Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School is out on Xbox, PS5 and PC, and day one in Game Pass: an open-world campus of escape rooms, solo or co-op

The escape room puzzler from Coin Crew Games is back for a second year. Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, published by iam8bit Presents, launched on November 5, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. On Xbox it arrived day one in Game Pass, as Xbox Wire confirmed in its November 3 Game Pass line-up.

What changes in the sequel: a campus that is one big puzzle

The first Escape Academy sent you from one escape room to the next. The sequel keeps those discrete, timed and graded rooms, but connects them through an explorable campus that expands as you progress and is full of puzzles and secrets of its own. The store description calls it “the first open world escape room game”. Coin Crew Games art director Michelle Huttunen explained on the PlayStation Blog (October 13, 2026) that the campus is split into several areas, including the Headmaster's Tower and a rebuilt Humanities Campus, which you can see early on but cannot reach right away.

Other new features listed by the developer and publisher:

- online co-op and split-screen couch co-op for two players, across the whole campus, story and puzzles, with the option to play entirely solo;

- an optional No-Timer Mode, for players who want to puzzle at their own pace;

- a currency, Escape Bucks, earned through untimed side tasks for other students or found around campus, and needed at several points to progress through the story, according to Xbox Wire;

- a hint system that gives increasingly specific clues over several screens; relying on it heavily lowers your grade;

- a new story about the school's founding, new character customisation and a new soundtrack by Doseone.

The publisher says the first Escape Academy was played by more than 4 million people. You do not need to have played it to start the sequel, according to the PlayStation Blog post.

Platforms and Game Pass

- Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC: available since November 5, 2026, included with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass (Xbox Wire lists cloud and handheld play as well). Xbox Wire does not list it for Game Pass Premium.

- PlayStation 5: available since November 5, 2026, according to the PlayStation Blog. The post does not mention PlayStation Plus.

- PC (Steam): available since November 5, 2026, Windows only.

No Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 version is mentioned in the official sources we consulted.

Price, Deluxe Edition and Season Pass

On Steam (France), the game is listed at €16.99, with an introductory 15% discount bringing it to €14.44 until November 19 (prices consulted on November 9, 2026). The Escape Academy 2 Season Pass costs €13.99 on Steam: it includes two upcoming major expansions, each with a new story, new escape rooms and side quests playable solo or in co-op, plus the Mask-uerade cosmetic pack with ten animal-themed masks. No release date has been given for the expansions. A Deluxe Edition bundling the game and the Season Pass is listed in the Xbox store panel on Xbox Wire. We have not checked console prices, which may differ.

Languages and PC requirements

On Steam, full audio is in English only. French, German, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Latin American Spanish are listed among the supported languages. Steam's minimum PC requirements: Windows 10/11, Intel Core i5-8400, 16 GB of RAM, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB), DirectX 11 and 5 GB of storage. Recommended: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and GeForce RTX 3060, with DirectX 12.

Sources

- Xbox Wire, “Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, Thronefall, Warhammer Survivors, and More”, Megan Spurr (November 3, 2026):

- Xbox Wire, “Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School – Become a Valedictorian with These Tips”, Will Fulton (November 4, 2026):

- PlayStation Blog, “Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School comes to PS5 on November 5”, Michelle Huttunen, Coin Crew Games (October 13, 2026):

- Steam, “Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School” store page, Coin Crew Games / iam8bit Presents (consulted November 9, 2026):

- Steam, “Escape Academy 2 Season Pass” store page (consulted November 9, 2026):

1. Xbox Wire: Game Pass November 2026 line-up

2. Xbox Wire: Escape Academy 2 tips

3. PlayStation Blog: Escape Academy 2 PS5 announcement

4. Steam: Escape Academy 2 store page

5. Steam: Escape Academy 2 Season Pass