Escape Simulator News

[h2]To our 1,000,000 players, thank you![/h2]

We are both delighted and overwhelmed to share the amazing news that we have officially sold more than 1 million copies of Escape Simulator. We never anticipated our game to reach this amount of success and we are incredibly thankful for each and every one of you! To celebrate this very special occasion, we are glad to announce that as of today, you will be able to play through a new official room! This new room pays tribute to one of the earlier PINE games: Cats In Time!

[h2]Can you make it in time?[/h2]

In the new Cats In Time room, you will need to figure out how to repair Professor Tim Edger's time machine. However, this task won't be easy and you might just run into some strange issues while trying to fix the device. The clock's ticking! Will you be able to finish your task within thirty minutes? 😼

To celebrate this milestone, both Cats In Time and Escape Simulator are both 20% off on Steam. Don't miss out on these discounts and make sure to tell all of your friends! 😉

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[h2]What else is new?[/h2]

Additionally, the latest update comes with a whole bunch of other new features and improvements!

First off, Escape Simulator now features in-game voice chat! We know that many of you were waiting for this feature, so we are happy to inform you that you will now be able to hear each other's voices without having to use external software. On that note, you are of course still free to join our official Discord channel if you are in need of a co-op partner! We also added a brand new config screen to the room editor, which features a better option floor colliders and an option to adjust the visibility of both player nameplates and item nameplates. Finally, we added several other improvements to the Room Editor, such as the option to use multiselect all objects in a room, including locks! For the full list of updates, check the changelog below!

General updates:

• Texture compression in custom rooms
  
• You can change the type of compression in options, if you select lower quality, custom rooms will run more smoothly
  
• Main Menu using less RAM

Multiplayer updates:

• Better disconnecting in coop games
  
• Offscreen ping indicators in coop games
  
• Added voice chat

Room Editor updates:

• Brand new room config screen
  
• You can use better floor colliders option
  
• When using better floor colliders items respawn in inventory
  
• Change visibility of player and item nameplates in your rooms
  
• Added custom texture selection scrollbar
  
• More tooltips! Every option has a tooltip describing what it does
  
• Multiselect for everything. Yes, even locks!
  
• Fixed bug where you couldn't click on items after moving with arrow keys
  
• UX tweaks for large lists of targets
  

[h2]Get ready for your next challenge![/h2]

To wrap things up, we want to once again thank everyone who participated in the HyperX and OMEN Build-A-Room contest and we hope all of you are looking forward to the next challenge. Speaking of which, more information on the next challenge will be shared VERY soon! 👀

[h2]And the winners are...[/h2]

Our Build-A-Room #2 competition in collaboration with HyperX and OMEN has officially come to a close! Missed out on the livestream during which we announced all of the winners? No worries, we will gladly get you up to speed. So without further ado, here are all of the lucky winners of Build-A-Room #2!

If you missed the livestream you can watch a recording here:
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10. VASEBREAKER
Starting off the list is VASEBREAKER by WexCore, who has made it to tenth place! We loved the great 'action' ending of this room and did we mention it features an RGB vase for the real gamers?

9. Escape Simulator Developer Simulator
Finally, a room that's all about us! Escape Simulator Developer Simulator by Mc.Rawrzee has earned ninth place! This experience that takes 'meta' to the next level features a great voice-over, smooth gameplay and it's also incredibly funny!

8. Game On!
Next up is Game On! by MelonVerse! This room features some really interesting puzzles and a cool story!

7. The Golden Rig
The seventh spot on the list goes to The Golden Rig, which was made by Mumbo. Excellent puzzle design is the key phrase when it comes to this room!

6. The Parable of Stanbert
What do you get when you put 250+ hours of work into a room? You get The Parable of Stanbert by Khadgar! This room actually features multiple endings and a great, hilarious voice-over!

5. The O.M.E.N. System
The fifth place goes to The O.M.E.N. System by Klaode! It features a big robot. What more do you need?

4. The Hyper Adventure
We're almost at the top three, but not before we highlight Cico's The Hyper Adventure! This room features an excellent adventure, some great character designs and the story is top notch!

