  

Fixes:

• Zoomable is not defined as Shared Zoom anymore in coop.
  

Room Editor:

• Now you can search for props you placed in your rooms! Just press ‘Ctrl + Space’ while you’re in the Room Editor.
  
• Added Ceiling and Floor props!
  
• Competitor Targets in the Puzzle logic prop are no longer triggered in singleplayer, only in multiplayer!
  
• The Display logic prop physics collision removed
  
• Added floor and ceiling props for Portal
  

[h2]Looks like my summer vacation is over... 🌅[/h2]



Wait, it's september already? Where DOES the time go? As some of the more dedicated players (and builders of course!) may have noticed, we unfortunately missed out on our August edition of the monthly community room picks due to a well-deserved holiday break. That's why this month, we would like to make it up to you all with an XL-sized Summer Edition of our monthly picks!

But before we get into the very best creations of the past few months, we would once again like to direct your attention to the free Portal Escape Chamber DLC, which is releasing in two days! We are incredibly proud of this brand-new room, which was officially approved by Valve and we can't wait for all of you to play it. If you haven't done so already, it would help us immensely if you could add the free Portal DLC to your Steam wishlist by going to the dedicated store page via the button below! ✨

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000170/Escape_Simulator_Portal_Escape_Chamber

Now, let's get right into things as we reveal some of our very favourite community rooms that were published this Summer. There were a LOT of incredible rooms to pick from, so we hope you're ready!

[h2]Such a peaceful garden... 🍃[/h2]



We're kicking off this Summer Edition of the monthly picks with Chronicles of the Forgotten Wisdom - Ch. III by GG3L, which takes place in a beautiful garden filled with secrets! But not all is as it may seem, as this garden is filled with optical illusions and enigmas for you to decipher. Be sure to check this one out!

[h2]Are you up for a challenge? 🧠[/h2]



Looking for some deceivingly tricky puzzles that will have you racking your brain? Then you can always rely on room builder Wollo to scratch that itch! This definitely goes for his latest room Neon, which has you solve a series of mind-bending puzzles in what seems to be some sort of hyper-futuristic dataspace. A big departure from Wollo's last room Joe's Garage, which deserves an honorable mention for telling a truly gripping and emotional story. Fun fact: Wollo also helped us out with the puzzles for the hard mode version of the Versus Room!

[h2]This labyrinth is a-maze-ing![/h2]



Still in need for another sequence of intricately designed puzzles? Then be sure to check out The Crystal Labyrinth by Leo as well! In this titular labyrinth, you will need to collect multiple crystals by solving a series of puzzle rooms, with each one being slightly more devious than the last one. Puzzles galore! 🧩

[h2]All bets are off! 🎲[/h2]



Time for a completely different type of setting now, because Burgle Battle at the Canary by Crusty White Dog takes place at a grand casino! You're not just here to gamble though, because you have entered The Canary with a much bigger prize on your mind: The prestigious Canary Diamond! Chances are, you won't win this prize through fair play alone. 😉

[h2]Have you been studying well? 📖[/h2]



Leave it up to MelonVerse to create a truly magical room with some excellent visuals! During the Potions Class Semester Test you will need to prove that you can brew up tonics and potions like no other wizard could before. What's especially interesting about MelonVerse's latest creation, is that it has randomized puzzles! This means you can technically replay this room in 362880 unique ways. No cheating your way through this semester test!

[h2]A worthy tribute to a classic pirate game! 🏴‍☠️[/h2]



At Pine Studio, we absolutely love ourselves a good old Point & Click Adventure game. So when it comes to this genre, you simply HAVE to pay respect to the Monkey Island series. That was exactly what room builder CuberToy set out to do while creating The Barbery Coast! This room is chock-full of references to this classic series and it perfectly represents the visual style of The Curse of Monkey Island in a 3D environment. We love to see it! 🏴‍☠️

[h2]An enchanting garden! 🦋[/h2]



If you've ever played one of Robin's rooms before, you will know that the voice acting and room design are undoubtedly going to be absolutely stellar. The Glass Garden is a visually stunning room taking place in a magical garden, in which you will need to undergo four trials relating to the four elements. It goes without saying that if you enjoy great room design and intricate puzzles, that you should definitely check this one out!

[h2]Ready to enter the Aperture Science Laboratories? 👨‍🔬[/h2]

And that's it for this very special edition of our monthly picks! We hope these seven excellent rooms are enough to keep you busy until the free Portal Escape Chamber DLC launches next Thursday (September 7th!). As always, we hope you'll enjoy these rooms much as we did! If you would like to talk to some of the amazing builders from our community, then sure to join us on our official Discord or come talk to us on our subreddit. We hope to see you there!

[h3]♥ Pine team[/h3]

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 arrived—the winners are here!

[h3]🥇 First Place:[/h3]

• Get Down, Get Down! by Franch

Congratulations! You've nailed it with an exceptional room. Your prize is $2,000 in cash and an escape room board game by PostCurious.

[h3]🥈 Second Place (It's a Three-Way Tie!):[/h3]

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

Amazing work, all of you! Each of you will receive a $100 Steam gift card and an escape room board game by PostCurious.

[h3]🏅 Winners #4-10[/h3]
Well done, folks! Each of you gets a $100 Steam gift card.

• 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
  

👏 A big shoutout to everyone who participated. You've outdone yourselves with creativity and ingenuity, and we couldn't be prouder.

📺 Winning Ceremony Recap
Missed the live ceremony? Don't worry, catch the replay here:
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💡 What’s Next?
Keep an eye out for the next Build-A-Room challenge! More awesome prizes and excitement are in the pipeline.

Huge thanks to all of you for making this competition an unforgettable experience!

Cheers,
Pine team