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Escape the Arcade
Staff note: Solving puzzles in this cute arcade themed escape room will leave you feeling cozy inside!
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Staff note: Solving puzzles in this cute arcade themed escape room will leave you feeling cozy inside! Winner of the Danish Game Awards 2025 Explore a casual escape room game! "Escape the Arcade" is an interactive comic adventure packed with mind-bending puzzles to help you crack your way out. Picture this: you're enjoying a casual afternoon at the arcade hall in the 1980s. You decide to try your luck with the crane claw machine, hoping to snag some teddies - what could possibly go wrong? Suddenly, you find yourself inside the machine, and to top it off, you've shrunk to the size of a teddy! The teddy bears, not accustomed to having humans in their domain, attempt to trap you. Within the arcade machine, they've created a series of quirky worlds with mysterious, and adorable, puzzles for you to solve. Embark on this nostalgic and absurd journey, immersing yourself in cool illustrations and cryptic riddles. Also check out the spiritual successor Escape the Boardgame
- Crank: Required
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
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Made by: Julie Bjørnskov : Idea, Art and Music Anders Bjørnskov : Programming Credits Built with Panels by Cadin Batrack.
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This game uses the D-pad, A and B buttons, and the crank. The crank is used for scrolling through the story. All puzzles are solved using the buttons.
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Reviews / Playdate Player
Escape The Arcade Playdate Review
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Playthroughs / The Hello Playdate Podcast
WEGGI - Catalog Season 2 Details - Escape the Arcade
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Gameplay and impressions / AVoltoro
Escape the arcade: Full playthough
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Gameplay and impressions / Destination Playdate
Escape the Arcade - Playdate gameplay + impressions
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Escape the Arcade - Trailer - Playdate
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Playdate: The Unofficial Website
Escape the Arcade
Nick Simberg
2024-07-31
Look at art, find secrets, and escape!
Age note: We think this game is appropriate for everyone.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.