3. The Virtual Prison
And the third place goes to The Virtual Prison by Duc! We always love a room with some good voice acting. Additionally, this room made perfect use of the assets, featured some great lore and was just a lot of fun to play through!

2. It's All Led Up To This
The runner-up spot goes to It's All Led Up To This by Robin! We really liked both the concept and the execution of this room and it includes some really smart puzzles!

1. The Ominous Obelisk
And the grand prize goes to The Ominous Obelisk, made by Zesty Mordant! We were overall really impressed by the great puzzle design, perfect use of the assets, and additional lore. To top it all off, the room includes a well designed hint system and and an excellent save system. Well done and congratulations!

And that's everyone! Once again, congratulations to all of the lucky winners! If you were fortunate enough to grab home one of those prizes, make sure to contact us via [email protected] and we'll inform you on the following procedures!


[h2]Honorable mentions![/h2]

Of course there were many more great submissions that unfortunately didn't make the final cut. However, we would still like to grant these rooms their time in the spotlight! So if you haven't already, be sure to also check out the following list of rooms! Also, you can pick your favorite from the honorable mentions list and we'll award them "community pick" prize! Vote here: https://forms.gle/nudZfPrZsMMJR6Md9

• An Unprepared Forecast
• The Vanishing of Dr. Wraith
• Mad Gamer Hax
• The Institute of Classic Gaming, Vol. 2
• Streamer Saturday
• Virtual Intelligence

[h2]Maybe if you squint hard enough... (≖_≖ )[/h2]



So what's next for Escape Simulator? Well, we've been working hard on our next upcoming room for one! And since we're feeling extra generous today, we thought now would be the right time to treat you to a little teaser! So what do you think? Can you make out what the next room is going to be? Feel free to share your theories about this mysterious new room down in the comment section below!

[h2]It's time to announce some winners![/h2]
[h3]Join the livestream tomorrow on Tuesday April 26 at 8pm CEST/6pm GMT.[/h3]

It's time to announce the winners for our Build-A-Room #2 competition in collaboration with HyperX and OMEN! We have picked our top 10 already, and tomorrow we will be livestreaming to show off some of the great entries we received and to share the winners, who will be getting some sweet gaming gear!

The goal of the contest was to build the ultimate gaming escape room with Escape Simulator’s in-game room editor, making use of new assets that represent real-life HyperX and OMEN products. Once again, our talented room builders have knocked it out of the park!



[h2]Vote in the Community Choice[/h2]
It's not only our opinions that matter for the contest - prizes are planned for the Community Choice winner as well! We'll be collecting and tallying your votes as part of the livestream, and we're all very curious about what the community pick will be.

Hope to see you there, on Tuesday April 26 at 8pm CEST/6pm GMT!

Pine team

While the Build-A-Room #2: HyperX & OMEN Gaming Showdown is still ongoing, it is time for us to take a look at some of last month's latest and greatest community rooms! We continue to be amazed by all of the work you put into making these. So without further ado, these are top community room picks of March!





The Devilish Diorama features a series of strange, mind-expanding puzzle rooms and a bunch of compelling boxes. Will you be able to solve all of them, while trying to escape from a quantum neural interface?





In Clockwork Inc. it is up to you to save the Earth from a highly destructive meteor. In order to achieve this, you will need to fire up an experimental death laser and blast it from the sky. Are you up to the task?





In the mood for something spooky? Look no further. Little Emily: Chapter II picks up right after the first part and reveals more details about Emily's tragic story.





At Three Thirty tells the intriguing story of a person suffering from amnesia. Their only memory? A time point. 3:30 to be specific. Using highly advanced technology, you dive into the mind of your patient to uncover the secrets behind this mysterious time point. Curious to know what happened at 3:30? Then definitely give this one a go!



Once again, we want to thank all of you for your amazing support! We really enjoy checking out all of the awesome community rooms, so definitely keep them coming. Did we miss out on any of your personal favorites? Please let us know in the comments down below!