Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School

The premise

You play a student at the Escape Academy, a school that trains people to get out of trapped rooms. You search each room, link clues, crack codes and open padlocks before the timer runs out. You can play alone or with a partner, in online or local co-op (Steam). The big change is an open campus to explore between the main rooms, with side puzzles, collectibles and money to earn (GameSpew, Insider Gaming).

What the reviews say

Both reviews praise the puzzles. GameSpew finds them very well designed and varied, with a real challenge even for escape room fans, and a story intriguing enough to tie things together. Insider Gaming finds them better and more varied than in the first game, with plenty of humour, and strongly recommends playing with someone: solo, the timer stays the same. There is also a no-timer mode.

The drawbacks

On PS5, both reviews report stuttering and slowdown when moving around the campus, while the escape rooms stay smooth according to GameSpew. Insider Gaming describes freezes of several seconds, a campus that looks plain outside cutscenes, a cumbersome fast travel system and a few bugs, such as a collectible that vanished. GameSpew notes badly scaled objects and feels the open world takes some focus away from pure escape rooms.

Two more PS5 reviews complete the summary. Video Chums (8.3/10) sees an excellent follow-up, with a campus whose exploration gives a real sense of progress, but finds the character models and animations dated. COVERGEEK (3/5) had fun with the story and the escape rooms, but had to brute-force a colour puzzle hidden by the lighting, got stuck in the environment and feels the game was not ready in the state reviewed.

Prices and platforms

As of 13 November 2026, the game still costs €14.44 instead of €16.99 on Steam (launch offer until 19 November 2026), €16.99 on the PlayStation Store (PS5) and €19.99 on the Xbox Store, where it is also included in Game Pass. The season pass and item packs are not listed here. Retailers were not checked for this survey.

Who is it for?

Puzzle fans, especially playing as a pair. On PS5, keep an eye on the announced fixes if slowdown bothers you.