Escape Simulator News

[h2]Who will be the big winner? 🏆[/h2]

Over the past few weeks, the room builders from our community have once again been hard at work to craft some truly excellent creations! As we are reaching the end of another successful Build-A-Room contest, it's almost time to announce the winners of this contest! This time around, we asked the room builder to create a true masterpiece in our in-game Room Editor. And we have to say, our community delivered!

In total, we received 33 entries that really managed to raise the bar! We were absolutely blown away by the sheer quality of these rooms and it definitely wasn't easy to select the winners this time around. We will check out our top 10top 15 rooms and officially announce the winner (and his/her super-awesome prize!) during our next livestream tomorrow, April 12th at 08:00 PM CEST (11 AM PT). You won't want to miss out on this one! You can check out this stream right here on Steam.

In the meantime, be sure to join us over on Discord or our official subreddit for more Escape Simulator fun! We hope to see you there!

[h3]♥ Pine team[/h3]

[h2]Time marches on![/h2]

March was another great month for Escape Simulator! Not only did we release another update that included the brand-new Leonardo's Workshop room, but we also kicked of our third Build-a-Room contest: The Masterpiece Challenge! You're going to have to wait a little longer for us to announce the Build-a-Room #3 winners, which we will do during our next stream on April 12 at 8 PM CEST.

Finally, we've been busy working on last Saturday's EscapeGPT announcement! In case it wasn't clear yet, this was of course our April Fool's joke this year. You didn't think we would actually let you miss out on all of those mind-boggling puzzles through the use of AI, right? 👀

On top of all this, we of course also saw a lot of excellent new rooms being published again last month. We hope you're ready to play a bunch of really cool new rooms, because these are our top community room picks for March!

[h2]I'm a what? 😱[/h2]



If you're in the mood for a pinch of magic, then you definitely have to play I'm a Wizard? by Green Hand! In this room, you will be taken on a journey across the wizarding world. Your day starts out like any other with you waking up in your bedroom, but things quickly become a lot stranger when you are visited by an owl carrying an invation letter. As it turns out, you just happen to be a wizard! The name of the room sort of gave it away already, didn't it? 😉

[h2]So many letters![/h2]



The LETTERS Room by A Really Short Hobbit might just be one of the most original rooms we've seen in a while! As the title of this room implies, the entire room is based around letters! Using all of the different letters which are scattered across this room, you will need to form words which will bring you closer to your escape. You'll literally need to use your words to solve this one!

[h2]Tomororow Never Spies 🕵️‍♂️[/h2]



Much like Elkondo's earlier room You Only Spy Twice, Never Spy 2 High is a co-op spy adventure for 2+ players! And the best part? Part 2 is already out as well, with a third part coming out soon! If you enjoy co-op rooms that rely heavily on proper communication with your escape buddy, then you should check this one out. Especially if you like some good espionage!

[h2]Mo' money, Motel?[/h2]



Finally, we've got another great room made by GetOffMyBeard in which you will need to prepare a heist from your room at The Grand Lark Motel. You play as a character called Russo who has been asked to complete a number of tasks by 'the big guy'. You'd better not fail to do so if you want to get your cut!

[h2]That's all for now![/h2]

As always, we hope you'll enjoy these rooms as much as we did! But hey, if you want to play even more awesome community rooms, be sure to check out the Build-a-Thon #3 submissions as well. We added a tab at the in-game level select screen that includes all of the competing rooms! Want to talk to some of the builders or just share your enthusiasm for Escape Simulator? Be sure to join us on our official Discord or on our subreddit. We hope to see you there!

[h3]♥ Pine team[/h3]

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][/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
*This message was generated using AI. *Also, today is April 1st!!😜

[h2]Are you ready for Da Vinci's NEXT challenge? 🎨[/h2]

Calling all room builders! As you are probably aware, we just released a new free room called Leonardo's Workshop last week! In this workshop, the world famous grandmaster Leonardo da Vinci created many of his masterpieces, such as the iconic painting Mona Lisa. Now we want to challenge all of you to create your very own work of art in a brand-new Build-A-Room contest: The Masterpiece Challenge!

For the Masterpiece Challenge, we want you to build...well, a masterpiece in the Room Editor! This means we would like you to channel all of your creativity to make something that belongs in a museum. Whether you want to go all out and create a full-on gallery or just a single art installation, it's up to you! If you want to, you could even recreate your favorite work of art in the form of an escape room! As long as it qualifies as a masterpiece, anything goes! Think you're up to the challenge, but don't own Escape Simulator yet? You're in luck, because the game is currently 25% off during the Steam Spring Sale!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/

This contest will take place from March 17 at 6 PM CET until March 31 April 3 at 8:00 AM CEST. Submissions will be considered if they are sent in before the deadline on April 3 at 8:00 AM CEST. We hope you're feeling creative, because as always, the winning contestants will get some awesome prizes!

[h2]🏆 Prizes[/h2]

While we can't reveal what the grand prizes are going to be just yet, we can assure you that it's going to be something that will definitely blow your minds! If you've been keeping up with the previous Build-A-Room contests, you might know that we like to go big when it comes to rewarding our loyal room builders. That's why for the very first Build-A-Room, we gave out a grand total of $2000! As for the previous two contests? Well, we think the following images speak for themselves. 👀


[h2]📑 Rules[/h2]

• 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!
  

[h2]⚒️ Tips & Tricks[/h2]

• 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! ;)
  

[h2]🙋 How do I submit my entry?[/h2]
Submitting a room for the competition is very easy. Just post a link to your room in the "🏆challenges" channel in the Pine Studio Discord!

[h2]Happy building, artists! 👩‍🎨[/h2]

We hope you are as excited about this competition as we are and we can’t wait to see all of your amazing masterpieces! Don't forget to join us over on our Discord or our subreddit!

[h2]♥ Pine team[/h2]

[h2]Setting up the perfect workspace![/h2]

So you managed to outsmart the great Leonardo da Vinci and now you've been thinking about designing your own workshop? Well, you're in luck! As of today, the props from our new free room Leonardo's Workshop are available to use in the in-game Room Editor! As always, we can't wait to see all of the incredibly innovative ways in which the infinitely creative room builders from our community will use these stylish looking assets! We're sure you'll be able to create some true masterpieces with them!

Curious about everything included in this room editor update? Then you should definitely join us during our next livestream, in which we'll be going over some of the newly add props and features! And for anyone who's up for a challenge, we will have a special announcement in store for you as well! This livestream will take place later today, March 17 at 7PM CET (now!), so make sure you don't miss out! Tune in via Twitch or right here on Steam!

We can't wait to see what all of you will create with the new props and hope to see you during our livestream! In the meantime, if you're looking for a co-op partner or just want to chat about our game, please consider joining us over on Discord or our subreddit!

[h3]♥ Pine team[/h3]

P.S. The Steam Spring Sale has begun and Escape Simulator is currently available with a 25% discount! Go tell your friends! 👀

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/

Changelog:

[h3]New props![/h3]

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

[h3]Fixes & features:[/h3]

• 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