The Escapists 3 Announced for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted 4 hours ago / 396 Views
Team17 has announced prison escape simulation game, The Escapists 3, for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. It will launch in 2027.
View the announcement trailer below:
Read details on the game below:
Plan ridiculous prison breaks, outsmart the guards and escape your way in The Escapists 3. Craft, sneak, fight and improvise through a new 3D prison sandbox, alone or with friends. Just remember to make roll call.
Prison Has Rules. You Have Other Plans.
Learn the routine and watch the guards, take jobs and earn cash, swipe whatever isn’t nailed down and turn everyday junk into the beginnings of an escape plan.
The Escapists 3 is a prison escape sandbox where you can dig, sneak, climb, fight, disguise yourself and improvise your way to freedom. Alone or with friends.
Escape Your Way
Every prison is a system waiting to be understood, exploited and very badly outsmarted.
Study the schedule, find the weak points and work out your own route to freedom. Dig beneath the walls, climb your way out or find another route entirely. And getting beyond the perimeter might only be the beginning.
There’s no single solution, just good plans, bad plans and the occasional plan involving molten chocolate.
Turn Rubbish Into Freedom
Search cells, trade with inmates and complete jobs to get your hands on supplies.
Over 120 items and weapons to loot and craft, almost anything can become part of an escape plan. Whether it should… that’s another question.
Five Prisons. Plenty of Bad Ideas
Break out of five distinctive prisons, each with its own routines, characters, secrets and once you have snuck past the guards discover what waits for you beyond the walls. Lose yourself in dense forests, climb across gusty canyons, explore ancient catacombs and find your way across dangerous waters.
Learn how each one works. Find the cracks in the system. Then convince yourself you’ve finally come up with the perfect way out.
Make Your Inmate Your Own
Earn XP as you play, unlock new skills and tailor your inmate to the way you want to escape. Develop different strengths, unlock new gameplay options and take what you’ve learned from one prison into the next.
While you’re at it, why not go full Stockholm Syndrome and customise your cell?
Better With Accomplices
Try and escape solo or team up with friends. Play with two players in local split-screen, or take your escape online with up to four. Divide the jobs, play to each other’s strengths, coordinate the timing and execute the perfect prison break… and discover which of your friends is useless with a shovel.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
