Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School pushes the Escape Room genre as the first open world escape room game. It features an explorable campus filled with thrilling new mysteries, hand-crafted escape room challenges, and a mischievous narrative that explores a conspiracy rooted deep within the Academy and its founders.
Players will uncover a deep mystery surrounding the school’s founding, leading to shocking new revelations about the very nature of The Academy. Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School can be enjoyed in its entirety solo or with loved ones, in-person or online.
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School can be enjoyed in its entirety solo or with loved ones, in-person or online.
“We’re opening up the campus to give players a deeply immersive experience—where escape rooms the challenges of everyday student life at the Academy,” said Wyatt Bushnell, co-founder, Coin Crew Games. “Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School is an expansive, interactive slice of life, filled with plenty of puzzles and mysteries to solve, all while balancing your escape studies. Getting to share this with our community, both new and old, is something the whole team is thrilled about. We can’t wait to see the reactions.”
“We’re so excited to bring players back to school to explore the all-new, puzzle-filled campus,” said Mike Mohammed Salyh, co-founder, Coin Crew Games. “The idea of an ‘open world escape room’ might sound like an oxymoron, but it works surprisingly well. You can choose whether to focus on escape classes, exploring the school’s hidden history, or just chill with fellow students and get up to puzzle-pranks. You really feel like a student at the Academy this time around.”
“iam8bit and Coin Crew Games are innovating the escape room genre, and really expanding on the vision of what is possible teaming up with friends and loved ones for a uniquely co-operative interactive experience,” said Jon M. Gibson and Amanda White, co-owners of iam8bit. “The original Escape Academy perfectly captured the excitement and ingenuity of cooperative play, an innovative open-world format and a story-driven experience, players will feel truly immersed in the halls of The Academy. We can’t wait to reveal more soon.”
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School is in development for PC.
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